KreaFree plan
Paid from
$9 a month
View plans and limitsUpdated 4 September 2026 · Independent comparison
Krea vs Midjourney:
which should you use?
Krea and Midjourney, side by side. Find the one that fits what you need to do.
Find your best fitThe 30-second answer
Krea shows the image forming as you sketch or type instead of making you wait for a render, which changes how you iterate.
Midjourney is built for image & design.
Pricing, simplified
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MidjourneyPaid only
Paid from
$10 a month
View plans and limitsThe 30-second comparison
If you only read one section, make it this one. Rows where both sides say the same thing are left out — the point is where they differ. Where each row came from is listed underneath.
| Category | Krea | Midjourney | Better fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Shows the image forming as you sketch or type instead of making you wait for a render, which changes how you iterate. | Still the benchmark for pure aesthetic quality — concept art, hero imagery, mood boards. | Midjourney |
| Fit for image & design | Strong fit | Built for this | Midjourney |
| Free plan | Yes. Free plan, 100 units a day; Krea 2 and limited LoRA training, without the full image, video or 3D model catalogue | No. Paid from the start. | Krea |
| Cheapest way to pay | $9 a month. | $10 a month. | Krea |
| What the paid tiers cost |
|
| Tie |
| What to watch out for | The real-time mode trades quality for speed, and the finished output still trails the leading generators. Its pricing page did not respond. | Generates images, not layouts, and has no built-in editor. Commercial-rights terms are less clear-cut than Adobe's. | Tie |
| Who it is usually for | people exploring, working professionals | working professionals, people exploring | Tie |
| What it asks of you | Expects some technical comfort to get going. | No setup — it works in a browser. | Tie |
| Made by | Krea — San Francisco, US. | Midjourney — San Francisco, US. | Tie |
Neither leads on the 9 rows above: 2 each. The job decides it, not the table.
Krea or Midjourney
Neither leads on the rows above — the job decides it.
✓ Shows the image forming as you sketch or type instead of making you wait for a render, which changes how you iterate.
✓ You want to start without paying anything
✓ You want the cheaper paid plan, $9 against $10
✓ Free plan, 100 units a day; Krea 2 and limited LoRA training, without the full image, video or 3D model catalogue
Still the benchmark for pure aesthetic quality — concept art, hero imagery, mood boards.
Midjourney is the better answer when the job is what it was built for rather than what the pick above does broadly.
✓ Shows the image forming as you sketch or type instead of making you wait for a render, which changes how you iterate.
✓ You want to start without paying anything
✓ You want the cheaper paid plan, $9 against $10
✓ Free plan, 100 units a day; Krea 2 and limited LoRA training, without the full image, video or 3D model catalogue
How we know
Every row that separated these two, and where it came from. Nothing here is a hands-on test — if a line rests on a vendor’s own pricing page, it says so and links it.
| Row | Favours | Weight | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it's built for | Midjourney | How well it does the job | From this site’s own catalogue record for each product — compiled by hand, not imported. How a product gets listed |
| Fit for image & design | Midjourney | How well it does the job | Both products are listed under image & design in the catalogue, and this is the fit recorded against each listing. Everything listed under image & design |
| Free plan | Krea | How well it does the job | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
| Cheapest way to pay | Krea | Everything else | From each vendor’s own pricing page. Dates and pages are listed below. |
The prices
Krea. Read by hand on 4 September 2026, because Krea cannot be read automatically: krea.ai did not respond to the fetch at all and the site root carries no readable amounts. The plan cards live at krea.ai/pricing. Verify by hand. krea.ai/pricing
Midjourney. Read by hand on 4 September 2026, because Midjourney cannot be read automatically: midjourney.com refuses automation (403). The plan table lives at docs.midjourney.com/hc/en-us/articles/27870484040333-Comparing-Midjourney-Plans. Verify by hand. midjourney.com/pricing
The ratings
The category these two share. Image & Design — both are listed there in the catalogue, and the fit recorded against each listing is a judgement made here, by hand.
The nine-category grid below. Derived from what each product is listed for, by one script, once per build — so the same pair always reads the same. It is a derivation, not a review.
What this is not
Neither product was run side by side to produce this page. Nobody was paid to appear on it and nothing here is ranked by commission.
To put the same question to both and read the answers yourself, run them side by side — that is a live test, and this is not.
Choose based on what you’re doing
All ten categories, including the ones where neither of these is the answer. These ratings are derived from what each product is listed for, not from running it — a rating here is a reading of the record, and the record is linked.
01
General-Purpose AI Assistants
Questions, brainstorming, explanations, everyday tasks, decision-making, general advice.
Krea
Bad fitMidjourney
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
02
Search, Research & Academics
Web research, deep research, books, academic papers, citations, news, fact-checking.
Krea
Bad fitMidjourney
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
03
Writing, Communication & Language
Emails, reports, essays, editing, summarizing, translation, presentations.
Krea
Bad fitMidjourney
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
04
Coding, Data & Technical Work
Programming, debugging, data analysis, spreadsheets, math, engineering, technical research.
Krea
Bad fitMidjourney
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
05
Business, Finance & Professional Work
Business strategy, investing, market research, legal, sales, HR, accounting, consulting.
Krea
Bad fitMidjourney
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
06
Image & Design
Image generation, photo editing, logos, graphics, product design, advertising creatives.
Krea
Good fitMidjourney
Built for thisBest choice: Midjourney
07
Video
Video generation and editing, clipping, subtitles, avatars, animation and motion capture.
Krea
Not a good fitMidjourney
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
08
Audio, Voice & Music
Voice generation, transcription, music, dubbing, sound cleanup and podcast production.
Krea
Bad fitMidjourney
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
09
Marketing & Content Creation
Social media, SEO, advertising, copywriting, content ideas, scripts, brand development.
Krea
Not a good fitMidjourney
Not a good fitBest choice: Neither
10
Productivity, Automation & Personal Life
AI agents, workflows, scheduling, meetings, organization, shopping, travel, personal finance.
Krea
Bad fitMidjourney
Bad fitBest choice: Neither
Shows the image forming as you sketch or type instead of making you wait for a render, which changes how you iterate.
San Francisco, USShows the image forming as you sketch or type instead of making you wait for a render, which changes how you iterate.
You want to start without paying anything
You want the cheaper paid plan, $9 against $10
Free plan, 100 units a day; Krea 2 and limited LoRA training, without the full image, video or 3D model catalogue
Still the benchmark for pure aesthetic quality — concept art, hero imagery, mood boards.
San Francisco, USThe job is mainly image & design
Still the benchmark for pure aesthetic quality — concept art, hero imagery, mood boards.
You would rather not configure anything first
It is built for image & design
Pricing, simplified
The plans people actually compare, read from each vendor’s own page.
PricingSimple, up-to-date plan overview.
Kreaby Krea
Midjourneyby MidjourneyFree version
Krea
Yes — Free plan available100 units a day; Krea 2 and limited LoRA training, without the full image, video or 3D model
Midjourney
No — paid from the startPaid from the start
Individual plans
Krea
Basic
$9 / month$5 / month (annual)
Pro
$35 / month$21 / month (annual)
Max
$105 / month$63 / month (annual)
Midjourney
Basic
$10 / month$8 / month (annual)
Standard
$30 / month$24 / month (annual)
Pro
$60 / month$48 / month (annual)
Mega
$120 / month$96 / month (annual)
Business plans
KreaNot sold to teams
MidjourneyNot sold to teams
Enterprise
KreaNot published
MidjourneyNot published
Tell us what you use AI for
Pick your main job and the verdict below changes to match. Every answer is on the page already, so this works as a reader, not a lookup.
The verdict for that job
Evenly matched
Midjourney. It is built for image & design; Krea does it well without it being its focus; only Krea has a free plan; Krea is cheaper to start paying for, $9 against $10.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Krea or Midjourney better?
Neither leads on the 9 rows above: 2 each. The job decides it, not the table. Midjourney is built for image & design; Krea does it well without it being its focus; only Krea has a free plan; Krea is cheaper to start paying for, $9 against $10. Krea: Shows the image forming as you sketch or type instead of making you wait for a render, which changes how you iterate. Midjourney: Still the benchmark for pure aesthetic quality — concept art, hero imagery, mood boards.
Is Krea or Midjourney cheaper?
Krea — paid plans start at $9 a month against $10 a month.
Do Krea and Midjourney both have free plans?
Krea does — Free plan, 100 units a day; Krea 2 and limited LoRA training, without the full image, video or 3D model catalogue. Midjourney does not.
What should I watch out for?
Krea: The real-time mode trades quality for speed, and the finished output still trails the leading generators. Its pricing page did not respond. Midjourney: Generates images, not layouts, and has no built-in editor. Commercial-rights terms are less clear-cut than Adobe's.
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Krea
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