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Krea vs Runway

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 16 October 2026.

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Krea

Free plan · from $5/mo

Runway

Free plan · from $12/mo

What it isAI suite for generating, editing and upscaling images, video and 3DAI video and image generation tool with credit-based plans
Free plan100 compute units per day (refills daily); image concurrency 1 and video concurrency 0; LoRA training up to 50 images; upscaling up to 2K; community support via Discord125 one-time credits that do not expire (not renewed monthly); a selection of generative models to test concepts; 5GB asset storage
Cheapest paid plan$5/mo billed annually (Basic)Krea pricing$12/mo billed annually (Standard)Runway pricing
What it covers5,000 compute units per month.625 credits per month; yearly billing saves $36/year.
Free trialNone statedNone stated
PlatformsWeb, iOS, APIWeb, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)Not statedNot stated
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Generating and editing images, then upscaling them for print or web
  • Trying several video models from one account
  • Training a LoRA on product or character photos for consistent results
  • Generating short video clips and still images for social media or pitches
  • Adding AI music, voice or sound effects to a project
  • Upscaling video to 4K
Watch out for
  • Free plan: 100 compute units per day, 1 image job at a time and video concurrency listed as 0
  • Commercial licence is only on paid plans
  • Compute units on Basic, Pro and Max do not roll over
  • Free plan credits are one-time (125), not monthly
  • Unused monthly credits roll over (for 1 month) only on Max and Team
  • Standard plan is limited to 3 projects
Made byKreaRunway

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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