Krea vs Luma Dream Machine
A spec-by-spec comparison of Krea and Luma Dream Machine: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
Key differences
- Krea is cheaper to start: $9/month vs $30/month for Luma Dream Machine.
- Krea has a free option; Luma Dream Machine requires a paid plan.
- Commercial use: Krea — Paid plans; Luma Dream Machine — All plans.
| Krea | Luma Dream Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · from $9/mo | from $30/mo |
| Free tier | 100 compute units per day | |
| Max clip length | 10s per generation (Ray3.2) | |
| Max resolution | 1080p native (HDR/EXR); 4K via upscale or partner models | |
| Watermark on free plan | ||
| Commercial use | Paid plans | All plans |
| Developer API | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
Krea is a browser-based creative suite best known for real-time image generation that also offers text-to-video, motion transfer, video restyling, lip sync and video upscaling, using third-party models like Veo 3.1, Seedance, Kling and Wan. It also lets you train video LoRAs and chain models together in a node-based workflow editor. It fits designers and creators who want image and video tools in one place, and developers can call the same models through Krea's API.
- Free plan refills 100 compute units every day
- Many video models in one app, plus video LoRA training, motion transfer and video upscaling
- Developer REST API with webhooks gives access to the same models
- Basic plan ($9/mo monthly) includes only selected video models; all video models require Pro ($35/mo monthly)
- Commercial license is limited to paid plans (Basic and up)
- Video costs are deducted from a shared compute-unit pool (e.g. about 15 Seedance 2.0 Fast videos on Basic)
Dream Machine is Luma AI's creative app built around its Ray3 family of video models, which can output HDR and EXR footage for post-production. The same credit balance also covers partner models such as Seedance and Kling, plus reframing, extending and upscaling tools. It fits filmmakers and studios who care about color-grade-ready footage; there is no free plan.
- Ray3 models can render HDR and EXR output for grading workflows
- Cheap draft mode (e.g. 20 credits per 5s on Ray3.2) for iterating
- Commercial use included from the entry Plus plan
- No free plan; cheapest plan is $30/month
- 1080p Ray3.2 generations are expensive (400 credits per 5s)
- Team features and SSO require contacting sales
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Krea) and 2026-10-23 (Luma Dream Machine). See each tool page for sources.