Krea vs Runway
A spec-by-spec comparison of Krea and Runway: pricing, free tier, clip length, resolution, watermark, commercial use and API access.
Key differences
- Krea is cheaper to start: $9/month vs $15/month for Runway.
- Free tier: Krea — 100 compute units per day; Runway — 125 one-time credits, limited model selection.
- Commercial use: Krea — Paid plans; Runway — All plans.
| Krea | Runway | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan · from $9/mo | Free plan · from $15/mo |
| Free tier | 100 compute units per day | 125 one-time credits, limited model selection |
| Max clip length | 10s per generation (Gen-4.5) | |
| Max resolution | 4K (upscale) | |
| Watermark on free plan | Yes | |
| 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)
Runway is a browser and mobile creative suite centered on its in-house Gen-4.5 video model, with partner models such as Seedance, Kling and Nano Banana available on the same credit balance. It covers text-to-video, image-to-video, video editing (Aleph), audio and upscaling in one workspace. It suits filmmakers, agencies and creators who want several frontier models plus a developer API under one account.
- Hosts Gen-4.5 plus partner models (Seedance, Kling, Nano Banana) on one credit pool
- Pro and Max plans include an Unlimited mode for supported models
- Separate developer API with per-second pricing ($0.12/s for Gen-4.5)
- Free credits are one-time only and do not renew
- Standard's 625 credits equal only about 52 seconds of Gen-4.5 per month
- Monthly credits on Standard and Pro do not roll over
Specs last verified 2026-10-23 (Krea) and 2026-10-23 (Runway). See each tool page for sources.