Krea vs Runway
Concept art & 2D assets · checked · Compare different tools
Krea ranks higher in Concept art & 2D assets (#9 vs #12). How we score
How they differ
How each one works, from its own docs.
Draw-and-see Realtime generation and training a model on your own art style in one app, with many image models side by side. Midjourney is for mood and style exploration; ChatGPT is for precise edits to existing images.
Best for: Pre-production concept art: characters, environments and prop variations in a consistent game style.
Less a single model than a production suite: its own Gen-4.5 and Aleph editing plus many third-party models, an agent and a timeline. Luma is the closest suite rival. Kling, Seedance and Flow centre on their own models.
Best for: Trailer and social-ad production where you generate, edit and assemble shots in one place. Also mood reels and concept frames.
Krea
Runway
Web app (also an iOS app), plugins for Photoshop, Illustrator and Blender, an API and an MCP server
Web app, iOS and Android apps, developer API and MCP server. The main site has moved to runway.com.
A text prompt, reference images, a rough drawing in Realtime, or your own images to train a style
Text prompts, first-frame images, reference images, existing video to edit, and scripts or audio. Or a brief given to Runway Agent.
Images, upscales; also video and textured 3D models (GLB, OBJ, FBX) from third-party models
Clips from its own Gen-4.5 and hosted models (Seedance, Kling, Veo, Wan), footage edited with Aleph 2.0, plus images, voice, music and sound effects.
Choice of model (Krea 3 and others), trained LoRA styles, moodboards and node workflows
Model choice, reference images, keyframe-guided Aleph edits, Act-Two performance capture, node-based Workflows and Agent Skills.
Realtime renders update as you draw; edit images with words; chain steps in Nodes
Chat with Runway Agent, edit one frame and let Aleph carry it through the clip, cut in the built-in timeline, rerun Workflows, upscale or convert to HDR.
Pick Krea if you want
- Fast concept iteration in your own art style
Pick Runway if you want
- Trailer and teaser video shots
How they score
Each signal is out of 100. Higher wins.
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Vendor claims (not scored): Krea: 'For game developers': generate character designs, enhance environment art, upscale textures and create marketing materials; train a private model on your own art style. source · Krea: Krea 3 is Krea's in-house image editing model; Krea cites Krea 3 Ultra at #4 on Arena's Multi-Image Edit leaderboard (vendor claim, not checked). source
At a glance
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Krea's pricing FAQ says Basic, Pro, Max, Business and Enterprise plans include a commercial licence to use generated content for commercial purposes 'without restrictions'. Its Terms of Use (last updated 20 May 2024) are softer: Krea 'may allow you to commercialize certain Content' subject to your tier, and 'reserves the right to modify the terms of commercial use' at any time. Free-plan commercial use isn't stated clearly. source
Terms of Use 4.4: Runway does not claim ownership of Inputs or Outputs and does not restrict your commercial use of Outputs. Inputs and Outputs may be used to train its models. source
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.