Krea vs Skybox AI (Blockade Labs)
Concept art & 2D assets · checked · Compare different tools
Krea ranks higher in Concept art & 2D assets (#9 vs #15). 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.
Makes whole 360° environment panoramas and HDRI lighting, not tileable material maps like Scenario, Leonardo, Layer, Ludo or Unity AI. Depth and GLB export add a rough 3D shell.
Best for: Sky domes, distant backdrops, image-based lighting and quick environment mood concepts; not surface textures.
Krea
Skybox AI
Web app (also an iOS app), plugins for Photoshop, Illustrator and Blender, an API and an MCP server
Web app; REST API and SDK; Unity plugin; Blender add-on; MCP server; Godot, Roblox, SketchUp and Figma integrations
A text prompt, reference images, a rough drawing in Realtime, or your own images to train a style
Text prompt plus a style; optional negative prompt, a previous skybox or project to remix, or an uploaded equirectangular image
Images, upscales; also video and textured 3D models (GLB, OBJ, FBX) from third-party models
Equirectangular panorama (Model 4 native 4K, Model 3 8K); JPG, PNG, HDR/EXR, MP4; depth map, cube maps and GLB mesh on Model 3 only
Choice of model (Krea 3 and others), trained LoRA styles, moodboards and node workflows
Style presets, negative prompt, prompt enhancer, seed, Model 3 or 4 (Standard/Enhanced), horizon shift, soft lines, init-image strength
Realtime renders update as you draw; edit images with words; chain steps in Nodes
Remix an existing skybox or project, keeping its structure while changing style, time of day or weather; regenerate with new seeds
Pick Krea if you want
- Fast concept iteration in your own art style
Pick Skybox AI (Blockade Labs) if you want
- 360° skyboxes and HDRI environments
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
KreaSkybox AI (Blockade Labs)Full comparison: every fact, with sources
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: "You own all Assets You create with the Services, to the extent possible under current law." Plans page lists "Commercial licensing" on the Business tier; commercial terms for lower tiers: unverified. 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.