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Krea 2 Turbo API

Krea's photographic image model in 8 steps — under a cent an image

krea/krea-2-turbo/text-to-image

FromUp to −63%

$0.0055/img$0.015

per image · 1K square

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Runs on your balance at the price shown on the button. Results are saved to your account.

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Prompt*

0/5000

Aspect ratio

Output image shape. The short side is 1024 px (1–2 megapixels).

Estimated cost…

Create a free account with Google or email — pay only for what you generate.

Your image will appear here

Write a prompt, pick your settings and hit Run. You only pay for successful generations.

What is Krea 2 Turbo?

Krea 2 Turbo is the fast, distilled Krea 2: natural, photographic images with realistic skin, light and texture in about a second, at a fraction of a cent per image.

Under 1¢

Per 1 MP image

8 steps

About a second per image

Photographic

Natural skin and light

8 ratios

9:16 to 16:9

Photographs, not renders

Krea 2 is tuned away from the glossy 'AI look' toward natural photography — real skin, imperfect light, believable materials. Turbo distills it to 8 steps for near-instant results.

Built for volume

At well under a cent per 1-megapixel image, Turbo is made for moodboards, A/B tests, catalogs and apps that generate a lot.

Krea 2 Turbo pricing

Pay per image. No subscription. Failed generations are refunded automatically.

Tier	Official price	Cheaper Gen.	You save
1K square 1024×1024	~~$0.015~~/img	$0.0055/img	−63%
1K 16:9 1824×1024	~~$0.015~~/img	$0.0098/img	−35%

Official price: Krea API list price for krea-2/medium-turbo ($0.015 per 1K image, text-to-image). Prices verified 2026-10-16.

Specifications

Resolution: 1K (short side 1024 px)
Aspect ratios: 1:1 · 4:5 · 3:4 · 2:3 · 9:16 · 4:3 · 3:2 · 16:9
Steps: 8 (distilled)
Weights: Open (Krea 2 Community License)
Released: Jun 22, 2026

Use Krea 2 Turbo via API

One request to start a job, one to fetch the result. Same shape for every model.

Full API reference

import os, time, requests

API = "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1"
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY']}"}

# 1. Submit the job
job = requests.post(f"{API}/run/krea/krea-2-turbo/text-to-image", headers=headers, json={
    "prompt": "Candid film photo of a grandmother laughing in her kitchen, morning window light, flour on her hands",
    "aspect_ratio": "1:1"
}).json()

# 2. Poll until it finishes (or pass "webhook_url" and skip polling)
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    time.sleep(3)
    job = requests.get(f"{API}/generations/{job['id']}", headers=headers).json()

print(job["status"], job["output"]["images"][0]["url"] if job["status"] == "succeeded" else job["error"])

const API = "https://cheapergen.com/api/v1";
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};

// 1. Submit the job
let job = await fetch(`${API}/run/krea/krea-2-turbo/text-to-image`, {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "prompt": "Candid film photo of a grandmother laughing in her kitchen, morning window light, flour on her hands",
    "aspect_ratio": "1:1"
  }),
}).then((r) => r.json());

// 2. Poll until it finishes (or pass webhook_url and skip polling)
while (job.status === "queued" || job.status === "running") {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000));
  job = await fetch(`${API}/generations/${job.id}`, { headers }).then((r) => r.json());
}

console.log(job.status === "succeeded" ? job.output.images[0].url : job.error);

curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/krea/krea-2-turbo/text-to-image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "prompt": "Candid film photo of a grandmother laughing in her kitchen, morning window light, flour on her hands",
  "aspect_ratio": "1:1"
}'

Text to Image

krea/krea-2-turbo/text-to-image

Example prompts

Hit “Try it” to load a prompt into the playground above.

Street portrait of a cyclist in Amsterdam rain, 50mm, natural colors, shallow depth of field
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A cluttered artist's studio with paint jars and sunlight through dusty windows, documentary photo
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Close-up of hands kneading bread dough on a wooden table, soft side light
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Krea 2 Turbo FAQ

Per image at about 1 megapixel — well under a cent. Failed generations are not charged.

Yes. Krea 2 Turbo is Krea's open-weights distilled Krea 2, served on an optimized inference engine for open-source models.

Yes, subject to Krea's license terms and our Terms of Service.

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