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Krea vs Together AI

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Krea

Software

Generate, enhance, and edit images, videos, or 3D meshes with AI

From
On request
Rated
-
Together AI logo

Together AI

Software

Open-source AI at scale

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Together AI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Krea usage is metered in compute units that vary by operation; the free tier grants only 100 units per day, and the $9 per month Basic tier steps up to 5,000 units, as of August 2026.; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Krea and Together AI actually diverge.

Attributes where Krea and Together AI differ
AttributeKreaTogether AI
Starting priceOn requestFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebApi, Cloud
FoundedUnknown2022

Identical on both: pricing model (usage-based), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Krea

Nothing recorded that Together AI does not also cover.

Only in Together AI

  • Open-source models
  • Fine-tuning
  • Fast inference
  • Embeddings
  • REST API
  • Python SDK
  • OpenAI compatible
  • Api support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Krea

No use cases recorded yet. See the Krea review.

Together AI

  • Serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video modelsnot Krea
  • Renting dedicated single tenant H100, H200 or B200 GPU clusters by the hournot Krea
  • Fine tuning open weight models on a per token basisnot Krea

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Krea

  • Usage is metered in compute units that vary by operation; the free tier grants only 100 units per day, and the $9 per month Basic tier steps up to 5,000 units, as of August 2026.

Together AI

  • Fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
  • Reserved GPU commitments beyond 180 days are priced by contacting sales with no published rate
  • Volume and enterprise discounts are quote only with no published threshold
  • Reserved dedicated inference pricing is contact sales while only on demand rates of $5.49 to $8.99 per GPU hour are published

Pricing, plan by plan

Krea

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Krea review.

Together AI

Free
  • FreeFree
    • $5 credits
    • API access
  • Pay-per-use$0.2/per-million-tokens
    • All models
    • Fine-tuning

Which should you pick?

Choose Krea if

Nothing in the data separates Krea from Together AI on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose Together AI if

  • You need open-source models.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Api, Cloud.
  • You also want fine-tuning.

Questions people ask

Is Krea or Together AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Krea starts at On request and Together AI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Krea or Together AI?
Together AI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Krea and Free for Together AI.
Does Krea or Together AI run on more platforms?
Krea runs on Web. Together AI runs on Api, Cloud.
Can I use Together AI for free?
Yes. Together AI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Krea starts at On request.
What can Krea do that Together AI cannot?
Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings.
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