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Krea vs Hailuo AI

Krea: Creative AI suite with real-time generation and dozens of image and video models in one place. Hailuo AI: MiniMax's AI video and image platform, home of the MiniMax H3 model with native stereo sound.

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Updated October 16, 2026

Krea and Hailuo AI details as published on krea.ai and hailuoai.video (and their official app store listings), checked October 16, 2026. Luren AI shown for reference.
	Krea	Hailuo AI	Luren AI
Platforms	Web, iOS	Web, Android	iPhone and Android app
Mobile app	Yes	Yes	Yes, iPhone and Android
Free plan	Yes: 100 compute units a day with full access to its real-time models, no credit card required	Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.	Free to download and try
Pricing	Compute-unit subscriptions: Basic $9, Pro $35 and Max $105 a month, or $5, $21 and $63 a month billed yearly, plus Business plans for teams (as listed on its pricing page)	Monthly memberships (Standard, Pro, Master, Ultra and Max) with credits, plus pay-as-you-go credit purchases, according to its subscription FAQ.	Pay per creation with coins, or a weekly or yearly Pro subscription
What you need to start	Nothing: text prompts; reference images optional	None: start from text, or add up to 9 images, 3 videos and 3 audio clips as references.	One photo, or just a prompt; no training
AI models	Its own Krea 2 and Krea Realtime, plus partner models such as Nano Banana, Flux, Imagen and Ideogram for images and Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance, Runway, MiniMax, Wan and Gemini Omni for video	MiniMax's own models: MiniMax H3 (also called Hailuo 3), which follows Hailuo 01 and 02.	Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Qwen-Image 3.0, Grok Imagine; Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance
Images	Text-to-image with many models, real-time generation as you type or draw, and custom LoRA styles	Text-to-image, according to its Google Play listing	300+ styles, your own prompt with a model picker, and an AI agent
Video	Text-to-video, image-to-video, motion transfer and video style transfer with Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance and more	MiniMax H3: 5 to 15 second clips at 24 fps with native stereo sound, up to 1440p, from text, frames or references	Image to video, text to video, UGC videos and 40+ AI dances
Editing	AI image editor, background remover, image upscaling (up to 22K on paid plans) and video upscaling	H3 replaces, adds or removes people and objects and changes backgrounds, lighting, dialogue or voice in existing video	Restore, upscale, change clothes, backgrounds, pose and expression

Choose Krea if…

Designers comparing many models side by side
Fast visual exploration with real-time generation
Teams building repeatable AI workflows

Krea is a creative AI suite that brings many image and video models into one interface, from its own Krea 2 image model and real-time generation to Nano Banana, Flux, Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance and Runway. It also offers an AI image editor, upscaling up to 22K on paid plans, LoRA training on your own images and node-based workflows, with free daily compute units to start.

Strengths

A very wide catalogue of image and video models in one place
Real-time generation that updates as you type or draw
LoRA training on your own characters, styles or products
Node workflows and an app builder for repeatable pipelines

Limits to know

Its pricing page lists all image models, video models and a commercial license on paid plans only; the free plan centres on real-time models
Pro unlocks every video model; Basic includes selected video models
Its mobile app is for iPhone and iPad; no Android app is linked from its site
Compute-unit costs vary widely between models, so allowances stretch differently
Its App Store listing is in English only

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Choose Hailuo AI if…

Short videos with built-in sound and dialogue
Editing existing clips by describing the change
Ads, brand films and e-commerce clips

Hailuo AI is MiniMax's creative platform for AI video and images, on the web and in an Android app. It runs MiniMax H3, a multimodal model that makes 5 to 15 second videos with native stereo sound at up to 2K and can edit people, objects, scenes and dialogue in existing video, alongside templates, an agent and audio tools.

Strengths

Every MiniMax H3 video comes with native stereo sound
Combines up to 12 reference files across images, video and audio
Targeted edits to existing video, including dialogue and voice
Its site cites top-three Artificial Analysis Video Arena rankings for H3 as of July 31, 2026

Limits to know

Its site links to an iPhone app, but that App Store page was not available on October 16, 2026
Watermark-free downloads are a paid-membership benefit, according to its subscription FAQ
Each H3 clip is 5 to 15 seconds long

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Key differences

Krea is listed among ai image generators and ai video generators; Hailuo AI among ai video generators and ai image generators.
Free plans: Krea: Yes: 100 compute units a day with full access to its real-time models, no credit card required. Hailuo AI: Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.

A third option

Both kinds of model, in one phone app

Luren AI puts Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5, Seedream, Veo 3.1 and Kling side by side on iPhone and Android, with 300+ ready-made styles, UGC ads, AI dances and an AI agent that makes the picture for you. Start from one photo, no training.

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FAQ

Krea vs Hailuo AI: questions

Is Krea better than Hailuo AI?

It depends on the job. Krea suits designers comparing many models side by side; fast visual exploration with real-time generation; teams building repeatable AI workflows. Hailuo AI suits short videos with built-in sound and dialogue; editing existing clips by describing the change; ads, brand films and e-commerce clips.

Is Krea free?

Yes: 100 compute units a day with full access to its real-time models, no credit card required.

Is Hailuo AI free?

Runs new-user promotions; its MiniMax H3 page says new users currently get free H3 trials and starter credits.

Which is better for video, Krea or Hailuo AI?

Krea: Text-to-video, image-to-video, motion transfer and video style transfer with Veo 3.1, Kling, Seedance and more. Hailuo AI: MiniMax H3: 5 to 15 second clips at 24 fps with native stereo sound, up to 1440p, from text, frames or references.

Is there an alternative to Krea and Hailuo AI on my phone?

Luren AI is an iPhone and Android app with image models like Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2.5 and Seedream, video models like Veo 3.1 and Kling, 300+ ready-made styles and an AI agent. It is free to download and try.

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Krea and Hailuo AI are trademarks of their owners. Luren AI is not affiliated with either. Details are as each company publishes them on its own site and store listings on the date above; plans and prices change, so check their sites before you buy.