Side-by-side comparison · Image, Logo & Design
FLUX vs Krea vs Midjourney
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
Pick it if: Developers, designers and hands-on marketers who want precise, cheap image generation and editing without a subscription.
Pick it if: Designers, creative teams and hands-on marketers who want fast, controllable image making with many models.
Pick it if: Marketers, founders and creators who want imagery that doesn't look like generic stock.
Midjourney scores highest overall, but FLUX gives you more for your money. Which one is right comes down to what you value most.
Overview
| Attribute | FLUX | Krea | Midjourney |
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| In one line | Black Forest Labs' image models: pay per image in the browser or run them free yourself. | Real-time image generation, an upscaler and dozens of AI models in one creative studio. | Type a description and get striking, artful images that look nothing like stock photos. |
| Pricing model | Freemium | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | From $0.041 per image | $9/mo | See website |
| Free plan | No | Yes | No |
| Works with Claude Code | Yes | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | FLUX | Krea | Midjourney |
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| Overall rating | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1Winner |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| FeaturesHow completely it covers its own job, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | FLUX | Krea | Midjourney |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | No | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | No | Yes | No |
| Desktop app | No | No | No |
| Browser extension | No | No | No |
| API access | Yes | Yes | No |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | No |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | No |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | No |
| Open source or self-hosted | Yes | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Makes video | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Writes code | No | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | No | Yes | No |
| Learns your brand or style | No | Yes | Yes |
| Works in many languages | Yes | No | No |
| Capabilities score | 10/ 17 | 12/ 17 | 5/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | FLUX | Krea | Midjourney |
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| Plans | Open weights Free Developers and hobbyists with a decent graphics card. | Free Free Learning the tools. | Basic See website Trying it out and light monthly use. |
Playground and APIOur pick From $0.041 per image Anyone who wants the best FLUX models without a subscription. | Basic $9/mo, or $5/mo billed yearly Light personal or freelance use. | StandardOur pick See website Most marketers and creators. | |
Self-hosting licence Custom Companies running FLUX on their own servers. | ProOur pick $35/mo, or $21/mo billed yearly Designers and marketers generating most days. | Pro See website Agencies and anyone doing client work. | |
Max $105/mo, or $63/mo billed yearly Heavy users and video work. | Mega See website Heavy daily production. | ||
Business $200/mo, or $160/mo billed yearly Creative teams of up to 50. | |||
Enterprise Custom Large studios and brands. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Top up $10 to $20 of Playground credits and you will get a couple of hundred standard images. If you already pay for Krea, Magnific or Leonardo, try FLUX there first. Only look at open weights or a self-hosting licence if you have a developer and a reason to run it yourself. | Basic on yearly billing is one of the cheapest ways into a full AI studio with a commercial licence. Pro is the plan for anyone using it weekly, because it unlocks every model. Watch the compute meter on video and premium models in your first month. | Standard is the sweet spot because relax mode means you never run out. Go to Pro if you make images for clients, since Basic and Standard publish everything you make to the public gallery. Yearly billing takes a chunk off every plan. |
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Questions people ask
Which is better, FLUX, Krea or Midjourney?
Midjourney scores highest overall in our ratings (FLUX 4.0/5, Krea 3.9/5 and Midjourney 4.1/5). FLUX is best for precise layouts with elements placed where you want and editing one part of a photo and keeping the rest. Krea is best for sketching ideas and seeing them rendered live and upscaling and enhancing images. Midjourney is best for hero images for websites and brand and campaign visuals.
Which is cheaper, FLUX, Krea or Midjourney?
FLUX: There's no free plan. Paid plans start at From $0.041 per image. Krea: There's a free plan, and paid plans start at $9/mo. Midjourney: Pricing isn't published; check the vendor's site for a quote.
How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability.
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