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Krea2
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RANKED #13 OF 101 IMAGES · OVERALL #102 OF 493 RANKED · VIBE SCORE 6.1 · 1,084 VOICES ·
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Krea2_FP8 on Hugging Face (text to image). 822 downloads. Open weights for local or hosted use.
HAPPY8.6
315 mentions
SAD6.4
104 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 1,154 voices in this window
AGING WELL
The crowd is warmer now than it was at the start.
HOW TO USE IT
Open weights. You can use a hosted service, or download it and run it yourself, free.
RUN IT ON YOUR OWN MACHINE
Open weights: download Krea2 once and it's yours. No subscription, no rate limits, works offline.
12B parameters, FP8 quant file is about 12 GB
- BARE MINIMUM
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
12 GB VRAM
~$260 USEDFP8 quant with partial CPU offload, 8-step Turbo, 1024x1024
- SWEET SPOT
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB
16 GB VRAM
~$750 USEDFP8 weights fitted in VRAM, 8-step Turbo, 1024x1024
- FULL POWER
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 24GB
24 GB VRAM
~$1750 USEDBF16 full precision / FP8 with high-res generation, 1024x1024
LEARN HOW TO SET IT UP
WILL MY BOX RUN KREA2?
The three cards above are researched picks. Search the machine you actually have — we only say yes if it should reply at a usable speed, not just load the weights and crawl.
HARDWARE PICKS & PRICES ARE RESEARCHED FROM THE LIVE WEB AND REFRESHED AUTOMATICALLY. TREAT THEM AS BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT CAN YOU ACTUALLY DO WITH IT?
Everyday jobs on each of those rigs: how long Krea2 takes, and how good the crowd says it is at that kind of work.
| THE JOB | BARE MINIMUMNvidia GeForce RTX 3060 12GB | SWEET SPOTNvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB | FULL POWERNvidia GeForce RTX 4090 24GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make an imageone picture at normal settings | ~19 S★★★★★ | ~5 S★★★★★ | ~2 S★★★★★ |
STARS ARE THE COMMUNITY SCORE FOR THAT KIND OF WORK, DOCKED FOR HOW SQUASHED THE WEIGHTS GET AT EACH TIER. TIMES ARE COMPUTED FROM RESEARCHED SPEEDS. BALLPARK, NOT GOSPEL.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
The internet is split on Krea2. Biggest praise: how results look. Biggest gripe: saying no too much.
417 POSTS · 667 COMMENTS · REDDIT · LEMMY · GITHUB · BLUESKY
PEOPLE LOVE
- People feel it is worth the money (3 mentions)
- Results look great (4 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Outages, errors, or limits get in the way (6 mentions)
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (6 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Working when you need itMIXED FEELINGS
4 thumbs up · 6 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
1 thumbs up · 6 thumbs down
- PricePEOPLE LOVE THIS
3 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
- How results lookPEOPLE LOVE THIS
4 thumbs up · 0 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM REDDIT >
“Trust me, there are plenty of people who would like to bring a new model down a peg or two because they feel "protective" of their current favorite such as Krea 2.”
- FROM REDDIT >
“Im using the default ComfyUI Workflow for Krea2, but it’s totally broken, it keep generate almost same face and pose, and never follow my prompt and never generate any adult content , what is wrong ?”
- FROM REDDIT >
“Krea2 - What combination of uncensored components would you recommend to achieve the best prompt adherence with photo-realism?.”
- FROM REDDIT >
“Krea2 is still the best for realistic images.”
LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE?
Other models the crowd has fully reviewed, starting with images models like this one.
Flux
Midjourney> SOURCES (12)
- REDDIT · 2026-09-03 · 245 UPVOTESI finally am ditching Nano Banana thanks to H3
I finally am ditching Nano Banana thanks to H3
- REDDIT · 2026-10-21 · 227 UPVOTESYou're absolutely right to push back on that - AI parody music video
You're absolutely right to push back on that - AI parody music video
- REDDIT · 2026-10-19 · 163 UPVOTESKrea 2 Turbo @ 4 steps (w/ my 4-step LoRA) vs MOSS SFT at 4 steps (ww AK's 4-step LoRA) - same prompt set you've seen me publish in the…
Krea 2 Turbo @ 4 steps (w/ my 4-step LoRA) vs MOSS SFT at 4 steps (ww AK's 4-step LoRA) - same prompt set you've seen me publish in the past (headline: MOSS is really good! and great job by AK on his LoRA)
- REDDIT · 2026-10-19 · 135 UPVOTESHow good is FLUX.3 Klein at editing? A 12-task comparison that surprised me
How good is FLUX.3 Klein at editing? A 12-task comparison that surprised me
- REDDIT · 2026-10-19 · 121 UPVOTESA potential fix for MOSS training issues....
A potential fix for MOSS training issues....
- REDDIT · 2026-10-15 · 108 UPVOTESKrea3 "FInal Hope"
Krea3 "FInal Hope"
- REDDIT · 2026-10-16 · 100 UPVOTESLet me tell you how good Gemini 4 Argon is
Let me tell you how good Gemini 4 Argon is
- REDDIT · 2026-10-19 · 82 UPVOTESBasic Workflow Simple Prompt Testing: Krea2 vs MOSS vs Qwen2.1 vs Flux3
Basic Workflow Simple Prompt Testing: Krea2 vs MOSS vs Qwen2.1 vs Flux3
- REDDIT · 2026-10-22 · 79 UPVOTESI tried AI character swapping with MiniMax H3 in ComfyUI. Here's the workflow, assets, and step-by-step tutorial.
I tried AI character swapping with MiniMax H3 in ComfyUI. Here's the workflow, assets, and step-by-step tutorial.
- REDDIT · 2026-10-10 · 74 UPVOTESKrea2 Prompt generator w/ Image Ref -Women
Krea2 Prompt generator w/ Image Ref -Women
- REDDIT · 2026-10-18 · 68 UPVOTESKrea2: Have the censorship removals disappeared?
Krea2: Have the censorship removals disappeared?
- REDDIT · 2026-10-19 · 39 UPVOTESStruggling with Moss
Struggling with Moss