Krea 3 Ultra debuts at #5 on image-editing leaderboard, best outside OpenAI/Google/Microsoft
ArtificialAnlys · x · 2026-10-21
Artificial Analysis tested Krea 3 Ultra, the new highest-reasoning mode of Krea's image editing model released October 15, at 2K resolution via the Krea API. It lands at #5 on the AA-Image-Editing v2.1 leaderboard with quality similar to Nano Banana 2.1 and MAI-Image-2.6 — the highest-ranked editing model from outside OpenAI, Google and Microsoft.
- Top-7 in 15 of 17 editing categories; #2 in Animation & Gaming and Frontier
- Default Fast mode ranks #11; priced at $0.03 per 1K images plus $0.02 per 1K reference image
- Ultra supports 2K output only; a 2K edit with one 1K reference costs $0.27
- Available via Krea's API and third-party providers
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