Krea launches Krea 2 Turbo image model
Krea has released Krea 2 Turbo, a faster version of its Krea 2 image model that generates images in about two seconds, meant for quick ideation rather than polished final output.
Krea announced Krea 2 Turbo, a speed-focused version of its Krea 2 image generation model. The company says it produces images in about two seconds. It is available to try for free in Krea.
Krea describes Turbo as running "multiple times faster" than Krea 2 while keeping "as many of the original model's capabilities as possible." The company did not give a specific speedup figure, benchmarks, pricing beyond the free trial, or details on how the faster model was built.
Turbo works with Krea's existing creative controls, including style references, moodboards and LoRAs, so users can switch to it without leaving the Krea 2 workflow. Krea positions it for the exploratory stage of image work. Its examples include rapid ideation, early concept work, moodboard exploration, product mood passes, art direction and prompt experimentation.
The company is open about the tradeoff. It says Krea 2 Medium and Krea 2 Large "are still the stronger choices when exact style adherence or final-image polish matters most." In other words, Turbo is meant for producing many draft options quickly. Final images should still come from the larger models.
The announcement gives no quality comparisons or numbers showing how much fidelity Turbo loses against Medium and Large.