# Krea for architects: real-time AI images and upscaling

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Last updated: 2026-11-12

Krea is a web-based creative AI suite that generates, enhances and edits images and video. Architects use its real-time canvas to turn simple shapes and sketches into images as they draw, and to enhance and upscale renders. Results are AI interpretations, not renders of your model, so they must be checked against the design.

## What is Krea?

Krea is a web-based creative AI suite. It generates images and video from prompts, images and sketches, edits images from text instructions, upscales images and video, and can train models on your own images. Its real-time canvas updates the image as you draw.

## How do architects use Krea?

- **Instant sketch studies:** blocking out massing with simple shapes and seeing a rendered impression immediately
- **Lifting quick renders:** enhancing a basic model render for a presentation
- **Upscaling** images for large boards
- **Option studies** by editing materials or context with text instructions

## What should you check before using it on projects?

1. **Design drift.** Enhancement and generation can change what you designed. Compare with the source.
2. **Privacy.** Confirm whether your plan keeps submissions private.
3. **Terms.** Read the licence you grant Krea over your uploads.

See our article on [AI rendering for architects](/insights/ai-rendering-for-architects), and our [AI visualisation](/services/ai-visualisation) service for setting up a review routine.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Krea free?

Yes, there is a free plan with daily compute units. Paid plans add more units and features. Check current prices on Krea's pricing page.

### Can Krea improve my SketchUp or Revit renders?

Krea says it can turn simple 3D renders into photo-like images. The result is an AI interpretation, so check that geometry and materials still match your design.

### Are my Krea images private?

It depends on your plan. Krea's terms say private submissions depend on your subscription tier. Check the setting before uploading project material.