Krea 2 Medium Turbovs.Mystic 2.5
Which one is better?
We have not tested Mystic 2.5 ourselves yet. Neither is in the arena. Mystic 2.5 has no API price.
Same prompt, two images
Same task, the first image of each.
No image from the four fixed tasks for Mystic 2.5 yet.This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run.
Result for “Typography and layout”:only Krea 2 Medium Turbo tested
What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.
“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.
Missing image run for Mystic 2.5
This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run. Run the missing fixed tasks, archive the first output of each, and evaluate them blind.
DocumentationThe numbers at a glance
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
not in the arena
Mystic 2.5
not in the arena
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
Rank 27 of 74
Mystic 2.5
not tested yet
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
cheap
Mystic 2.5
no API price
Ranks among the 22 image models with an arena rating and the 74 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
- Subscription
- Free to use at Krea (Krea Free, with limited credits), more from ≈ €9.59 a month (Krea Basic, with limited credits). Through other providers from ≈ €12.78 a month (Leonardo.Ai Essential). 15 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- $0.015 per image, 100 images $1.50.
Mystic 2.5
- Subscription
- No Freepik / Magnific subscription includes this model. Through other providers from €19.04 a month (Magnific Premium, with limited credits). 6 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- No API price known. Access: Web app.
- Weights
- unknown.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
GraduallyBench from Nov 1, 2026 · API prices from Oct 28, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (34 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | Krea 2 Medium Turbo | Mystic 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | n/a | n/a |
| Arena rank | n/a | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | n/a | n/a |
| GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 | 62 | n/a |
| GraduallyBench by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | 69 | n/a |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | 67 | n/a |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | 38 | n/a |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | 73 | n/a |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | $0.015 | n/a |
| 100 images | $1.50 | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | June 2026 | n/a |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | proprietary | unknown |
| Lifecycle | no notice | Current text-to-image choice in the web product; no exact public API model ID confirmed |
| Access | API, Web app | Web app |
| Parameters | not published | not published |
| Largest output | 1K | not consistently published |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | 15 | 6 |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: Krea 2 Medium Turbo model source (verified Aug 15, 2026) · Mystic 2.5 model source, status source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on LMArena. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.
No shared arena score in the stored snapshot
The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Mystic 2.5 from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.
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