Krea 2 Medium Turbovs.Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium

Which one is better?

In our own test, Krea 2 Medium Turbo leads. Neither is in the arena. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium has no API price.

Same task, the first image of each. The task with the biggest difference is preselected.

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: Product photography, first image from the fixed test run — Krea 2 Medium Turbo67 out of 100

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium: Product photography, first image from the fixed test run — Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium13 out of 100

Result for “Product photography”:Krea 2 Medium Turbo ahead

Prompt given to both modelsCreate a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

What the rating looks at: Materials, reflections, and fine details.

“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.

Test protocol of the images

Both models receive the same archived prompt in exactly one request, and the first result counts. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier and prompt processing can still differ. The images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: openrouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, one request, first returned image, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:35 PM. Source

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, estimated cost $0.020000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:17 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Krea 2 Medium Turbo image SHA 256: a51c5eeb5ba6b3ab8be3cb1d9c36fc196d71f4034ff7e57c695af1fe2f4ab078

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium image SHA 256: 6b8aa732e94479ad302904096c5031908141e4083ee099f080185aa04c2ea800

Infographic

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: openrouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, one request, first returned image, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:35 PM. Source

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, estimated cost $0.020000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:17 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Krea 2 Medium Turbo image SHA 256: 10398e0fce4a5b07b8a38a010eec70ac5457d0209ef67979feebb111d315fe16

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium image SHA 256: 61b12e227431387098e51c6ce6d059be9d8df9c85263b994bee62602e2ddfd16

Product photography

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: openrouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, one request, first returned image, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:35 PM. Source

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, estimated cost $0.020000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Krea 2 Medium Turbo image SHA 256: e1511de7ba316289e69ae79e51b4f75c80ee1468611f4cebcfc9d21658b19cb8

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium image SHA 256: 2412a20e61c118ce7ab7ff83e285b96eb32d5c0f1171cc769e153db6655b8f67

Typography and layout

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: openrouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, one request, first returned image, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:05 PM. Source

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, estimated cost $0.020000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:16 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Krea 2 Medium Turbo image SHA 256: 50b1b1bb7196a612240ab6088330985474c9f60ccaf640e4aa8debb0aa20e1c8

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium image SHA 256: bc854c3269ea8bada6f764545f4a09abedc110219018c09f2fa5708a14d9af7e

The numbers at a glance

Arena ratingfrom votes by users · higher is better

n/a

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

not in the arena

n/a

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium

not in the arena

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Rank 27 of 74

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium

Rank 69 of 74

Price per imagedollars through the API · lower is better

$0.015

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

cheap

n/a

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium

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.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium

Subscription: n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
Via API: No API price known. Access: API, local.
License: Open weights.

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	Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
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	16
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition	69	17
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details	67	13
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency	38	16
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization	73	20
API price
Per imagelower is better	$0.015	n/a
100 images	$1.50	n/a
Profile
Released	June 2026	Oct 29, 2024
Weightsopen means: runs locally	proprietary	open
Access	API, Web app	API, local
Parameters	not published	2.5 billion
Largest output	1K	not consistently published
Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model	15	n/a

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) · Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium model 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 Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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The numbers at a glance

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