Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs Luma UNI 1 Max benchmark

Name: Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs Luma UNI 1 Max AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Luma UNI 1 Max. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

5 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Krea 2 Medium Turbo (2)Luma UNI 1 Max (3)

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

2 of 5 Wins

✓Generation time✓Price per 1k images

Luma UNI 1 Max

3 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Prompt adherence✓Text rendering

Krea

Leads 2 of 5 metrics

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Sub-2 second interactive generation engine delivering ultra-affordable $15/1k image generation.

Turbo / $15/1kImg Elo 1,223$15/1k imgs

Luma Labs

Leads 3 of 5 metrics

Luma UNI 1 Max

Luma Labs universal 3D-aware image synthesis engine with spatial geometry consistency.

Img Elo 1,226$100/1k imgs

Krea 2.0 Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs Luma UNI 1 Max. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Krea 2 Large$60/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for Krea 2 Medium Turbo

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Image Quality LeaderLuma UNI 1 Max Wins

Luma UNI 1 Max

Δ 3 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderKrea 2 Medium Turbo Wins

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

1.5s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderKrea 2 Medium Turbo Wins

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

$15/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Krea 2 Medium Turbo (2)vsLuma UNI 1 Max (3)

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 2W (40%)Overall: Luma UNI 1 MaxLuma UNI 1 Max: 3W (60%)

← Krea 2 Medium TurboLuma UNI 1 Max →

🏆Luma UNI 1 Max(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium TurbovsLuma UNI 1 Max

Image Elo

1,223vs1,226+3

Prompt adherence

89.8%vs90.2%+0.4%

Text rendering

87.5%vs90%+2.5%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 0WLuma UNI 1 Max: 3W

🏆Krea 2 Medium Turbo(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium TurbovsLuma UNI 1 Max

Generation time

1.5svs4.4s+2.9s

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 1WLuma UNI 1 Max: 0W

🏆Krea 2 Medium Turbo(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium TurbovsLuma UNI 1 Max

Price per 1k images

$15/1kvs$100/1k+$85/1k

Krea 2 Medium Turbo: 1WLuma UNI 1 Max: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo+3

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,223

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Luma UNI 1 Max1,226

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Generation time+2.9s

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1.5s

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Luma UNI 1 Max4.4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images+$85/1k

Krea 2 Medium Turbo$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Luma UNI 1 Max$100/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence+0.4%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo89.8%

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Luma UNI 1 Max90.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering+2.5%

Krea 2 Medium Turbo87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Luma UNI 1 Max90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	Krea 2 Medium Turbo	Luma UNI 1 Max	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,223 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,226 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+3
Generation time	1.5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	4.4s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2.9s
Price per 1k images	$15/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$100/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$85/1k
Prompt adherence	89.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	90.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+0.4%
Text rendering	87.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	90% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2.5%

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 85% with Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Krea 2 Medium Turbo$375.00 / mo

Rate: $15/1k

Luma UNI 1 Max$2,500.00 / mo

Rate: $100/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Krea 2 Medium Turbo is estimated to save $2,125.00/month ($25,500/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK

Krea

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$15/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$15/1k

Luma Labs

Luma UNI 1 Max

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$100/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$100/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Luma UNI 1 Max?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Luma UNI 1 Max?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Luma UNI 1 Max?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Luma UNI 1 Max Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Benchmark

Krea 2 Medium Turbo

Luma UNI 1 Max

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,223

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,226

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time

1.5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

4.4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+2.9s

Price per 1k images

$15/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$100/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$85/1k

Prompt adherence

89.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

90.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+0.4%

Text rendering

87.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+2.5%

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Luma UNI 1 Max?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Luma UNI 1 Max?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Krea 2 Medium Turbo or Luma UNI 1 Max?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Luma UNI 1 Max Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.