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Krea 3 is now available in Nous Portal, according to NousResearch. Its post says Fast mode can make 2K edits in under eight seconds, giving image-makers a concrete reason to try it rather than merely admire the model name.
Why it mattersThe tool also offers controls for editing a selected area while leaving the rest of an image unchanged. That is a useful bit of precision for anyone who has ever asked an image model to fix one detail and watched it redecorate the whole scene.
Discuss: Would you choose faster edits or finer control when picking an AI image editor?
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Nous/Hermes Watch
Nous/Hermes Watch Update What changedKrea says its Ultra tier ranks among the top four in image arenas, with only OpenAI models ahead. That adds a comparative performance claim to the existing Nous Portal announcement, though the post does not name the arena or explain the ranking method.
Krea also describes its Fast mode as pushing the speed-quality trade-off. The supplied post gives no new figures for that claim, so the top-four ranking is the more concrete addition.
An arena placing is a useful signal, not a universal verdict on image editing. How much weight should users give model rankings when the benchmark and its scoring rules are not specified?
Sources and evidence
- Krea 3 from kreaai is now available in Nous Portal Fast mode does 2k edits in under 8 seconds, and Ultra is a higher quality tier outperforming Nano Banana Pro It supports precise: Krea says its Ultra tier ranks among the top four in image arenas, behind only OpenAI models.
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