Getting started
Create your first Kreafy visual end to end: sign-up, studio, generation, export.
Give yourself ten minutes for your first visual, two of which are generation time. You need no design skills, but a PNG logo helps.
The free plan gives you 5 credits, which is 3 generations on Nano Banana 2 at 1K quality. No credit card is asked for.
1. Create your account
Go to kreafy.ai/login. Two options:
- Magic link: enter your email, click the link you receive. No password to remember.
- Google: one click, nothing to type.
You land on the dashboard, with your 5 credits in the top right corner.
2. Open the studio
From the dashboard, click New flyer. The studio opens on a page with three zones: the brief on the left, the settings at the bottom, the preview on the right.
On your first visit, an interactive checklist walks you through each zone. You can dismiss it and pick it up later.
3. Describe your visual
This is the step that matters most. Write the subject, the mood, and above all the exact copy you want on screen.
A vague brief gives a vague result:
A flyer for a partyA precise brief gives something usable:
Flyer for an afrobeats party on Saturday 12 July, 10pm to 5am,
at Club Balafon in Douala. Purple and cyan neon on a dark
background. Headline, very large: "AFRO NIGHT". At the bottom,
smaller: "Entry 5000 FCFA · Bookings 6 99 00 00 00".Three habits that change the result:
- Put your copy in quotes. The AI reproduces it word for word instead of inventing a headline of its own.
- Name the colours. "Purple and cyan neon" is actionable, "modern" is not.
- Say where the visual is going. An Instagram story and an A4 poster are not composed the same way.
4. Add your images
In the Images zone, drop your files: logo, product photo, brand visual. The AI places them in the composition instead of inventing approximations of them.
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Maximum size per file | 5 MB |
| Images per generation | up to 8 |
| Library, Free plan | 5 assets |
| Library, Starter plan | 20 assets |
| Library, Pro and Lifetime plans | unlimited |
A logo on an opaque white background will show up as a white rectangle stuck on the visual. Use a PNG with a transparent background, or run the logo through the background-removal tool before adding it.
For a face
If you need to appear on the visual, do not go through the Images zone: save a Person from the People page, then select it in the studio. Kreafy then keeps the facial features consistent from one generation to the next, which a plain upload does not guarantee.
5. Pick a style reference
Select a reference from your library. The AI uses it to match the style, the colours and the layout.
It is optional, but it is the single most effective lever for getting a result that looks like what you had in mind. Describing "80s retro poster" will always be less precise than showing an 80s retro poster.
To import one: References page, then Create. The Free plan keeps 5, Starter 20, Pro and Lifetime have no limit.
6. Set the model, the format, the resolution
Three settings at the bottom of the studio, and they are what determines the cost.
Model
| Model | Profile |
|---|---|
| Nano Banana 2 | Fast and cheap. The right default, and the one for iterating on a brief. |
| Grok Imagine 2.0 | The cheapest, with a distinctive graphic look. Available on the free plan, in 1K. |
| Nano Banana PRO | Better typographic rendering. Starter plan and up. |
| GPT Image 2.0 | Higher quality, sharper detail and text. For the final version, Starter plan and up. |
Format
For a flyer: Automatic, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, 4:3, 16:9, 2:3, 4:5,
5:4, 21:9.
For a thumbnail, the presets are named after their destination: YouTube / Blog / Twitch (16:9), Short / Reel (9:16), Podcast / Cover (1:1).
Resolution
1K is enough for the web and social media. 2K targets print, and is only available on paid plans.
What it costs
| Model | 1K | 2K |
|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine 2.0 | 1 credit | not available |
| Nano Banana 2 | 1.5 credit | 2 credits |
| Nano Banana PRO | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| GPT Image 2.0 | 2.5 credits | 2.5 credits |
You can ask for 1 to 4 variants at once, and the cost is multiplied accordingly. Four variants on GPT Image 2.0 therefore cost 10 credits. The studio shows the total before you start the generation.
If a generation fails, your credits are refunded automatically. You only pay for what succeeds.
7. Generate
Click Generate. Expect 30 to 120 seconds depending on the model and the resolution.
You can leave the page: the generation carries on server-side and the result waits for you in History.
8. Export
On the finished visual, two outputs:
- Download the image as a PNG, for the web and social media.
- Export as PDF, A4 page, for printing or for sending to a print shop.
If you generated four variants and exported the second one, your downloads folder contains this:
Variants are numbered in display order, not in the order you download them.
If the result is not right
The first attempt is rarely the good one, and that is normal. In order of effectiveness:
- Add a reference if you had none. That is what changes the result the most.
- Put the copy in quotes rather than letting the AI write it.
- Generate several variants at once instead of relaunching one at a time: you compare side by side.
- Switch to GPT Image 2.0 if the text comes out distorted. That is the weak spot of the fast models.
- Stay in 1K while iterating, and only go back to 2K on the approved version. You save half the credits.
Next
Save a branding (your colours, your typefaces) so you stop rewriting your settings on every visual. The Free plan lets you try one.
Write a good prompt
The habits that separate an approximate visual from a usable one.
People
Put your own face on a thumbnail, not a stranger's.
Formats and variations
Get the same visual in 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1.
Credits
The full price list and the order they are spent in.
A question this page leaves unanswered: hello@kreafy.ai.