Guide · Run Krea 2 locally

Run Krea 2 locally, without a ComfyUI workflow.

Krea 2 is the open image model everyone wants to try. Cubric Studio installs Krea 2 in one click and runs it on your own graphics card: no workflow to find, no custom nodes, no weight files to sort into folders.

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Short answer

The easiest way to run Krea 2 locally is Cubric Studio: free, open source, no account. Pick Krea 2 in the Model Library, it installs itself with its settings tuned, and you press Cue. A 16GB graphics card is comfortable; 8GB works, slowly.

What Krea 2 can do in Cubric Studio

Text to image with Krea 2's photographic look, up to 2K.
Krea 2 image edit: say what should change and only that changes. Add a second reference picture to pull from both.
Depth reference: keep the pose and layout of another picture.
Image to image, inpaint, detail and upscale on the same model.
Ten Krea 2 style LoRAs built in, plus your own LoRAs.
Turbo or full quality: the full Krea 2 Raw weight with a working negative prompt, and a Turbo switch when you want it fast.

The Character Sheet Flow runs on Krea 2 too: describe a character and get a front, back and portrait reference sheet.

How to run Krea 2 locally, step by step

Download Cubric Studio and unzip it. No installer, no account.
Open the Model Library and pick Krea 2. The weights, text encoder and nodes install themselves.
Write a prompt in plain sentences (Krea 2 reads prose, not tags) and press Cue. Steps, guidance and sampler are tuned for Krea 2 already; you just pick a shape and, if you want it fast, Turbo.
To edit, pick the Krea 2 edit operation, add your picture and say what should change.

Krea 2 local requirements

Video memory	How Krea 2 runs
8GB	Runs, slowly, by spilling into system memory. Have plenty of RAM (32GB is safer).
16GB	The comfortable minimum.
24GB	Fits entirely on the card.

Krea 2 is fastest on an NVIDIA RTX card. With no graphics card big enough, rent one on RunPod from inside the app, on your own RunPod account.

Krea 2 in ComfyUI vs Krea 2 in Cubric Studio

To run Krea 2 in ComfyUI you find a Krea 2 workflow, install the custom nodes it needs for edits and depth control, download a weight file over 12GB plus a text encoder, and put each in the right folder. Cubric Studio runs the same ComfyUI engine underneath and does all of that for you, tunes the settings, and keeps it version-locked so an update does not break it. More on Cubric Studio as a ComfyUI alternative.

Krea 2 NSFW

There is also Krea 2 NSFW, the Lustify Krea finetune, installable beside the normal Krea 2 with the same seven operations. It is trained mostly on photos, so use the normal Krea 2 for stylised and anime looks. Uncensored models in Cubric Studio.

Run Krea 2 locally: questions

How do I run Krea 2 locally?

Download Cubric Studio, pick Krea 2 in the Model Library and it installs with everything it needs. Write a prompt and press Cue. No ComfyUI workflow, no Python.

What are the Krea 2 local requirements?

A 16GB graphics card is the comfortable minimum and 24GB fits Krea 2 entirely. 8GB works, slowly, if you have plenty of system memory. It is fastest on NVIDIA RTX.

Can Krea 2 run on 8GB of VRAM?

Yes, slowly: it spills into system memory, so 32GB of RAM is safer. On 8GB, FLUX.2 Klein 4B or SDXL are much quicker.

Can Krea 2 edit images?

Yes. Krea 2 image edit changes only what you ask for and keeps the rest of the picture. Add a second reference picture to pull from both.

Do I need ComfyUI to run Krea 2?

Not yourself. Cubric Studio runs a ComfyUI engine underneath and sets up Krea 2 for you, so you never build a workflow.

Is there a Krea 2 Turbo mode?

Yes. Cubric Studio runs the full-quality Krea 2 Raw weight, with a Turbo switch for faster pictures.

Is there a Krea 2 NSFW model?

Yes: Krea 2 NSFW, the Lustify Krea finetune, installs beside the normal Krea 2. See the uncensored guide.