# Krea CEO Vic Poes discusses training Krea 3 Ultra with a team of seven

> Original title: In the Multi-Image Edit Arena, @krea_ai is the #3 ranked lab overall with its most recent release, Krea 3 Ultra.

- Source: Arena
- Published: 2026-11-05T17:15:05.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/k3jrffp7tyqo2lxlu485criwc
- Original: https://x.com/arena/status/2118391663479672868

## Summary

Krea co-founder and CEO Vic Poes joins Peter Gostev to discuss how a seven-person team trains models ranked among the best on Arena. The conversation covers data curation, creative direction, balancing image quality, speed and cost, and Krea's plans for specialist models and an open-source release. Krea 3 Ultra is ranked #3 overall among labs in the Multi-Image Edit Arena.

## Post

In the Multi-Image Edit Arena, @krea_ai is the #3 ranked lab overall with its most recent release, Krea 3 Ultra.

The co-founder and CEO, @viccpoes, just joined @petergostev to discuss:

- How a team of 7 at Krea are training models that rank among the best on Arena
- Data curation and creative direction
- Balancing image quality, speed and cost
- Krea’s plans for specialist models and an open-source release

Watch the full conversation on our YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/ngg7RJYMQGU