Recraft

Recraft V4.1 AI image generator

The fastest image model here, with a designer's sense of space. Check the details it skips.

18 credits / image
6.2 s an image
1–4 images per run
Prompt only
9 ratios

“Product shoot of three tall aluminium seltzer cans standing in a row, a flavour system from "MISSION SELTZER", a fictional seltzer brand run like a 1970s NASA mission. Each can is screen-printed in 1970s supergraphic style: thick parallel racing stripes in burnt orange, mustard and chocolate brown that sweep diagonally around the can and bend into a rounded corner, a different stripe colour leading on each can. Typography: "MISSION SELTZER" in a chunky rounded 1970s display face with tight letter-spacing running vertically up the can, and a mission-patch style roundel reading "FLIGHT 01", "FLIGHT 02" and "FLIGHT 03" on the three cans respectively. Satin metallic finish with crisp condensation beads. Set on an orange seamless sweep with a vintage mission-control console blurred behind, warm hard studio light and a soft reflection on a glossy floor. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.”

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What it does best

Every line here comes from our own runs of Recraft V4.1.

Fastest of the nine
6.2 seconds on the cold brew and 4.7 on our product briefs. FLUX.2 Pro, next fastest both times, took 8.9 and 8.0.
Fastest in both of our multi-model tests
Flat lays it nails
All three skincare flat lays were usable, label and all. It took under five seconds an image to get there.
3 of 3 usable on our skincare flat lay brief
Simple vector shapes
Both sleeping-fox stickers came back as clean, flat shapes in the orange and teal we named. Its shapes were the most reduced of the three models we tried.
2 of 2 flat fox stickers on brief

The work

Curated from what Recraft V4.1 made in our studio. HoverTap a picture for its prompt.

Product shot of a tall kombucha bottle with a full-wrap shrink sleeve, from "THIRD EYE", a fictional San Francisco kombucha brewed in a former music hall. The sleeve is 1960s psychedelic concert poster style: melting, swelling hand-drawn letterforms that fill the whole shape, vibrating complementary colours of hot magenta against acid green with orange outlines, a single all-seeing eye radiating wavy lines at the centre, swirling art-nouveau flourishes. Typography: "THIRD EYE" in melting bubble letters warped around the bottle, "Hibiscus Ginger" in a smaller wavy line, and "Live Culture" in a small round badge. Condensation on the glass. On a purple velvet surface with soft rainbow lens flares from a stage light, a hibiscus flower beside it. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Candid smartphone photo of a big glass deli jar of pickles on a stainless steel deli counter, from "BIG SAL'S", a fictional 1950s New York delicatessen. The label is a black oval in hand-painted sign-writer style: gold-leaf lettering with a red drop shadow and thin cream outline, brush strokes visible, flourished underlines and little scroll ornaments. Typography: "BIG SAL'S" in a fat shaded show-card Roman, "Half-Sour Pickles" in a sweeping brush script, and "Since Tuesday" in small gold-leaf block caps on a banner. Green pickles and dill pressed against the glass, condensation on the jar. Fluorescent deli lighting mixed with daylight from the shop window, a paper ticket dispenser and a stack of rye bread soft in the background, slightly tilted handheld framing. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Candid phone photo of a hand holding a stand-up candy pouch at a sunny outdoor street fair, from "SQUIGGLE CLUB", a fictional sour gummy brand for adults who still collect stickers. The pouch is full-on Memphis design: black-and-white grid paper pattern, cobalt blue squiggles, acid yellow zigzags, coral terrazzo confetti and floating 3D cylinders and triangles with hard drop shadows, glossy laminated film. Typography: "SQUIGGLE CLUB" in a fat, bouncy geometric display face with each letter tilted at a different angle, "Sour Gummies" in a small monoline sans in a cobalt pill shape, and "Mixed Nonsense" on a yellow sticker burst. A clear die-cut window shows bright gummy worms inside. Slightly off-centre framing, background bokeh of festival tents and people, bright natural sunlight with real phone HDR. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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A chubby round owl with huge round eyes sitting on a short branch with three oak leaves and one acorn, a large full moon circle behind it. Clean vector coloring page: uniform thick black outlines, every shape fully closed, large simple regions sized for crayons, pure white background, no shading, no grey, no fills, no hatching. Whole subject inside the frame with a generous white margin. No text, no lettering, no watermark.
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A row of glowing clay diya lamps on a rangoli-style geometric floral mandala, marigold garlands hanging from the top edge, limited palette of saffron, magenta, deep teal and gold on a midnight indigo background. Clean symmetrical shapes, crisp detail. Headline reading "Happy Diwali", spelled exactly, in gold, no other text, no watermark.
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A row of glowing clay diya lamps on a rangoli-style geometric floral mandala, marigold garlands hanging from the top edge, limited palette of saffron, magenta, deep teal and gold on a midnight indigo background. Clean symmetrical shapes, crisp detail. Headline reading "Happy Diwali", spelled exactly, in gold, no other text, no watermark.
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A hand-drawn vase of wildflowers and a cup of tea on a small table, one fine charcoal line on warm white, with a single flat terracotta circle behind as an accent. Elegant restraint, lots of negative space, crisp vector strokes. Script lettering reading "Thank You", spelled exactly, beneath the illustration, no other text, no watermark.
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A curled red fox sleeping under a snow-laden fir tree, simple geometric snowflakes, a crescent moon and stars on a deep pine green background, limited palette of rust, cream, forest green and gold. Clean shapes, minimal Scandinavian folk feel. Large decorative word reading "Joy", spelled exactly, in gold above the fox, no other text, no watermark.
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A curled red fox sleeping under a snow-laden fir tree, simple geometric snowflakes, a crescent moon and stars on a deep pine green background, limited palette of rust, cream, forest green and gold. Clean shapes, minimal Scandinavian folk feel. Large decorative word reading "Joy", spelled exactly, in gold above the fox, no other text, no watermark.
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A symmetrical arch of eucalyptus leaves, white roses and berries framing the centre, fine line accents, limited palette of sage, deep green, dusty rose and ivory, clean shapes and generous margins. Names in elegant script reading "Mia & Sam", spelled exactly, with a small line beneath reading "Together", spelled exactly, no other text, no watermark.
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An eight-point star made of half-square triangles radiating from a central square, surrounded by flying geese borders and a checkerboard frame. Limited palette of indigo, mustard, rose and cream with tiny printed calico textures on some patches, visible stitch-line dashes along every seam, precise geometric alignment, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Product shot of a tall kombucha bottle with a full-wrap shrink sleeve, from "THIRD EYE", a fictional San Francisco kombucha brewed in a former music hall. The sleeve is 1960s psychedelic concert poster style: melting, swelling hand-drawn letterforms that fill the whole shape, vibrating complementary colours of hot magenta against acid green with orange outlines, a single all-seeing eye radiating wavy lines at the centre, swirling art-nouveau flourishes. Typography: "THIRD EYE" in melting bubble letters warped around the bottle, "Hibiscus Ginger" in a smaller wavy line, and "Live Culture" in a small round badge. Condensation on the glass. On a purple velvet surface with soft rainbow lens flares from a stage light, a hibiscus flower beside it. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Candid smartphone photo of a big glass deli jar of pickles on a stainless steel deli counter, from "BIG SAL'S", a fictional 1950s New York delicatessen. The label is a black oval in hand-painted sign-writer style: gold-leaf lettering with a red drop shadow and thin cream outline, brush strokes visible, flourished underlines and little scroll ornaments. Typography: "BIG SAL'S" in a fat shaded show-card Roman, "Half-Sour Pickles" in a sweeping brush script, and "Since Tuesday" in small gold-leaf block caps on a banner. Green pickles and dill pressed against the glass, condensation on the jar. Fluorescent deli lighting mixed with daylight from the shop window, a paper ticket dispenser and a stack of rye bread soft in the background, slightly tilted handheld framing. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Candid phone photo of a hand holding a stand-up candy pouch at a sunny outdoor street fair, from "SQUIGGLE CLUB", a fictional sour gummy brand for adults who still collect stickers. The pouch is full-on Memphis design: black-and-white grid paper pattern, cobalt blue squiggles, acid yellow zigzags, coral terrazzo confetti and floating 3D cylinders and triangles with hard drop shadows, glossy laminated film. Typography: "SQUIGGLE CLUB" in a fat, bouncy geometric display face with each letter tilted at a different angle, "Sour Gummies" in a small monoline sans in a cobalt pill shape, and "Mixed Nonsense" on a yellow sticker burst. A clear die-cut window shows bright gummy worms inside. Slightly off-centre framing, background bokeh of festival tents and people, bright natural sunlight with real phone HDR. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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A chubby round owl with huge round eyes sitting on a short branch with three oak leaves and one acorn, a large full moon circle behind it. Clean vector coloring page: uniform thick black outlines, every shape fully closed, large simple regions sized for crayons, pure white background, no shading, no grey, no fills, no hatching. Whole subject inside the frame with a generous white margin. No text, no lettering, no watermark.
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A row of glowing clay diya lamps on a rangoli-style geometric floral mandala, marigold garlands hanging from the top edge, limited palette of saffron, magenta, deep teal and gold on a midnight indigo background. Clean symmetrical shapes, crisp detail. Headline reading "Happy Diwali", spelled exactly, in gold, no other text, no watermark.
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A row of glowing clay diya lamps on a rangoli-style geometric floral mandala, marigold garlands hanging from the top edge, limited palette of saffron, magenta, deep teal and gold on a midnight indigo background. Clean symmetrical shapes, crisp detail. Headline reading "Happy Diwali", spelled exactly, in gold, no other text, no watermark.
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A hand-drawn vase of wildflowers and a cup of tea on a small table, one fine charcoal line on warm white, with a single flat terracotta circle behind as an accent. Elegant restraint, lots of negative space, crisp vector strokes. Script lettering reading "Thank You", spelled exactly, beneath the illustration, no other text, no watermark.
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A curled red fox sleeping under a snow-laden fir tree, simple geometric snowflakes, a crescent moon and stars on a deep pine green background, limited palette of rust, cream, forest green and gold. Clean shapes, minimal Scandinavian folk feel. Large decorative word reading "Joy", spelled exactly, in gold above the fox, no other text, no watermark.
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A curled red fox sleeping under a snow-laden fir tree, simple geometric snowflakes, a crescent moon and stars on a deep pine green background, limited palette of rust, cream, forest green and gold. Clean shapes, minimal Scandinavian folk feel. Large decorative word reading "Joy", spelled exactly, in gold above the fox, no other text, no watermark.
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A symmetrical arch of eucalyptus leaves, white roses and berries framing the centre, fine line accents, limited palette of sage, deep green, dusty rose and ivory, clean shapes and generous margins. Names in elegant script reading "Mia & Sam", spelled exactly, with a small line beneath reading "Together", spelled exactly, no other text, no watermark.
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An eight-point star made of half-square triangles radiating from a central square, surrounded by flying geese borders and a checkerboard frame. Limited palette of indigo, mustard, rose and cream with tiny printed calico textures on some patches, visible stitch-line dashes along every seam, precise geometric alignment, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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An eight-point star made of half-square triangles radiating from a central square, surrounded by flying geese borders and a checkerboard frame. Limited palette of indigo, mustard, rose and cream with tiny printed calico textures on some patches, visible stitch-line dashes along every seam, precise geometric alignment, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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How it stacks up

The same cold brew prompt, the same 3:4 frame, default settings: Recraft V4.1 next to the two models people weigh it against. Credits are each model's price today.

Recraft V4.118 credits · 6.2sLabel exact 2 of 2
FLUX.2 Pro30 credits · 8.9sLabel exact 2 of 2
GPT Image 221 credits · 16.4sLabel exact 2 of 2

Recraft was fastest by far and set the label small; Pro made it read like a designed product.

Read the full nine-model test

What it costs

Per image

18 credits

A run of 4 72 credits

You pay the credits on the Generate button for each image, nothing more. A failed run gives its credits back. New accounts get 100 credits free, enough for 5 images.

Aspect ratios: 16:9
3:2
4:3
5:4
1:1
4:5
3:4
2:3
9:16
Images per run: 1 to 4
References: No, text only
Typical speed: 6.2 seconds an image in our test
Commercial use: Yes, you own the output.

Prompt tips

What changed Recraft V4.1's results in our runs.

Spell out small details
It skipped "heavy faceted base" on all three perfume bottles and set "etched small" large. Check those first.
"ASHE" etched small on the front
Name the palette
Our fox prompt named two colours, and both runs kept to them apart from a little white.
only two colours, orange and dark teal
Check every icon
In one of two runs of a four-icon set, it drew a sprout where we asked for a leaf.
a coffee cup, a bicycle, a house and a leaf

When to pick another

Recraft V4.1 isn't the answer to everything. Here's what we'd use instead.

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Questions

How much does a Recraft V4.1 image cost?

18 credits an image, so a run of four costs 72. Your free credits cover five images. A failed run gives its credits back.

Which aspect ratios does Recraft V4.1 support?

Nine: 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3 and 9:16.

Can I use reference images with Recraft V4.1?

No. It generates from a text prompt only.

Can I use Recraft V4.1 images commercially?

Yes. You own what you make and can use it for any lawful purpose, personal or commercial. Our Terms of Service, section 5, have the details.

Make your first one free.

New accounts get 100 credits free. One Recraft V4.1 image is 18 credits.

Start with Recraft V4.1

What it does best

Fastest of the nine

Flat lays it nails

Simple vector shapes