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Recraft

Recraft isn’t just another AI image generator or editor — it’s here to wow designers.

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Overview

When it first emerged in mid 2024, Recraft AI took over the Artificial Analysis leaderboard, a ranking system where user choices decide the best AI image generators. With a 72% win rate and an impressive ELO score of 1163, Recraft leads by 34 points over its nearest rival, FLUX 1.1 Pro by Black Forest Labs.

Recraft AI is a UK-based platform packed with creative features. Beyond image generation, it offers tools for removing backgrounds, picking color palettes, and advanced editing like in-painting and out-painting.

What Sets Recraft Apart?

1. Versatile Styles & Text

Recraft AI supports raw, photo-realistic, and vector art styles. Its standout? Handling text-heavy designs. While others struggle with text in visuals, Recraft nails it, making it perfect for retro designs like 80s VHS covers or sci-fi posters.

2. Precision in Object Placement

When it comes to specifics, like object counts, colors, or positioning, Recraft V3 excels. A prompt like “Three apples, two pears, and six plums in a basket” results in spot-on images—a major edge over competitors.

Why Designers Love Recraft

Recraft isn’t just about generating images. Its features include:

  • AI Image Generator: Transform text into visuals.
  • AI Image Vectorizer: Convert raster images into scalable vectors.
  • AI Vector Generator: Create vector graphics like logos and icons.
  • Mockup Generator: Preview designs in real-life settings.
  • Image Upscaler: Improve resolution.
  • Background Remover: Isolate your subject.
  • AI Eraser: Remove unwanted elements.

You can export images in SVG, PNG, JPEG, or even Lottie formats, giving you full flexibility for your projects.

Recraft also has external models:

Generate images with HiDream I1 Dev, Imagen 3, Flux 1.1 Pro and Flux 1 Dev,
then seamlessly refine your visuals — all in one place.

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Freemium Proprietary License Web-based #Image & Graphics

Educators and Trainers Creative Professionals Content Creators Media and Film Makers Marketing and Branding Specialists Developers and Tech Creators Nonprofit and Advocacy Creators Small Business Owners Entertainment and Performance Artists Professional Content Creators

Plan Name Tier Type Cost per Month Credits per Month Credits per Image
Free free 0.00 50 2.00
* Images are owned by Recraft. No parallel execution. Images per Prompt:2. Generation or modification of a single image usually costs 1-2 credits.
Basic lowest 10.00 1000 2.00
* Full ownership of outputs. Private generation. Max concurrent jobs: 10. Images per Prompt:4. Top up credits cost:400 credits for $4. Generation or modification of a single image usually costs 1-2 credits.
Advanced medium 33.00 4000 2.00
* Perfect for designers needing extra credits for higher usage. Full ownership of outputs. Private generation. Max concurrent jobs: 10. Images per Prompt: 4. Top up credits cost: 400 credits for $4. Generation or modification of a single image usually costs 1-2 credits.
Pro top 60.00 8400 2.00
* For professionals creating content at scale with unlimited top-ups. Full ownership of outputs. Private generation. Maximum concurrent jobs: 10. Images per Prompt: 4. Top up credits cost: 400 credits for $4. Generation or modification of a single image usually costs 1-2 credits.

Where multiple modes are available, the calculations are done for the most advanced (and costly) ones.

Pricing can change, make sure to check relevant links for any updates to the subscription plans.

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Prompt:
Mixed-media style: A painted woman in digital illustration style, her skin layered with brushstroke textures, stands centered in a realistic urban street. She holds a magenta umbrella as soft rain streaks across the frame. Her profile is calm and composed, shot at eye level in symmetrical composition. Her hair fades into smoke at the tips—turquoise, purple, and gold—drifting ethereally in the breeze. Her figure, rendered with surreal painterly textures and glowing Van Gogh-like swirls, contrasts sharply with the realism of the city. Behind her, a photorealistic street scene unfolds: wet pavement reflecting neon shop signs, storefronts, cars, trees, and people, with a bus halting in the distance. Every reflection is crisp and grounded. The sky is overcast, diffusing a cinematic, moody light. The juxtaposition highlights two realities colliding: her surreal, painted presence versus the grounded city.
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Generated on August 26, 2025:

Image output
There was no room for the full prompt, made tightened version. Recraft V3 doesn't like long kontext prompts anyway, quality starts deteriorating the more details heavy the prompt gets
Recraft V3
Prompt:
A man with an exaggeratedly large, curled handlebar mustache and slicked back dark hair. His mustache is extravagantly styled into wide, symmetrical spirals that curl outward and upward from each side of his face, forming dramatic loops that extend well beyond the width of his head. His expression is serious and slightly comical, with raised eyebrows and tightly pursed lips, adding a touch of whimsy to the image. He wears round gold-rimmed glasses. ...

Generated on June 10, 2025:

Image output
Recraft's creative upscale example
Recraft V3
Prompt:
none

Generated on June 4, 2025:

Image output
Recraft V3 original closeup portrait vs crisp upscale vs creative upscale.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
First-person perspective of slow cycling, with the wind gently blowing against the face. In the front basket of the bicycle, a cute capybara wears a flower crown, and the flowers on its head sway in the wind. The road is lined with lush flowers and plants, with distant snow-capped mountains, white clouds, and a blue sky. The camera follows the cycling speed, constantly switching scenes.
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Generated on June 4, 2025:

Image output
Recraft's Raw V3 photorealistic style + simple artistic level ensures against illustration-style renders + asymmetrical compositions.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
A natural beauty blonde woman with a confident and assertive pose is in the center looking at the viewer with fierce focused annoyed gaze, wearing a slightly dirty Western-inspired outfit, including a Western-style hat, a dress with a vest-like undergarment, and a feminine yet strong aesthetic. She is pointing a large 8-Gauge Shotgun (aka 8-bore) straight in front of herself, at the viewer, with the massive barrel dominating the foreground and appearing exaggerated in size due to dramatic perspective, creating an intense visual focus. The style is a realistic photograph with a focus on fashion and a cinematic quality, a still from a Western-themed film. The background consists of a series of buildings, a hint of a mountain range, and a rustic atmosphere. I've created four new images from your Western-themed scene, each with a unique take on the natural beauty blonde woman and her confident pose, all with a focus on fashion and cinematic quality.
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Generated on May 18, 2025:

Image output
Natural beauty sure wears a lot of makeup in Recraft's imagination. And is typically older than most other generators would think. You have to specify really young age like 30 to get her to look your typical fresh, pretty face. Default artistic level, to force a more symmetrical view select Simple or Clean.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
Extremely hyper realistic super textural weird surreal psychedelic sofa made of patterns of human eyes, sets of toes, rows of teeth, lips colored in white, pink, purple, clear, translucent and bright pastel colors, sofa situated in the middle of a futuristic sci-fi looking wide empty room with semi-reflective steel-white walls and floor.
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Generated on April 26, 2025:

Image output
Recraft V3 Raw
Recraft V3
Prompt:
Underwater view of a cute baby otter diving in clear blue (pacyfic cyan #04A9D6) water. Camera shows its face close as it is looking at the viewer. In the ultimate left part of the frame there's ((half of)) the large smooth red plastic ball visible.

Generated on January 26, 2025:

Image output
Increadible realism for underwater photography and wildlife.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
3D product image of a t-shirt on ghost mannequin (color and shape details) agains a solid white background.

Generated on January 19, 2025:

Image output
Recraft's mockup generation mode, then overlaying logo image on top.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
Commercial product image against white background, displaying a green baseball cap with purple seams.

Generated on January 12, 2025:

Image output
Mockup design example featuring our logo on a baseball cap.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
Medium shot, fish-eye lens. Shallow depth of field creates a focus on the robots taking selfies while at the top of the mountain. All robots huddled together while taking a group selfie picture. Goldy is a red 1950s retro robot monster, slightly rusty. Dolbus is a sleek futuristic humanoid robot with rounded features, black and steel look and taller than the rest. Bingus is a copper steampunk robot with big eyes and a stylish hat posing with crossed arms, chin up, projecting attitude. All robots appear happy, smiling directly at the camera. The mood is jolly and humorous.
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Generated on January 12, 2025:

Image output
Recraft V3 Raw model used.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
instagram photo of a 22 y.o woman wearing smart casual clothes - a t-shirt, jacket and knee-long shorts, fancy belt, holding a little white dog in…
to see full prompt.

Generated on December 31, 2024:

Image output
Example of background removal feature. Prompt + custom color palette used to generate initial image using 'Photorealism' model.
Recraft V3
Prompt:
A sleek product image of a futuristic beverage can on a solid white background, featuring the brand name "AI creators tools" in bold, modern…
to see full prompt.
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Generated on December 30, 2024:

Image output
Recraft V3 Raw model used, custom color palette set.
Recraft V3
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Latest Recraft News

August 15, 2025

Export is now available in PDF format.

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July 10, 2025

Recraft just joined the AI agent network. They rolled out a Model Context Protocol server so now you can make and edit raster and vector images right inside chatbots like Claude or Cursor. Handy for devs and users who like to mess with new stuff.

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May 6, 2025

Recraft has introduced Advanced Style Controls, allowing users to browse a new style library, combine up to five styles or images, and customize their balance with style-level prompts. Users can choose between focusing on style essentials or including composition elements. Saved styles can be reused across projects or shared with teams for visual consistency.

May 1, 2025

Recraft now integrates OpenAI, allowing users to generate content directly within the platform. Users can then upscale, edit, recolor, remove backgrounds, and create mockups.

April 16, 2025

Imagen 3 is now available in Recraft. One more amazing model to explore, experiment, and create with. You'll find Imagen 3 in the Style Library, under “All models" → External.

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This page was last updated on August 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM