Ming-Image-0.1-Designvs.Recraft V4.1 Flash
Which one is better?
We have not tested Ming-Image-0.1-Design ourselves yet. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.
Test images
Same task, the first image of each.
No image from the four fixed tasks for Ming-Image-0.1-Design yet.
Result for “Typography and layout”:only Recraft V4.1 Flash tested
What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.
“Ahead”: the 95 % ranges of both values do not overlap. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but the ranges overlap.
Missing image run for Ming-Image-0.1-Design
The free demo rejected the documented repeats because of its ZeroGPU allowance; a recorder failure leaves one earlier poster outcome unknown. The current remaining demo allowance could not be verified. A local attempt using the official Design weights reached the BF16 transformer on MPS, but was stopped before any image as system-wide memory swapping rose sharply. The original script provides no verified memory-saving execution route for this Mac. Checked November 3, 2026. Test the exact model version with an available demo allowance or an authorized runtime with sufficient resources.
DocumentationThe numbers at a glance
Ming-Image-0.1-Design
not tested yet
Recraft V4.1 Flash
Rank 45 of 108
Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.
Ming-Image-0.1-Design
- Subscription
- n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: API, local).
- Weights
- Open weights.
Recraft V4.1 Flash
- Subscription
- Free to use at Recraft (Recraft Free, with limited credits), more from $12 a month (Recraft Basic, with limited credits). Through other providers from $9 a month (Krea Basic, with limited credits). 14 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: API, Web app).
- Weights
- Unknown.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
GraduallyBench from Nov 7, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (39 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | Ming-Image-0.1-Design | Recraft V4.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | n/a | n/a |
| Arena rank | n/a | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | n/a | n/a |
| GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 | n/a | 63 |
| GraduallyBench by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | n/a | 82 |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | n/a | 65 |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | n/a | 46 |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | n/a | 58 |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | n/a | n/a |
| 100 images | n/a | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | n/a | September 2026 |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | open | unknown |
| Access | API, local | API, Web app |
| Parameters | 6 billion | not published |
| Largest output | not consistently published | 1K |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | n/a | 14 |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: Ming-Image-0.1-Design model source (verified Nov 1, 2026) · Recraft V4.1 Flash model source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on Artificial Analysis and LMArena; the sources are named under the card. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.
No shared arena score in the stored snapshot
The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for Ming-Image-0.1-Design and Recraft V4.1 Flash from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.