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Recraft V4.1 Flash

Recraft V4.1 Flash is rank 42 of 74 in our GraduallyBench test.

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Summary

Recraft V4.1 Flash is an image model from Recraft. Documented maximum output resolution is 1K.

Image samples from our tests

These images come from documented single requests with an archived prompt. They complement measurements but do not replace a controlled laboratory test.

Character and detailOpen Character and detail at original size

Character and detail

This sample tests Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency.

Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Generated through openrouter with model ID recraft/recraft-v4.1-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.007000.

Open source
InfographicOpen Infographic at original size

Infographic

This sample tests Numbers, labels, and visual organization.

Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Generated through openrouter with model ID recraft/recraft-v4.1-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.007000.

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Product photographyOpen Product photography at original size

Product photography

This sample tests Materials, reflections, and fine details.

Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Generated through openrouter with model ID recraft/recraft-v4.1-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.007000.

Open source
Typography and layoutOpen Typography and layout at original size

Typography and layout

This sample tests Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Generated through openrouter with model ID recraft/recraft-v4.1-flash. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.007000.

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All benchmark results

Every published result with its source, test setup and comparison models.

Show all 4 published benchmark results

Published benchmarks

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Krea 398.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash95.9 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility91.3 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein86.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.085.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.583.6 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct81.7 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro81.7 rank points
Ideogram 4.079 rank points
Nano Banana 277.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni76.7 rank points
Muse Image76.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality75.8 rank points
Nano Banana Pro75.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro75.8 rank points
Krea 2 Large75.3 rank points
Firefly Image Model 574.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image74.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro73.5 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image73.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.073.1 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex71.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro70.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite70.3 rank points
Bria FIBO 268.9 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo68.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Max68 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro67.1 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash65.8 rank points
Luma Uni-1.164.4 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max63 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev61.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash60.7 rank points
Nano Banana 2.159.8 rank points
GPT Image 1.558 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)57.5 rank points
Recraft V4.156.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.555.2 rank points
Z-Image Turbo53.9 rank points
Reve 2.153 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.150.2 rank points
GPT Image 249.3 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare48.4 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst47.5 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini46.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash42.5 rank points
MAI-Image-2.638.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo38.8 rank points
Seedream 4.035.6 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image31.5 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image30.1 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite29.7 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro29.2 rank points
Kling Image 3.026.5 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]25.1 rank points
Z-Image Base24.7 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]23.7 rank points
Qwen Image 3.022.8 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B21.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B21 rank points
MiniMax Image-0118.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium17.4 rank points
Ideogram 4.515.5 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]13.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT12.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large11 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 410.5 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra8.7 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image8.2 rank points
Midjourney V8.18.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]7.3 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px2.3 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.01.4 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 30.5 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Product photography

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst93.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash92.2 rank points
Muse Image89.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.088.6 rank points
GPT Image 287.2 rank points
Krea 2 Large87.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro86.8 rank points
Qwen Image 3.086.3 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash84 rank points
Krea 383.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.683.6 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo83.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image82.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro81.7 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct80.4 rank points
Nano Banana 2.179.9 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro79.9 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)76.7 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.075.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite74 rank points
Recraft V4.173.1 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.172.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B71.7 rank points
Nano Banana Pro71.7 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo67.1 rank points
Reve 2.166.7 rank points
Bria FIBO 259.4 rank points
Ideogram 4.558.9 rank points
Luma Uni-1.158.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.558.9 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT57.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex56.2 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max56.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B54.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Max52.1 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite50.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash48.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro47 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash47 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.543.8 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini43.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image42.9 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein42.9 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro42 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev40.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]39.7 rank points
Kling Image 3.039.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro39.3 rank points
Nano Banana 238.8 rank points
GPT Image 1.537.9 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare37.9 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image37.9 rank points
Midjourney V8.136.5 rank points
Seedream 4.031.1 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility30.1 rank points
Z-Image Turbo28.3 rank points
Firefly Image Model 524.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]21.9 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni21.5 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]21 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality21 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image19.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image19.2 rank points
Z-Image Base15.1 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large13.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium12.8 rank points
MiniMax Image-0111.9 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]9.1 rank points
Ideogram 4.08.2 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px8.2 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra5.9 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 45 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.03.7 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 31.4 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Character and detail

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Firefly Image Model 586.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash86.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro85.8 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro85.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Max84.5 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.583.1 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro82.6 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare82.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein81.7 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility78.5 rank points
Krea 378.1 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst74.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image72.6 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image72.6 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality68 rank points
Ideogram 4.568 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro68 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro67.1 rank points
Nano Banana 2.166.7 rank points
GPT Image 1.564.4 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max64.4 rank points
Muse Image63.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.062.1 rank points
Nano Banana 262.1 rank points
GPT Image 260.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev60.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B59.4 rank points
Qwen Image 3.059.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex58 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.057.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.056.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.556.6 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite55.2 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]54.8 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)54.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo53 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B52.5 rank points
Bria FIBO 249.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.147.9 rank points
Nano Banana Pro46.6 rank points
Z-Image Base46.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 446.1 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro46.1 rank points
Z-Image Turbo46.1 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image45.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.643.8 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct42.9 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra42.5 rank points
Reve 2.142 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]39.7 rank points
Seedream 4.039.7 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo37.9 rank points
Recraft V4.137 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]35.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash35.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni35.2 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite35.2 rank points
Krea 2 Large34.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash34.2 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image26.9 rank points
MiniMax Image-0123.3 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large23.3 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image22.4 rank points
Kling Image 3.021.9 rank points
Midjourney V8.121.9 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.121 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash21 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.017.4 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT17.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium15.5 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 38.7 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]8.7 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini7.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px5.5 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Infographic

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Luma Uni-1.195.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo93.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash91.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst91.3 rank points
Qwen Image 3.091.3 rank points
Reve 2.190.4 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro86.8 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.084.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.084.9 rank points
Krea 2 Large84.9 rank points
Krea 384.9 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.182.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.581.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash78.5 rank points
GPT Image 278.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.077.6 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev74.9 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.574.9 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT74.9 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein73.5 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo73.1 rank points
Nano Banana 2.170.8 rank points
Bria FIBO 269.9 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max69.4 rank points
Seedream 4.068.9 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare65.8 rank points
Muse Image65.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro62.1 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro61.6 rank points
Recraft V4.161.2 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image60.3 rank points
FLUX 3 Image58.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash58.9 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image56.2 rank points
GPT Image 1.555.7 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite55.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash55.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct51.1 rank points
MAI-Image-2.549.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility48.9 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro48.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Max47.9 rank points
Nano Banana Pro47.9 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]43.8 rank points
Nano Banana 243.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex40.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.640.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro37.4 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]32.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality30.6 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]27.4 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image26.9 rank points
Kling Image 3.026.5 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)26.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B26 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro26 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image25.1 rank points
Midjourney V8.123.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large23.3 rank points
Z-Image Turbo20.5 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium19.6 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B19.2 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni17.8 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]17.4 rank points
Z-Image Base10 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra8.2 rank points
MiniMax Image-018.2 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini7.8 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite7.3 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.06.4 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 45 rank points
Firefly Image Model 55 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 34.1 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px3.7 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 1, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
74
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Recorded measurement details

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
95.9
Score
95.9
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
2
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
4
Individual ranks
8, 2, 2
Criterion scores
headline 1.67, subline 1.67, text-control 1.67, visual-brief 1.67, layout 1.67
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Product photography (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
47
Score
47
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
38
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
39.67
Individual ranks
51, 36, 32
Criterion scores
subject 1.33, time 1.33, watch-details 1, photography 1.33, exclusions 1.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Character and detail (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
21
Score
21
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
66
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
58.67
Individual ranks
65, 53, 58
Criterion scores
scene 1.67, wardrobe 1.67, anatomy 1.33, props 1, environment 2
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Infographic (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
55.2
Score
55.2
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
36
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-01
Methodology
One archived, unfiltered first output per model. All 74 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
33.67
Individual ranks
35, 44, 22
Criterion scores
title 1.67, sequence 1.67, labels 1.33, diagram 1, clarity 1.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest

Head-to-head comparisons

Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. GPT Image 2
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Reve 2.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Nano Banana 2
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Midjourney V8.2
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. GPT Image 1.5
Show all comparisons (139)
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.5
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Nano Banana Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Nano Banana 2 Lite
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Seedream 5.0 Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image Quality
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Max
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Qwen Image 2.0 Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.5 Flash
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. HiDream-O1-Image-1.5
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Krea 2 Medium Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Seedream 4.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Krea 2 Large
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Luma Uni-1.1 Max
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Flex
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Ideogram 4.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Wan 2.6 Text to Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Klein 9B
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. HiDream-O1-Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Firefly Image Model 5
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Midjourney V8.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.6
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MAI-Image-2.6 Flash
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Muse Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX 3 Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX 3 Image Klein
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Nano Banana 2.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Ideogram 4.5
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Hy Image 3.5 Preview
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Ming-Image-0.1-Design
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Bria FIBO 2
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Krea 3
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Qwen Image 3.0 Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Qwen Image 3.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Wan 2.7 Image Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Wan 2.7 Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Seedream 5.0 Flash
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. SenseNova U1.5 Lite
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Kling Image 3.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Kling Image 3.0 Omni
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Vidu Q2 Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. WAND-Vega-Image 1.0 Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. WAND-Vega-Image 1.0 Flash
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. WAND-Vega-Image 1.0 Lite
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. GLM-Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MiniMax Image-01
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Z-Image Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Luma Uni-1.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Runway Gen-4 Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Runway Gen-4 Image Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Leonardo Phoenix 1.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Leonardo Lucid Origin
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Leonardo Lucid Realism
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Adobe Firefly Image 3
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Flash
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Xingliu Star-3
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MiracleVision V6
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Hy Image 3.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Bria FIBO Lite
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Mystic 2.5
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Mystic 2.5 Flexible
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Mystic 2.5 Fluid
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Seedream 4.5
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Seedream 5.0 Lite
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Kling Image O1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Image Core
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Image Ultra
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. GPT Image 1 Mini
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Klein 4B
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.2 Dev
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX1.1 [pro]
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.1 [dev]
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [max]
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. SDXL Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Stable Diffusion Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Midjourney V7
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Niji 7
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. HUMAIN Image 1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MOSS-Image-Base
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. MOSS-Image-SFT
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. LLaDA-Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. LLaDA-Image-Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Nucleus-Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. LongCat-Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. BAGEL-7B-MoT
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. OmniGen2
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Emu3.5-Image
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. NextStep-1.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Base
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Chroma1-HD
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Chroma1-Flash
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. AuraFlow v0.3
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Lumina-Image 2.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. HART-0.7B-1024px
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Janus-Pro-1B
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Janus-Pro-7B
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Show-o2-1.5B-HQ
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Kandinsky 3.1
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Anima Base v1.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Krea 2 Raw
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. HunyuanImage 3.0
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil
Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Z-Image Base

All specifications

Input and output

Maximum output
1K
Source: Maximum output

Licence and access

Access
API, Web
Source: Access

API

Native API model ID
recraftv4_1_flash; the vendor docs describe Flash as a separate model, not a speed parameter.
Source: Native API model ID

Further details

Release context
Released in September 2026.
Source: Release context

Prices

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OpenRouter (recraft/recraft-v4.1-flash)
$0.007 per image (estimated)Source
fal.ai (recraft/v4.1/flash/text-to-image)
$0.007 per image (estimated)Source

Free to use at Recraft (Recraft Free, with limited credits), more from ≈ €12.78 a month (Recraft Basic, with limited credits). Through other providers from ≈ €9.59 a month (Krea Basic, with limited credits). 14 plans in Germany.

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PlanMonthly priceNote
Recraft Freefreedeveloper's own plan, with limited credit
Recraft Basic≈ €12.78developer's own plan, with limited credit
Recraft Pro≈ €21.30developer's own plan, with limited credit
Recraft Teams≈ €23.43developer's own plan, with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Krea Basic≈ €9.59with limited credit
Runway Standard≈ €15.98with limited credit
Krea Pro≈ €37.28with limited credit
Runway Pro≈ €37.28with limited credit
Runway Team≈ €73.50with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Runway Max≈ €101.19with limited credit
Krea Max≈ €111.84with limited credit
Krea Business≈ €213.03with limited credit, for teams
Krea Enterprisen/afor enterprises
Runway Enterprisen/afor enterprises

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Frequently asked questions about Recraft V4.1 Flash

How good is Recraft V4.1 Flash?

Rank 42 of 74 in our own test.

GraduallyBench from Nov 1, 2026

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
Seedream 5.0 Flash56
Nano Banana 255
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash55
Recraft V4.1 FlashRank 42 of 7455
GPT Image 1.554
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)54
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro52

What is Recraft V4.1 Flash good at?

Best at Typography and layout (96 out of 100), weakest at Character and detail (21).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

  1. Recraft V4.1 Flash: Typography and layoutTypography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition96out of 100Rank 2 of 74 in this task
  2. Recraft V4.1 Flash: Product photographyProduct photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details47out of 100Rank 38 of 74 in this task
  3. Recraft V4.1 Flash: Character and detailCharacter and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency21out of 100Rank 66 of 74 in this task
  4. Recraft V4.1 Flash: InfographicInfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization55out of 100Rank 36 of 74 in this task

Where can I use Recraft V4.1 Flash?

Free to use at Recraft. Including other providers that makes 14 plans in Germany.

Subscription comparison, prices in Germany incl. VAT

At Recraft

4 plans, free (Recraft Free).

Through other providers

10 plans from 2 providers, from ≈ €9.59 a month (Krea Basic), with limited credits.

Sources and data date

Benchmark sources at a glance

Which independent evaluators tested this model. This is coverage, not a quality ranking.

No active result from the reviewed external evaluators can currently be attributed to this model. Other source evidence remains available below.

Without vendor claims and historical or disputed results; those stay labelled in the single values.

TypeEvidence and data date
Additional sourceRecraft (retrieved November 1, 2026) · Recraft · Editorial description reviewed November 1, 2026
Additional sourceOpenRouter
Additional sourcefal.ai
Additional sourceGradually-Bildtest (retrieved November 1, 2026)