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Recraft V4.1 Utility

Recraft V4.1 Utility is rank 41 of 108 in our GraduallyBench test.

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GraduallyBenchRank 41 of 108

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PriceRank 9 of 28

$0.035per imagelower is better

PopularityRank 580 of 875

20out of 100same as last month

Summary

At $0.035 per image it is fairly cheap; a typical image model costs $0.06.

Recraft V4.1 Utility is the general-purpose image line within the V4.1 family. The standard version outputs 1-megapixel images, while Utility Pro outputs 4-megapixel images. The V4.1 line focused on artistic and design quality also offers both resolution tiers.

Recraft describes V4.1 as the next step beyond V4, with sharper results, better object understanding, more consistent output, and more natural prompt following. Icons and illustrations should also come out cleaner. Access is through API and web, with proprietary weights.

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-utility. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default 1K resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.035000.

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-utility. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default 1K resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.035000.

Open source
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-utility. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default 1K resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.035000.

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-utility. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, provider default 1K resolution, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.035000.

Open source

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Published benchmarks

Text to Image Arena

Elo ratings summarize pairwise comparisons within this leaderboard. They are not percentages. The scale does not express absolute quality or linear gaps between models.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,227.25 Elo
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,208.16 Elo
GPT Image 21,187.61 Elo
MAI-Image-2.61,168.32 Elo
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,165.79 Elo
Nano Banana 21,141.6 Elo
Muse Image1,127.86 Elo
GPT Image 1.51,123.86 Elo
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash1,121.56 Elo
MAI-Image-2.51,120.06 Elo
Nano Banana Pro1,118.67 Elo
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,109.07 Elo
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,101.17 Elo
Grok Imagine Image Quality1,049.08 Elo
Qwen-Image-2.11,045.48 Elo
Krea 2 Large1,035.45 Elo
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash1,032.28 Elo
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,031.23 Elo
FLUX.2 Flex1,027.68 Elo
Recraft V4.1 Utility1,027.66 Elo
FLUX.2 Max1,020.57 Elo
Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,020.35 Elo
Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,017.69 Elo
HiDream-O1-Image-1.51,017.68 Elo
Ideogram 4.51,015.99 Elo
FLUX.2 Pro1,003.17 Elo
Ideogram 4.01,002.93 Elo
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct988.05 Elo
HiDream-O1-Image978 Elo
FLUX.2 Klein 9B932.08 Elo

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 Elo - 1,227.25 Elo

Source: Artificial Analysis
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
elo-rating
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
30
Methodology and context
AA appearances: 7727. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 24. Upper rank: 38. Source model ID: e633cd0c-68a3-4c73-a020-98e2d75a03a6. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0
Source: Artificial Analysis

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.

Nano Banana 299.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex98.1 rank points
FLUX 3 Image96 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility95.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image94.1 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite93.1 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni92.8 rank points
Nano Banana Pro91.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Max91.6 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash88.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality88.2 rank points
Krea 2 Large86.3 rank points
Firefly Image Model 585.7 rank points
Muse Image85.7 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein84.4 rank points
Seedream 4.583.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.582.2 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite82.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro81 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro81 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct78.8 rank points
Krea 377.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash76.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.575.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite75.7 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max75.1 rank points
GPT Image 274.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.073.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2.172.3 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo71.3 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro71 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.070.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash70.1 rank points
Recraft V4.169.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro68.9 rank points
Bria FIBO 268.5 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)68.2 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)67.9 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini67.9 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro67.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.067.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.167 rank points
Seedream 4.064.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare63.9 rank points
LLaDA-Image62 rank points
MAI-Image-2.662 rank points
GPT Image 1.559.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview55.8 rank points
Reve 2.153.9 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst53.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash53.6 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.153.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.051.4 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image51.4 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base50.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo50.8 rank points
GLM-Image50.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev49.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]45.5 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview45.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]42.1 rank points
LongCat-Image41.4 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image41.1 rank points
Z-Image Turbo39.6 rank points
Nucleus-Image38.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro38.3 rank points
MiniMax Image-0137.4 rank points
Chroma1-HD36.4 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite35.5 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro35.5 rank points
Z-Image Base32.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B32.4 rank points
Qwen Image 3.032.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B31.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium30.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large30.8 rank points
OmniGen229.6 rank points
Ideogram 4.528.3 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image26.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo25.5 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra21.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium21.8 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT21.5 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT21.2 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 420.6 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px20.6 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]19 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.018.4 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo18.1 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image18.1 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra16.2 rank points
Chroma1-Flash16.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]16.2 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain16.2 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px15.9 rank points
Midjourney V8.114.3 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.012.5 rank points
AuraFlow v0.311.2 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT11.2 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base9 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px8.1 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo7.8 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 36.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.05 rank points
SDXL Turbo3.4 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS3.1 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px3.1 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo0 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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.

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash90.3 rank points
Krea 2 Large90 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo89.7 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.189.7 rank points
GPT Image 289.4 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite88.8 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct88.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.688.2 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT87.9 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image87.9 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite87.2 rank points
Qwen Image 3.087.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B86.6 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst86.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro86.6 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT85.7 rank points
Bria FIBO 283.8 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite83.5 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro83.2 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.081.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B80.7 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo80.7 rank points
Muse Image80.7 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)80.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash76.9 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro76.9 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein74.8 rank points
Reve 2.173.8 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini73.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview72.6 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro71.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max71 rank points
Recraft V4.171 rank points
MAI-Image-2.570.1 rank points
Nano Banana Pro70.1 rank points
Nano Banana 2.169.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare69.2 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)68.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.568.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.067.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex62.6 rank points
Krea 362.6 rank points
FLUX 3 Image62 rank points
Nucleus-Image62 rank points
Kling Image 3.060.4 rank points
Luma Uni-1.159.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Max58.6 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro58.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro57.9 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain57.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash57.6 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image53.9 rank points
GPT Image 1.552.3 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.550.8 rank points
Midjourney V8.149.5 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]46.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev46.4 rank points
Firefly Image Model 545.8 rank points
Nano Banana 244.9 rank points
Seedream 4.044.2 rank points
Seedream 4.544.2 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni39.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality37.1 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base36.1 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash36.1 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]35.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro35.8 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite35.2 rank points
LLaDA-Image35.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.033.6 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image32.7 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility32.4 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image32.4 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image31.1 rank points
MiniMax Image-0129.9 rank points
OmniGen229.9 rank points
Z-Image Turbo29.9 rank points
LongCat-Image29.3 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium29 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]28.7 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra28.3 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo26.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px26.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium25.9 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]25.5 rank points
Ideogram 4.022.1 rank points
Z-Image Base21.5 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px19 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large16.5 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra15.9 rank points
Chroma1-HD15.9 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.015.9 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS15.9 rank points
Chroma1-Flash15.6 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview15.3 rank points
AuraFlow v0.315 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT15 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 314.6 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo14.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 413.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.012.8 rank points
GLM-Image9 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base7.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo5.6 rank points
SDXL Turbo2.8 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px1.2 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo1.2 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px0.3 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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.

GPT Image 1.588.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro88.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro86.9 rank points
Krea 384.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev81.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni81.6 rank points
Reve 2.180.1 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)79.4 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image78.5 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro78.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash75.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex75.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.075.1 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT74.1 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro74.1 rank points
Seedream 4.072.9 rank points
Firefly Image Model 572.3 rank points
Z-Image Base71 rank points
Z-Image Turbo71 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite70.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Max70.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image69.5 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash67.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.567.6 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein66.4 rank points
Nucleus-Image66.4 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility66.4 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT65.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro64.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro64.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst64.2 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare63.2 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image63.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.662.9 rank points
LLaDA-Image62.6 rank points
Qwen Image 3.061.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B61.1 rank points
Muse Image61.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.060.7 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max60.4 rank points
GPT Image 260.1 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro60.1 rank points
Kling Image 3.059.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.058.9 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.558.3 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct57.9 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)57 rank points
Nano Banana 2.156.7 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality55.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.554.8 rank points
Krea 2 Large54.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]52.6 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo52.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 452.3 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash52 rank points
Midjourney V8.151.4 rank points
GLM-Image51.1 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo51.1 rank points
Chroma1-Flash50.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]50.2 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview49.5 rank points
Luma Uni-1.148.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite48.6 rank points
Bria FIBO 248.3 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra48 rank points
Recraft V4.148 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo47.7 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite47.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium45.8 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base45.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview45.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra45.2 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image45.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash42.4 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]39.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B38.9 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image38.9 rank points
Nano Banana Pro37.1 rank points
Seedream 4.537.1 rank points
Nano Banana 236.4 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite34.9 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.133.6 rank points
MiniMax Image-0132.7 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT32.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium31.1 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini30.8 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo29.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.028 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]27.1 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 326.8 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS26.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px26.2 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image26.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.024.3 rank points
LongCat-Image24.3 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.023.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large23.1 rank points
Chroma1-HD16.5 rank points
AuraFlow v0.316.2 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain14 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px8.7 rank points
OmniGen27.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base7.5 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo5 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo4.7 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px4 rank points
SDXL Turbo2.8 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px0.3 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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.

Seedream 5.0 Pro99.1 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst97.2 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare91 rank points
Luma Uni-1.189.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo88.8 rank points
Qwen Image 3.088.8 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro88.5 rank points
Muse Image86.3 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash86 rank points
Ideogram 4.585.4 rank points
Reve 2.184.7 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.182.9 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)82.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash81.3 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite80.4 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image79.4 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo78.8 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max78.8 rank points
Bria FIBO 278.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein77.3 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image77.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.076.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.076.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.576.3 rank points
Krea 2 Large75.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT75.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview74.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro74.5 rank points
Krea 373.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash73.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash73.5 rank points
Recraft V4.173.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.072.6 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev72 rank points
GPT Image 1.571.7 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview70.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base70.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.569.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image68.5 rank points
Seedream 4.067.3 rank points
GPT Image 266.4 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite65.7 rank points
Nano Banana Pro64.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2.164.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility63.9 rank points
Nano Banana 263.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro62 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro61.7 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro61.7 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct61.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality60.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.660.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex57 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite55.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]53.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Max53.6 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]52.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.051.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro44.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image42.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B41.7 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]39.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large38.6 rank points
Z-Image Turbo37.4 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image37.1 rank points
LongCat-Image36.8 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.036.1 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)36.1 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo35.8 rank points
Midjourney V8.135.2 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium34.3 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT33 rank points
LLaDA-Image32.7 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image32.4 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini31.8 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B30.2 rank points
GLM-Image29.9 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni29.6 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra27.7 rank points
Seedream 4.526.5 rank points
MiniMax Image-0125.5 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]24 rank points
Z-Image Base24 rank points
Nucleus-Image23.4 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain23.1 rank points
Chroma1-HD22.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium19.9 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite19.6 rank points
OmniGen219 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo16.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base15.9 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.015.9 rank points
Firefly Image Model 515 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 412.5 rank points
Chroma1-Flash12.1 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra11.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px10 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo8.4 rank points
SDXL Turbo8.4 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px7.2 rank points
AuraFlow v0.36.9 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px6.9 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT5.9 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px5.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 35.3 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS5.3 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.05 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo4.7 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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

Measurements without matching peer values

These measurements have no matching peer values under the same test conditions. Their original values and sources remain available here.

Text to Image Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1026.46
Score
1026.46
Metric
elo-rating
Unit
Elo
Benchmark version
v2.1
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
29
Confidence interval
11
Lower confidence bound
1015.46
Upper confidence bound
1037.46
Source type
independent-evaluator
Evaluator
Artificial Analysis
Status
superseded
Retrieved at
2026-10-28
Methodology
AA appearances: 7452. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 24. Upper rank: 38. Source model ID: e633cd0c-68a3-4c73-a020-98e2d75a03a6. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-10-28-3934dc936096. Source payload hash: 3934dc936096a42bab80169feb6f2838b35ed3c556ae1318a32a08935fc34479
USD price per 1,000 tokens
35
Context
This result is retained as historical evidence and is not interchangeable with current results.
Source Artificial Analysis
Text to Image Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1025.94
Score
1025.94
Metric
elo-rating
Unit
Elo
Benchmark version
v2.1
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
31
Confidence interval
11
Lower confidence bound
1014.94
Upper confidence bound
1036.94
Source type
independent-evaluator
Evaluator
Artificial Analysis
Status
superseded
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
AA appearances: 7510. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 24. Upper rank: 39. Source model ID: e633cd0c-68a3-4c73-a020-98e2d75a03a6. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-03-b02bfcda6707. Source payload hash: b02bfcda6707b185b316c6b1c2e00ef9efe82010f1e2f2903d32096adb7e1cd9
USD price per 1,000 tokens
35
Context
This result is retained as historical evidence and is not interchangeable with current results.
Source Artificial Analysis
Text to Image Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1027.72
Score
1027.72
Metric
elo-rating
Unit
Elo
Benchmark version
v2.1
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
28
Confidence interval
11
Lower confidence bound
1016.72
Upper confidence bound
1038.72
Source type
independent-evaluator
Evaluator
Artificial Analysis
Status
superseded
Retrieved at
2026-11-05
Methodology
AA appearances: 7610. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 24. Upper rank: 38. Source model ID: e633cd0c-68a3-4c73-a020-98e2d75a03a6. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-05-26c44f037990. Source payload hash: 26c44f0379909b7c043e748b63b96a2459cb9fd66f53593511d4593c14bdd11f
USD price per 1,000 tokens
35
Context
This result is retained as historical evidence and is not interchangeable with current results.
Source Artificial Analysis
AA Image Arena Elo (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1025
Score
1025
Metric
pairwise human-preference Elo
Unit
elo
Benchmark version
AA-Image-T2I v2.1
Category
text-to-image
Direction
Higher is better
Sample
7190
Confidence interval
11
Lower confidence bound
1014
Upper confidence bound
1036
Source type
independent-evaluator
Evaluator
Artificial Analysis
Status
active
Retrieved at
2026-10-17
Methodology
Independent evaluation. Overall text-to-image; exact leaderboard row Recraft V4.1 Utility.
Context
This is a dynamic leaderboard snapshot retrieved on 2026-10-17, not a published vote-collection date. The page reports Samples but does not disclose a unique-prompt or unique-rater basis, exact serving revision, or whether votes overlap earlier snapshots. Do not treat this as independent replication.
Source Artificial Analysis
OpenRouter Media full wine-glass prompt, displayed checklist result (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
3
Score
3
Metric
Displayed four-point prompt score; rubric/check definitions not disclosed
Unit
count
Benchmark version
OpenRouter Media image challenge, live board; evaluation date and version unspecified
Category
text-to-image, single-prompt instruction following
Direction
Higher is better
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
OpenRouter Media image benchmark, full wine-glass prompt
Status
active
Retrieved at
2026-10-19
Methodology
Official benchmark leaderboard. Single curated text-to-image prompt: a wine glass filled to the brim with white wine, surface level with the rim, upright on a plain wooden table, straight-on eye-level, no other objects. Displayed result is 3/4. Rubric, judge, repeats, exact evaluation date/version, and serving revision are not disclosed.
Context
One curated prompt, not a general image-quality scale. The board does not disclose the four-check rubric, judge, repeat count, evaluation date/version, or exact serving revision.
Source OpenRouter Media image benchmark, full wine-glass prompt

Recorded measurement details

Text to Image Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1027.66
Score
1027.66
Metric
elo-rating
Unit
Elo
Benchmark version
v2.1
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
30
Confidence interval
11
Lower confidence bound
1016.6600000000001
Upper confidence bound
1038.66
Source type
independent-evaluator
Evaluator
Artificial Analysis
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
AA appearances: 7727. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 24. Upper rank: 38. Source model ID: e633cd0c-68a3-4c73-a020-98e2d75a03a6. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0
USD price per 1,000 tokens
35
Source Artificial Analysis
Gradually sample test: Typography and layout (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
95.6
Score
95.6
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
4
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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
5.67
Individual ranks
11, 1, 5
Criterion scores
headline 1.33, subline 1.33, text-control 1.33, visual-brief 1.33, layout 1.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Product photography (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
32.4
Score
32.4
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
72
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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
73.33
Individual ranks
54, 99, 67
Criterion scores
subject 2, time 2, watch-details 0.67, photography 1.67, exclusions 1.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Character and detail (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
66.4
Score
66.4
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
25
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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
37
Individual ranks
22, 25, 64
Criterion scores
scene 1, wardrobe 1, anatomy 1, props 1, environment 1
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Infographic (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
63.9
Score
63.9
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
45
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 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
43, 47, 29
Criterion scores
title 1.67, sequence 1, labels 1.33, diagram 1, clarity 1
Source Gradually-Bildtest

Popularity compared

How often the model is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every model of its category.

Popularity index

The 100 most popular models of this category, 0 to 100, higher is more popular

20 of 100 models

Stable Diffusion XL 1.072
Anima Base v1.068
SDXL Turbo63
Stable Diffusion Turbo63
Nano Banana 261
FLUX.2 Max55
Krea 2 Raw54
Nano Banana Pro50
FLUX.2 Pro48
MOSS-Image-SFT46
FLUX.2 Flex46
GPT Image 246
LongCat-Image45
MAI-Image-2.645
FLUX.2 Klein 9B45
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS44
Janus-Pro-7B44
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct44
MOSS-Image-Base44
Recraft V4.1 Utility20

As of November 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index

Over time

Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 5, 2026

Recraft V4.1 UtilityGPT Image 1.5Grok Imagine Image 2.0Midjourney V8.2Luma Uni-1.1 Max

Recraft V4.1 Utility compared

Compare with another model

The most popular comparisons

  1. 1Midjourney V8.2 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  2. 2GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  3. 3GPT Image 2 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  4. 4Reve 2.1 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  5. 5Nano Banana 2 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  6. 6GPT Image 1.5 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  7. 7MAI-Image-2.5 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  8. 8Nano Banana Pro vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  9. 9Nano Banana 2 Lite vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
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  1. 10Seedream 5.0 Pro vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  2. 11Grok Imagine Image Quality vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  3. 12FLUX.2 Max vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  4. 13Qwen Image 2.0 Pro vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  5. 14MAI-Image-2.5 Flash vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  6. 15HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  7. 16Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  8. 17Seedream 4.0 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  9. 18Krea 2 Large vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  10. 19Luma Uni-1.1 Max vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  11. 20FLUX.2 Flex vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility
  12. 21Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Ideogram 4.0
  13. 22Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Wan 2.6 Text to Image
  14. 23Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.2 Pro
  15. 24Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
  16. 25Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.2 Klein 9B
  17. 26Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. HiDream-O1-Image
  18. 27Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Firefly Image Model 5
  19. 28Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Midjourney V8.1
  20. 29Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
  21. 30Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. GPT Image 2.5 Flare
  22. 31Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  23. 32Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. MAI-Image-2.6
  24. 33Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. MAI-Image-2.6 Flash
  25. 34Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Muse Image
  26. 35Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Grok Imagine Image 2.0
  27. 36Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX 3 Image
  28. 37Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX 3 Image Klein
  29. 38Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Nano Banana 2.1
  30. 39Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Ideogram 4.5
  31. 40Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Hy Image 3.5 Preview
  32. 41Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Recraft V4.1
  33. 42Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Recraft V4.1 Flash
  34. 43Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Bria FIBO 2
  35. 44Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Krea 3
  36. 45Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Qwen Image 3.0 Pro
  37. 46Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Qwen Image 3.0
  38. 47Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Pro
  39. 48Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo
  40. 49Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Wan 2.7 Image Pro
  41. 50Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Wan 2.7 Image
  42. 51Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Seedream 5.0 Flash
  43. 52Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. SenseNova U1.5 Lite
  44. 53Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Kling Image 3.0
  45. 54Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Kling Image 3.0 Omni
  46. 55Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Vidu Q2 Image
  47. 56Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. GLM-Image
  48. 57Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. MiniMax Image-01
  49. 58Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Z-Image Turbo
  50. 59Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Luma Uni-1.1
  51. 60Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Runway Gen-4 Image
  52. 61Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Adobe Firefly Image 3
  53. 62Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4
  54. 63Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra
  55. 64Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
  56. 65Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
  57. 66Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Bria FIBO Lite
  58. 67Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
  59. 68Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Seedream 4.5
  60. 69Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Seedream 5.0 Lite
  61. 70Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview
  62. 71Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. GPT Image 1 Mini
  63. 72Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
  64. 73Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
  65. 74Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.2 Klein 4B
  66. 75Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.2 Dev
  67. 76Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX1.1 [pro]
  68. 77Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
  69. 78Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.1 [dev]
  70. 79Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]
  71. 80Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [max]
  72. 81Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  73. 82Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
  74. 83Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. SDXL Turbo
  75. 84Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Stable Diffusion Turbo
  76. 85Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  77. 86Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. MOSS-Image-Base
  78. 87Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. MOSS-Image-SFT
  79. 88Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. LLaDA-Image
  80. 89Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. LLaDA-Image-Turbo
  81. 90Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Nucleus-Image
  82. 91Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. LongCat-Image
  83. 92Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. BAGEL-7B-MoT
  84. 93Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. OmniGen2
  85. 94Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT
  86. 95Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain
  87. 96Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Base
  88. 97Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo
  89. 98Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px
  90. 99Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px
  91. 100Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px
  92. 101Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px
  93. 102Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Chroma1-HD
  94. 103Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Chroma1-Flash
  95. 104Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. AuraFlow v0.3
  96. 105Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS
  97. 106Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Lumina-Image 2.0
  98. 107Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. HunyuanImage 3.0
  99. 108Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Z-Image Base

All specifications

Input and output

Maximum output
1 megapixels
Source: Maximum output

Watermarking and provenance

AI watermarking refers to invisible signals embedded in the output. Visible marks and provenance metadata are listed separately. Unknown means there is insufficient evidence for that particular field.

AI watermarking
Unknown
no source
Watermarking technique
Not known
no source

Licence and access

Weights
Proprietary
Source: Weights
Access
API, Web
Source: Access

Prices

Choose a price view
Representative price
$0.035 per imageSource
OpenRouter (recraft/recraft-v4.1-utility)
$0.035 per image (estimated)Source

Free to use at Recraft (Recraft Free, with limited credits), more from ≈ €12.72 a month (Recraft Basic, with limited credits). 4 plans in Germany.

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Recraft Teams≈ €23.33developer's own plan, with limited credit, for teams, per seat

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Frequently asked questions about Recraft V4.1 Utility

How good is Recraft V4.1 Utility?

Rank 41 of 108 in our own test.

GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
HiDream-O1-Image-1.565
Krea 2 Medium Turbo65
Qwen-Image-2.165
Recraft V4.1 UtilityRank 41 of 10865
FLUX.2 Pro65
MOSS-Image-SFT64
Wan 2.6 Text to Image63

What is Recraft V4.1 Utility good at?

Best at Typography and layout (96 out of 100), weakest at Product photography (32).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

  1. Recraft V4.1 Utility: Typography and layoutTypography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition96out of 100Rank 4 of 108 in this task
  2. Recraft V4.1 Utility: Product photographyProduct photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details32out of 100Rank 72 of 108 in this task
  3. Recraft V4.1 Utility: Character and detailCharacter and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency66out of 100Rank 25 of 108 in this task
  4. Recraft V4.1 Utility: InfographicInfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization64out of 100Rank 45 of 108 in this task

How much does an image with Recraft V4.1 Utility cost?

About $0.035 per image. That is fairly cheap: a typical image model costs $0.06.

Configuration: Utility

Price per imageDollars per image · lower is better
Wan 2.6 Text to Image$0.03
FLUX.2 Pro$0.03
Nano Banana 2 Lite$0.034
Recraft V4.1 UtilityRank 9 of 28$0.035
MAI-Image-2.6$0.039
HiDream-O1-Image$0.04
MAI-Image-2.5$0.048

Where can I use Recraft V4.1 Utility?

Free to use at Recraft. Including other providers that makes 4 plans in Germany.

Subscription comparison, prices in Germany incl. VAT

At Recraft

4 plans, free (Recraft Free).

Sources and data date

Show all 12 sources

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
Research statusResearch date October 17, 2026. 4 source URLs checked. This documents the inspected sources, not an exhaustive inventory of every publication.
Not published

exact-serving-revision

Note

The evaluator does not disclose an API route or serving checkpoint revision.

Not found in the inspected sources

image-editing-score

Note

No exact Recraft V4.1 Utility row appeared on the fresh editing leaderboard capture.

Additional sourceRecraft · Recraft API getting started guide · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026
Additional sourceImage pricing (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional sourceOpenRouter
Additional sourceGradually-Bildtest (retrieved November 3, 2026)
Additional sourceOpenRouter Media image benchmark, full wine-glass prompt (retrieved October 19, 2026)
Additional sourceModel metadata (retrieved October 17, 2026)
Additional sourceOpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional sourceVercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional sourceOllama: cumulative downloads for the popularity index
Additional sourceReplicate: cumulative runs for the popularity index
Additional sourceGoogle Trending Now: limited feed selection for Germany and the US
Additional sourceCreative Commons Attribution 4.0