Recraft
Premium AI model that thinks in design language—generate and perfect images, vectors, illustrations, icons, mockups, and 3D graphics with control over text, layout, and style.
What is Recraft?
Recraft is a design-oriented generative AI tool that enables professional creators—including designers, illustrators, and marketers—to generate and iterate on raster images, vector graphics, icons, mockups, and even 3D visuals using text prompts and design-specific controls. Founded in 2022 and publicly launched in May 2023, its models (now at version V4) emphasize fidelity for text, layout precision, brand consistency, and scalable outputs in both raster and SVG formats. The platform supports infinite-canvas collaboration via Recraft Studio and also offers API access for integration into production workflows.
What you can do with it
Logo and icon creation
Generate scalable and editable SVG logos or icons from natural language prompts for branding and UI design.
Product mockups
Place AI-generated graphics into realistic mockup templates for e‑commerce or marketing visuals.
Illustrations and posters
Produce high‑resolution, art‑directed illustrations or poster designs with refined composition and detail.
Campaign and marketing assets
Rapidly prototype advertising visuals, social posts, or campaign imagery using integrated editing and layout tools.
Development or automation pipelines
Integrate Recraft generation features into apps via API for scalable image, vector, or background operations.
Key features
- Text-to-image generation (raster)
- Native vector (SVG) output
- Mockup creation and batch generation
- Editing tools: inpainting, background removal, region erase, creative upscaling
- Brand kit and style consistency across sessions
- Programmatic access via API with per‑operation billing
- Collaborative web-based canvas with team sharing
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Inputs / Outputs
Strengths & Limitations
Strengths
Vector output capability
Can generate fully editable SVGs with structured layers ideal for design and print workflows.
Text and layout control
Offers precise placement of text and elements, solving a common limitation in most text-to-image models.
Brand style consistency
Supports consistent application of brand colors and styles across generated assets.
Flexible pricing layers
Freemium model with daily credits, scalable paid tiers, team seats, and per-image API pricing.
High image quality
Recraft V3 outperformed Midjourney and DALL‑E on crowdsourced benchmarks, and V4 continues improving fidelity.
Multi-format export
Exports support raster formats (PNG, JPG, PDF, TIFF) and vector (SVG), with CMYK and print-ready options.
Limitations
Credit-based pricing complexity
Different operations consume varying credit amounts, making cost hard to predict at scale.
Free plan limitations
Outputs are public, owned by Recraft, and carry no commercial rights—even if generated for free.
No broad media outputs
Exclusively focused on image and vector; lacks audio, code, or full video generation within core web studio.
Team pricing opacity
Enterprise and team pricing beyond entry level may require contacting sales for custom quotes.
API separation
API usage is billed separately and not included in creator-plan credits, adding cost fragmentation.
Pricing & Plans
Model: Freemium
Free
Allows limited daily generation with public gallery exposure and no commercial rights.
Basic
Includes typically around 1,000 credits/month, private image generation, commercial rights, SVG export.
Pro
Offers higher credit tiers (2,000–16,000/month), includes V4 Pro models, all export formats, brand tools, priority rendering.
Teams
Provides shared workspace, custom styles, centralized management, premium support and SSO options.
Free plan with daily credits; Paid individual plans (Basic, Pro) from ~$10–$160/month depending on monthly credits and billing cycle; Team plans per seat from ~$18–$141/month (annual); API per-image pricing from $0.04 to $0.30 depending on model version; top-up credits available.
Who it's for
Ideal for
Professional designers, illustrators, brand teams, and marketers needing precise, scalable, style‑consistent AI-generated visuals with vector support.
Not ideal for
Casual users seeking free unlimited use, or teams/creators needing multi-format outputs like video or audio within one platform.
What users say
- Powerful draft-stage creative replacement
- Precise design control praised
- Credits consumed faster than expected
- Free tier useful for exploration
- High-quality vector generation valued
Prompts & Results
›“Create a branded logo icon in vector style: minimalist geometric form in company’s blue and orange palette, with tagline positioned at bottom-right”
Produces an editable SVG icon with structured layers, using precise color palette and layout, ready for scaling and print.
›“Generate a high‑resolution poster image of a futuristic cityscape at dusk with neon lights, include company slogan at top center exactly”
High‑fidelity raster poster with precise text placement, rich detail, and brand‑consistent style, exportable as TIFF for print.
›“Vectorize this uploaded sketch of an abstract pattern into clean SVG with flat colors and adjustable lines”
Converts the sketch into editable SVG vector graphics with smooth geometry and layer separation.
›“Remove background and upscale this product photo mockup to 4x resolution, then place a logo on package front aligned perfectly”
Background‑removed raster image upscaled, with logo composited accurately in desired position—ready for marketing mockup use.
FAQ
What input and output formats does Recraft support?+
Recraft accepts text prompts and reference images; it outputs high‑resolution raster images (PNG, JPG, PDF, TIFF) and editable vector graphics (SVG).
What are the plan structures?+
Recraft offers a freemium plan (daily credits, public outputs), individual paid tiers (Basic to Pro with monthly credits and private/commercial generation), team seats for shared use, and a separate per‑image API pricing model.
Who owns the images I generate?+
On paid subscriptions, users retain full ownership and commercial rights. On the free plan, images are public and owned by Recraft.
What makes Recraft stand out from other AI image tools?+
Recraft emphasizes design‑centric features: vector outputs, layout control, brand consistency, and quality of text rendering, with an infinite‑canvas collaborative environment.
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