# Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro is the premium utility tier of Recraft's V4.1 release. It produces clean, predictable images with flat lighting and front-facing composition, then extends that style with higher fidelity for final production work.

- **Model ID:** `recraft/recraft-v4.1-utility-pro`
- **Type:** image
- **Providers:** recraft
- **Context window:** Not applicable
- **Maximum output tokens:** 0
- **Pricing:** $0.21/image
- **Canonical page:** https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/recraft-v4.1-utility-pro

## Supported parameters

- **Parameters:** Not reported
- **Operations:** `text-to-image`, `image-to-image`
- **Input modalities:** `text`, `image`
- **Output modalities:** `image`
- **Aspect ratios:** Not reported
- **Resolutions:** Not reported
- **Durations:** Not reported
- **Frame rates:** Not reported
- **Maximum outputs per request:** Not reported

## Example

```ts
import { experimental_generateImage as generateImage } from 'ai';

const result = await generateImage({
  model: 'recraft/recraft-v4.1-utility-pro',
  prompt: 'A red balloon on a wooden table.'
});
```

## About

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro is the premium utility model in Recraft's V4.1 generation. It shares the V4.1 utility visual style — flat lighting, front-facing composition, simple scenes — and extends it for production-grade work where the asset must hold up at full scrutiny.

The Pro tier targets utility output that's used at scale or in customer-facing contexts: ecommerce catalogs, brand mockup libraries, packaging concepts, and reference assets that ship in design systems. Material textures stay clean. Composition stays consistent across batches. The output is suitable for print and high-resolution display without the artifact issues common at lower fidelity.

The recommended workflow pairs `recraft-v4.1-utility` and Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro. Use the standard utility tier for exploration and bulk iteration at lower cost. When you find the composition and styling that meets your requirements, regenerate at premium fidelity with Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro.

## What to consider

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro carries a higher per-image cost than the standard utility tier. Per-image pricing is $0.21; confirm figures on this page. Use `recraft-v4.1-utility` for iterative drafting and switch to Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro for final production utility renders. For expressive premium output, evaluate `recraft-v4.1-pro`.

## When to use

### Best For

- Production ecommerce catalogs where utility output ships to customers
- Brand mockup libraries and packaging concept assets
- Reference imagery in customer-facing design systems
- Final utility renders that must hold up at print or high-resolution display

### Consider Alternatives When

- You're iterating on utility compositions and per-image cost matters. `recraft-v4.1-utility` is optimized for that
- You need expressive premium output for editorial or brand campaigns. `recraft-v4.1-pro` is the expressive premium tier
- Output will only display at web resolution and is internal-only. `recraft-v4.1-utility` is sufficient
- Your scene needs dramatic lighting or atmospheric composition. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro produces flat lighting by design

## Best for

- **Production ecommerce catalogs:** Utility output that ships to customers and represents the catalog
- **Brand mockup libraries:** Packaging concepts and product imagery used across marketing
- **Customer-facing design systems:** Reference assets that need to look polished
- **Print and high-resolution utility:** Final renders where utility output goes to physical or large-format display

## Consider alternatives

- **Iterative utility drafting:** `recraft-v4.1-utility` is optimized for rapid generation at lower cost
- **Expressive premium output:** `recraft-v4.1-pro` is the expressive premium tier for editorial and brand work
- **Internal-only assets:** `recraft-v4.1-utility` is sufficient when output never leaves internal use
- **Atmospheric scenes:** `recraft-v4.1-pro` handles dramatic lighting; the utility tier stays flat by design

## Frequently asked questions

### What makes Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro different from `recraft-v4.1-utility`?

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro extends the V4.1 utility style with higher-fidelity output for final production work. It shares the same flat lighting and front-facing composition, then targets ecommerce catalogs, brand mockups, and print-ready utility assets. The standard utility tier is optimized for cost and iteration; Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro is optimized for the final render.

### When should I use `recraft-v4.1-utility` instead of Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?

Use `recraft-v4.1-utility` for exploration, composition testing, and bulk iteration where per-image cost matters. Switch to Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro when the final asset will ship to customers, go to print, or appear in a customer-facing design system.

### How does Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro compare to `recraft-v4.1-pro`?

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro is the utility premium tier and produces flat lighting, front-facing composition, and predictable scenes. `recraft-v4.1-pro` is the expressive premium tier and brings composition and aesthetic variety. Pick the utility variant for mockups and catalog work, and the expressive variant for editorial and brand campaigns.

### Is Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro suitable for production ecommerce catalogs?

Yes. Flat lighting, front-facing composition, and consistent material rendering suit catalog imagery, and the premium fidelity holds up at the resolutions ecommerce sites use today.

### Is Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro a multimodal LLM?

No. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro is a dedicated image generation model. It doesn't have a conversational context or text completion interface. Use `generateImage` from the AI SDK.

### How do I use Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro on AI Gateway?

Pass `recraft/recraft-v4.1-utility-pro` to `generateImage` from the AI SDK. AI Gateway handles routing, retries, and provider failover automatically.

### What does Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro cost?

Per-image pricing is $0.21. See the pricing section on this page for the current rate.

### Does Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro support zero data retention?

Zero Data Retention is not currently available for this model. Zero Data Retention is offered on a per-provider basis. See https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/capabilities/zdr for details.

## Links

- [Model page](https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/recraft-v4.1-utility-pro)
- [AI Gateway documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway)
- [Provider model documentation](https://www.recraft.ai/blog/recraft-v4-1-more-beautiful-by-nature)