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Recraft V4.1 Utility

Recraft V4.1 Utility is the utility tier of Recraft's V4.1 generation. It focuses on flat lighting, front-facing composition, and predictable output for mockups, product shots, and other work that needs clean, simple results.

Image Gen
index.ts
import { experimental_generateImage as generateImage } from 'ai';


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

  • What is Recraft V4.1 Utility for?

    Clean, simple, and predictable image generation. The model focuses on flat lighting, front-facing composition, and simple scenes, which suits product mockups, ecommerce imagery, and reference assets.

  • How does Recraft V4.1 Utility differ from recraft-v4.1?

    Recraft V4.1 Utility produces predictable, low-drama output with flat lighting and front-facing composition. recraft-v4.1 is the expressive variant and brings composition and aesthetic choices to the prompt. Pick the utility tier when consistency matters more than variety.

  • When should I choose Recraft V4.1 Utility over recraft-v4.1-utility-pro?

    Use Recraft V4.1 Utility for everyday utility output where per-image cost matters. Switch to recraft-v4.1-utility-pro when you need higher fidelity for final production assets.

  • Can Recraft V4.1 Utility produce atmospheric or dramatic lighting?

    No. Recraft V4.1 Utility produces flat, even lighting by design. For atmospheric scenes and dramatic lighting, use recraft-v4.1.

  • Is Recraft V4.1 Utility a multimodal LLM?

    No. Recraft V4.1 Utility 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 on AI Gateway?

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

  • What does Recraft V4.1 Utility cost?

    Per-image pricing is $0.04. See the pricing section on this page for the current rate.

  • Does Recraft V4.1 Utility 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.