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Recraft V4

Recraft V4 is Recraft's third-generation image model, built with input from working designers. It delivers improved photorealism with realistic skin, natural textures, clean lighting, varied composition, and original character generation.

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


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

  • What makes Recraft V4 different from Recraft V3?

    V4 focuses on photorealism and composition: more realistic skin, natural textures, cleaner lighting, and more varied layouts. V3's strengths are style presets and vector output. Choose V4 when those photorealism and composition goals outweigh preset-driven workflows.

  • Was Recraft V4 developed differently from earlier versions?

    Yes. Recraft developed V4 with direct input from working designers. That process focused on the gaps that matter most in professional creative work: photorealism, composition variety, and character originality.

  • How does Recraft V4 compare to V4 Pro?

    V4 is optimized for speed and cost-efficiency in iterative design work. V4 Pro generates higher-resolution output for print-ready assets and large-scale applications. Use V4 for everyday creative production and V4 Pro for final fidelity.

  • Does Recraft V4 handle text rendering in images?

    Yes. Recraft V4 builds on the text rendering from earlier Recraft generations. Text in generated images is legible and accurately rendered.

  • Is Recraft V4 a multimodal LLM?

    No. Recraft V4 is a dedicated image generation model. It doesn't process conversation history or maintain a context window. Use generateImage from the AI SDK.

  • How do I use Recraft V4 on AI Gateway?

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

  • What does Recraft V4 cost?

    See the pricing section on this page for today's rates. AI Gateway exposes each provider's pricing for Recraft V4.

  • What types of content benefit most from V4's improvements?

    Marketing imagery, product visualization, editorial photography, and character illustration. The photorealism improvements (skin, textures, lighting) and composition variety address the gaps that make generated images look synthetic.