# Recraft: what's new, verdict & setup

Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/recraft · First covered by us (no vendor release date published): 2026-10-25 · Last verified: 2026-10-25 · Evidence: Reported (not run by us) · Vendor: Recraft · Official site: https://www.recraft.ai/

> Text-to-image model and design platform for photorealism and vector output; V4.1 Flash is listed as the latest model.

## Verdict

**Text-to-image model and design platform for photorealism and vector output; V4.1 Flash is listed as the latest model.**

Good for:
- Designers needing vector output

Skip if:
- You want a free local model

Status: Reported. Written from official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves.

Pricing: Not verified. Prices not captured. (checked 2026-10-25)

## Best for

- [Best AI tool for images](https://theagenticweekly.com/best/image-generation) (#-): Image model and design platform with vector generation.

## Key facts

Recraft's site lists photorealism, vector generation, custom styles and mockups, and highlights Recraft V4.1 Flash. Its pricing FAQ says credit costs vary by action and model and distinguishes subscription from top-up credits.

- License: Proprietary
- Platforms: Web
- Pricing model: Freemium
- Free tier: Free plan exists (FAQ asks who owns Free-plan images)
- Paid plans: Not captured
- How to start: Sign up free.
- Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

## How to set it up: Get started with Recraft

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Recraft.

1. **Get access.** Sign up free.
2. **Check the limits and costs first.** Free plan exists (FAQ asks who owns Free-plan images) Prices not captured.

## Pros and cons

Pros:
- Vector generation

Cons:
- Prices not captured

## Alternatives

- [Midjourney](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/midjourney): Image (and video) generation with the alpha.midjourney.com web app.
- [Krea](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/krea): Creative AI suite for images, videos and upscaling; Free plan with 5,000 units a month.
- [FLUX (Black Forest Labs)](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/black-forest-labs): Black Forest Labs' FLUX image models, available through an API with per-image pricing; the flux GitHub repository is Apache-2.0.
- [Freepik AI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/freepik): Stock library with AI suite and credit plans; credits valid for 1 year.
- [Ideogram](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/ideogram): AI image generator with Plus, Pro and Team plans, pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent each, and an API.
- [Leonardo.Ai](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/leonardo-ai): Image and video creation platform with a free tier, four individual plans, team seats and API pay-as-you-go.
- [ChatGPT](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/chatgpt): OpenAI's assistant for chat, writing, images, voice and agent-style work.
- [ComfyUI](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/comfyui): Node-graph engine for local and cloud image, video, audio and 3D generation.
- [Runway](https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/runway): AI video and creative suite with an MCP server, Agent, and many partner models.

## FAQ

### What is Recraft?

Recraft's site lists photorealism, vector generation, custom styles and mockups, and highlights Recraft V4.1 Flash. Its pricing FAQ says credit costs vary by action and model and distinguishes subscription from top-up credits.

### Is Recraft free?

Free plan exists (FAQ asks who owns Free-plan images) Prices not captured. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

### What license is Recraft under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

## What we have not verified

- Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
- Prices
- Free-plan ownership terms

## Sources

- [Recraft](https://www.recraft.ai/) (fetched 2026-10-25)

## How to cite

Agentic Weekly, "Recraft: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/recraft

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