Design taste out of the box
Colour, composition and negative space look considered. Flat app illustrations and risograph-style editorial art come out ready to use.
Recraft · by Recraft
Recraft AI image generator
Recraft is the image model built for designers: flat illustrations, editorial art, brand mockups and posters that look like a studio made them, often with people at the centre. Recraft V4.1 Pro is its top tier. Describe an image below and it opens in Image Studio on Recraft V4.1 Pro.
Example image
Opens in Image Studio with the model you picked. You see the price in credits before anything runs.
What Recraft is known for
Brand mockups and logos
Short brand names and simple marks render cleanly on products, like the coffee logo on our tote. Utility tiers give flat, front-facing light for mockups.
Posters with people
Event posters put a person and the type in one strong layout; our jazz poster set every line correctly.
A tier for each job
Pro for finals up to 2048 px, the standard tier for everyday images, Flash for very cheap drafts, Utility for clean product and mockup shots.
Where it's weaker
- Photoreal faces are its weak spot: our Tokyo vlogger came out with an overdone grin and a camera facing the wrong way.
- Text works best short: names, headlines and labels rather than paragraphs.
- Recraft's vector (SVG) output and style-reference tiers are not on Affogato; you get raster images.
- There is no photo editing on Affogato's Recraft rows; edit with another model.
- Maker
- Recraft · V4.1 May 2026
- Versions on Affogato
- V4.1 · V4.1 Pro · 4.1 Flash · V4.1 Utility (+ Pro) · V4 · V4 Pro · v3
- Resolution
- Up to 2048 × 2048 (Pro)
- Modes
- Text to image
- Best at
- Illustration · mockups · posters · brand images
- Aspect ratios
- 9:16 · 3:4 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 16:9
Made with Recraft on Affogato
Every image below was generated with the prompt shown, unedited. Load any prompt into the generator and make your own version.
Flat illustrationAn app onboarding illustration
Prompt
A flat vector illustration for a finance app onboarding screen: a young couple sitting on a couch reviewing their budget on a laptop, a cat asleep beside them. Soft pastel palette, clean geometric shapes, no text.
Brand mockupsA coffee-brand tote on the street
Prompt
Photo of a woman walking down a city street carrying a canvas tote bag; the tote shows a minimalist coffee brand logo, a simple kiln icon above the words "Kiln & Co." in deep terracotta. Natural daylight, shallow depth of field.
Editorial illustrationRemote work, risograph style
Prompt
An editorial illustration for an article about remote work: a woman working on a laptop in a hammock strung between two palm trees, a video call on the screen. Limited palette of teal, orange and cream, risograph texture, no text.
Poster with a personA jazz night poster
Prompt
A concert poster featuring a jazz saxophonist in a sharp burgundy suit mid-solo under a single spotlight. The headline at the top reads "BLUE HOUR SESSIONS". Below the image: "Friday 12 December · Doors 8 PM · The Velvet Room". Bold modern typography, film-grain texture.
Fashion on a personCobalt trench in Paris
Prompt
Full-body street-style photo of a woman in her fifties with silver hair in a tailored cobalt-blue trench coat, wide cream trousers and loafers, crossing a sunlit Paris boulevard mid-stride. Framed like a fashion-week street photographer's shot.
UGC with a labelA protein shaker selfie
Prompt
UGC-style vertical selfie of a man in his twenties at a gym holding a matte black protein shaker up to the camera. The bottle reads "FORGE" and, below it, "30g PROTEIN" in bold white letters. Natural sweat, overhead gym lighting, slightly crooked phone framing.
Group photosFive friends on a rooftop
Prompt
Five friends in their twenties laughing on a rooftop at sunset, one pouring lemonade from a glass jug, string lights overhead. Candid documentary style, every face distinct and natural.
Photoreal faces: weakerA vlogger in the rain, grin overdone
Prompt
Candid vertical photo of a 24-year-old creator with a short wolf-cut filming a vlog on a rainy Tokyo street at night, holding a small camera at arm's length and grinning into it. Neon reflections on wet pavement, natural skin texture, shot on a phone.
Which Recraft to pick
Start here
Recraft V4.1 Pro
Finished designs
The highest quality and resolution. Use it for the image you will publish.
46 credits per image
Open with Recraft V4.1 ProOption 2
Recraft V4.1
Everyday images
The same look at a fraction of the price, at lower resolution.
8 credits per image
Open with Recraft V4.1Option 3
Recraft 4.1 Flash
Very cheap drafts
The fastest, cheapest tier for trying ideas.
2 credits per image
Open with Recraft 4.1 FlashOption 4
Recraft V4.1 Utility
Product and mockup shots
Flat lighting and front-facing, simple scenes, built for mockups.
8 credits per image
Open with Recraft V4.1 UtilityRecraft V4, V4 Pro, v3 and the V4.1 Utility Pro tier are also in the studio's model menu. Credits are read from the live catalog; the Standard plan ($24/month) includes 2,000 credits, about 43 Recraft V4.1 Pro images.
Prompting Recraft well
- Name the style the way an art director would: flat vector, risograph, editorial, isometric, limited palette.
- List the palette you want ("teal, orange and cream"); Recraft holds a palette well.
- Say "no text" for illustrations, and keep any wanted text to a few words in quotes.
- For people, illustration styles work better than photorealism; use another model for close-up photo portraits.
- Draft on Flash, then render the keeper on Pro.
From prompt to image
Describe the design
Write the image in the box at the top of this page, or start from an example. Name the style and the palette.
Sign in and land in Image Studio
Your prompt, format and the Recraft version you picked carry over. Nothing runs until you press Generate.
Check the price, then generate
The credit price shows under the Generate button before anything is spent.
Finish on Pro
Find the idea on Flash or V4.1, then re-run the keeper on V4.1 Pro.
Questions about Recraft
What is Recraft best at?
Design work: flat and editorial illustration, brand mockups, posters and marketing images that look art-directed.
Does Recraft make vector (SVG) files on Affogato?
No. Recraft's vector tiers are not on Affogato; its models here produce raster images.
Is Recraft good for realistic photos of people?
It is not its strength. Illustrated people look great; for close-up photo portraits, Nano Banana Pro or Seedream are better picks.
Which Recraft should I use?
V4.1 Pro for finished designs, V4.1 for everyday images, 4.1 Flash for cheap drafts and V4.1 Utility for product mockups.
Is Recraft free on Affogato?
No. Every image costs credits, shown before you generate. Credits come with a monthly plan and unused credits roll over up to the plan's cap.
Can I use Recraft images commercially?
Yes. Paid Affogato plans include a commercial license, within our terms of service.
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Facts checked November 15, 2026. Sources: Recraft: introducing V4 · Recraft: V4.1 docs · DataNorth: Recraft V4.1 Flash · invideo: Recraft review · fal: Recraft V4.1 · fal: Recraft V4.1 Pro