Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
May 2026
Recraft V4.1 Utility ProCompare inon
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro measured on 3 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks3
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal2
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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34Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,019.735Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro1,017.436HiDream O1 Image 1.51,017.1Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 71%-84%$0.034
BetterMuse Imageunstatedwins 65%-95%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 54%-90%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 70%-81%$0.039
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 70%-71%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 71%-84%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 70%-81%$0.039Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 70%-71%$0.06Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 67%-68%$0.067Muse Imageunstatedwins 65%-95%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 65%-95%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 64%-91%$0.019Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 54%-90%$0.02Qwen Image 3.0wins 58%-86%$0.03Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 71%-84%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 54%-90%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpensame-52%$0.10
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpensame-93%$0.015
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 47%-89%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 47%-86%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Recraft V4.1 Utilitysame-83%$0.035Recraft V4.1 Flashunstatedwins 40%-97%$0.007All Recraft models →Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.11,017.4#35
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,169.2#15
FAQ
How much does Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro cost?›
$0.21 per image.
Is Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.21 per image.
How good is Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro, and what is it best at?›
#35 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro better than Krea 2 Medium Turbo?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro scores 1,017.4 vs 1,019.7 — about the same. It is 1,300% more expensive.
When was Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-05-14. It is the current version in its line.
Is Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro open source?›
No, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?›
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro is a closed image generation & editing model from Recraft, released May 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), Muse Image (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).