Recraft V4.1 is an image generation model from Recraft tuned for high aesthetics. It supports text and image inputs with image output at ~1K resolution across multiple aspect ratios, with typical generation around 6 seconds. Compared to V4, photorealism feels more natural with quieter backgrounds and more purposeful lighting, 3D rendering and soft gradients are smoother, and the model follows shorter prompts more reliably.
Suited for exploration, concept work, and everyday creative work where speed and cost matter. Supports the following image_config parameters: strength (controls how much the output deviates from the source image), rgb_colors (sets a color palette), and background_rgb_color (sets the background color). See the image generation docs for details: https://openrouter.ai/docs/features/multimodal/image-generation(opens in new tab)
Note: only one input image is supported.
Modalities
Price
$0.035/image
Context
66K
Released
May 13, 2026
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Recraft V4.1 is an image generation model from Recraft tuned for high aesthetics. It supports text and image inputs with image output at ~1K resolution across multiple aspect ratios, with typical generation around 6 seconds.
Recraft V4.1 costs $0.035/image.
Recraft V4.1 supports the 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9 and 9:16 aspect ratios and can generate up to 6 images per request.
Recraft V4.1 accepts text and images as input and returns images. Up to 1 reference image can be attached to one request for image editing.
Recraft V4.1 Pro Vector, Recraft V4.1 Vector, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro and 7 more are other image models from Recraft.
Recraft V4.1 was released on May 13, 2026.
| $0.035 | 0.06s | 499 tps |
Throughput
499tok/s
P50, best across providers
Latency
0.06s
P50, best provider
100.00%
100.00%
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