Recraft modelsimage generation api

recraft/recraft/v4.1

Recraft V4.1 by Recraft - generate stunning images from text prompts with state-of-the-art AI. Supports multiple aspect ratios, styles, and high-resolution output for creative and commercial use.

Input
The aspect ratio of the generated image. Allowed values: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16.
The preferable background color of the generated images.
An array of preferable colors
Idle

Example output — click Run to generate your own

API README

Recraft V4.1

Recraft V4.1 occupies the generated-image role in the model catalog for studio automation teams. Its practical value is to establish a dependable handoff between asset preparation and review: an upstream service can confirm that it has prompt, submit one well-scoped job, and receive a generated image asset for downstream approval. This positioning explains when the exact recraft/recraft/v4.1 route belongs in an architecture without borrowing promises from another version, tier, or task variant.

A dependable operating cycle begins by checking the request intent, asset eligibility, and downstream placement. The caller records required values separately from optional choices such as colors, aspect_ratio, background_color, runs a small representative sample, and stores the route name with the resulting artifact. Reviewers then compare that artifact with the agreed acceptance criteria, document any rejected setup, and promote only a successful request shape into larger batches. This workflow gives recraft/recraft/v4.1 measurable business context while leaving the Highlights section to explain model behavior.

Highlights

  • Prompt-responsive composition. Recraft V4.1 turns detailed natural-language art direction into a complete visual with a defined subject, setting, and treatment.
  • Style range. The route can interpret photographic, illustrative, graphic, or conceptual direction when those choices are stated clearly in the prompt.
  • Layout control. Supported framing and composition controls help Recraft V4.1 prepare imagery for landscape, square, portrait, or design-specific placements.
  • Iteration-ready output. Seed and other declared creative controls make it practical to compare focused variations while retaining the core brief.

Pricing

Billing optionPrice
Per request$0.040000

When to Use

ScenarioWhy it fits
Choose Recraft V4.1Use it when the job specifically calls for v4.1 and the route’s documented input contract matches assets already available in your workflow.
Keep the request reproducibleUse the required prompt explicitly, then record optional choices alongside the prompt for repeatable reruns.
Build controlled creative variationsChange one declared control at a time when comparing framing, format, duration, resolution, style, or other route-supported output decisions.
Integrate asynchronous deliveryUse this endpoint when an application can submit work, track completion, and collect the returned media URL instead of requiring an immediate inline artifact.
Validate before a large batchRun representative prompts and source assets first, confirm the visual or audio behavior, then lock the successful request shape for scaled production.

Prompt Guide

Lead with the subject or transformation, then add the composition, environment, style, lighting, motion, voice, or fidelity details relevant to this route. Keep every parameter inside the documented schema; the example below uses only fields declared for recraft/recraft/v4.1.

{
  "prompt": "Tilt-shift miniature effect on a real Portuguese fishing village at golden hour, colorful boats in the harbor appearing toy-like, selective focus band across the middle, saturated primary colors of blue red and yellow boats against white buildings, 90mm tilt-shift lens, the familiar made fantastical, Wes Anderson color sensibility",
  "aspect_ratio": "21:9"
}

Technical Specs

SpecificationDetails
Model IDrecraft/recraft/v4.1
Execution modeasync
Task typeimage
colorsarray · optional
promptstring · required
aspect_ratiostring · optional · choices: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16
background_colorstring · optional

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