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Recraft is a web based AI image and vector generation platform that offers a free plan with daily credits, supports generating both raster images and editable vector SVG illustrations, and provides a paid API with per image pricing for production use of its raster and vector models.
Generative AI for images and text effects with style prompts, reference guides and content credentials designed for commercial use across Creative Cloud surfaces.
Feature Tags Comparison
Key Features
- Free daily credits: Docs state Free includes 30 credits per day with credits resetting every 24 hours for predictable light usage
- Vector and raster output: Free plan supports image and vector generation which is useful for both marketing assets and UI illustrations
- Upload constraints: Docs state you can upload up to three images per day which impacts workflows that rely on heavy image prompting
- Prompt output limits: Docs state each prompt produces up to two images at a time which affects iteration speed
- Public generations on Free: Docs state Free generations are public and may appear in the community gallery which affects confidentiality
- API per image pricing: API pricing lists Recraft V3 Raster at $0.04 per image and V3 Vector at $0.08 per image for production use
- Text to image generation with style guidance and aspect controls
- Text effects that wrap typography with textures and materials
- Generative expand and remove for fast scene edits
- Style and structure references for consistent art direction
- Content credentials to label AI-assisted outputs for trust
- Creative Cloud integration with libraries and exports
Use Cases
- Logo exploration: Generate vector concepts then export SVG for cleanup and refinement in a vector editor
- UI illustration: Create consistent icon and illustration sets as editable vectors for product interfaces
- Marketing variants: Produce raster images for ads and landing pages then iterate on layout and style quickly
- Background rework: Use app tools to generate new backgrounds that match a design direction for product shots
- Pipeline automation: Use API per image pricing to generate assets at scale for templates and personalization workflows
- Prompt testing: Benchmark prompt adherence and text rendering claims using controlled prompts and review outputs objectively
- Concept art for campaigns mood boards and pitches quickly
- Create hero visuals and backgrounds for landing pages
- Design typography with material styles for headlines
- Replace objects and extend canvases for layout options
- Generate variants of product scenes for testing and social
- Build storyboards and thumbnails before photo or 3D shoots
Perfect For
designers, brand teams, product teams, marketing teams, developers integrating image generation APIs, creators needing editable SVG output, teams comparing vector capable generators
designers marketers creative directors and teams that need fast concepting image variations and text effects with Creative Cloud handoff
Capabilities
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