Recraft
Recraft is a London-based AI design platform — founded in 2023 by Anna Veronika Dorogush (creator of the CatBoost ML framework) — that builds production-grade image and vector generation models tailored for professional designers and brands. Its Recraft V4.1, V4, V3, and V2 models generate photorealistic raster images, true SVG vector graphics, logos, icons, and seamless patterns with strong control over style, custom brand styles, color palettes, and text placement. The Recraft API exposes prompt-to-image, vector generation, image-to-image, inpainting, outpainting, vectorization, background tooling, upscaling, custom style creation, prompt enhancement, and account inspection over HTTPS with Bearer token authentication and an OpenAI-compatible request shape, complemented by hosted and self-hosted Model Context Protocol servers for use from Claude and other agentic AI clients.
2 APIs
23 Features
AIArtificial IntelligenceImage GenerationGenerative AIVector GraphicsBrand DesignDesign ToolsFoundation ModelsMCP
Recraft V4.1 (May 2026) — flagship raster + vector image model with sharper, more polished output
Pro and Utility variants of V4.1 — higher resolution Pro at 2x standard size, Utility for general-purpose
Recraft V4, V3, V2 — full back-catalog of raster and vector image generation models
External models in Studio — Flux, Ideogram, GPT Image, HiDream, Imagen, Qwen Image, Seedream, Grok, Nano Banana
Vector generation — true SVG output with editable paths and design-ready typography
100+ curated styles across photorealism, illustration, vector art, logos and icons, seamless patterns
Custom styles — upload up to five reference images to mint a reusable style_id (V3 compatible)
Brand controls — RGB color palettes, background colors, no-text flag, artistic level
Image-to-image, inpainting, outpainting, replace background, generate background, erase region, variate
Vectorize raster to SVG, crisp upscale, creative upscale
Exploration and similar-exploration endpoints for creative discovery
Prompt enhancement endpoint to expand short prompts with visual context
Bearer-token authentication, OpenAI Python SDK compatible request shape
14 supported aspect ratios per model; V4/V4.1 accept 10,000 character prompts
Per-user limits of 100 images/min and 5 requests/sec, generated assets retained ~24h
Credit-based metering at USD $1.00 = 1,000 API units
Studio surface (recraft.ai/projects) with mockup generator, color palettes, frames, agentic mode, video
Remote MCP server at https://mcp.recraft.ai/mcp (OAuth, billed against subscription credits)
Local MCP server (Node.js, billed against API units) — open source on GitHub
ComfyUI node — integrates Recraft into ComfyUI graphs
SOC 2-audited processes, encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access
London-headquartered, founded 2023 by Anna Veronika Dorogush (creator of CatBoost)
Customers include Asana, HubSpot, Ogilvy, Airbus, Netflix, Microsoft