Explore text-to-image generation for portraits, atmospheric scenes, and visual concepts, with a brief that gives the composition a clear purpose.
Recraft reports a median generation time of about 1.3 seconds and lists its native API at $0.007 per image. This makes Flash a practical option for trying visual directions before choosing one to develop. Actual latency varies by request and provider.
The native Recraft API can return one to six images in a single request. Compare alternatives from the same brief, then refine the direction you prefer. This is an API batch setting; it does not guarantee identical characters or products across the results.
Official Flash examples show portraits and interiors with directional light, surface texture, and a strong sense of place. These are useful directions for editorial and photographic concepts. The images shown here are selected examples published by Recraft, rather than an independent quality benchmark.
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A concise brief can be a starting point for a composed image. Recraft’s published example uses the prompt “burger advertisement” to produce a product-led layout with space for a headline. It illustrates one result, not a guarantee of precise text or layout in every generation.
Sources checked October 20, 2026: Recraft API documentation · Official Flash introduction and examples. API specifications and publisher-selected examples describe different kinds of evidence.
| Dimension | Recraft V4.1 Flash | Nano Banana 2 Lite | Seedream 5.0 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting inputs | Text | Text and image | Text; up to 10 reference images, including sketches |
| Core direction | Text-to-image generation | Image generation and multi-turn editing | Image generation, layout, and local editing |
| Output type | Raster images | Text and images | Images |
| Aspect ratio options | API: square, portrait and landscape presets; custom dimensions | Includes 1:1, 9:16, 16:9, and 21:9 | Ark custom sizes: width-to-height ratio from 1:16 to 16:1 |
| Output size controls | API: size presets or custom width × height; default square_hd | Gemini API: 1K; 2K and 4K not supported | Ark: 1K, 1.5K, 2K; default 2K |
| Suggested uses | Portrait, setting, and atmosphere concepts from text | 1K image concepts and conversational revisions | Layouts, localized visuals, and targeted image revisions |
Specifications checked October 19, 2026. Sizes and controls refer to the named provider and task. Sources: Recraft V4.1 Flash API · Recraft V4.1 Flash introduction · Google Nano Banana 2 Lite model card · Seedream 5.0 Pro model guide · Ark image generation API
These controls refer to Recraft’s native Flash API. Hosted services may expose different settings.
Source: Recraft V4.1 Flash API · Checked October 20, 2026.
Describe the subject, lighting, photographic feel and composition to explore a visual direction. This suits early portrait or product concepts, with variations in subject, lighting and composition to compare.
Describe the setting, weather and lighting to explore an environment. This suits fantasy scenes, architectural ideas and story backgrounds; compare mood and composition without treating the result as a precise design drawing.
Vary composition, color and style descriptions around a single theme to compare concepts. This suits selecting a direction before production and helps a team agree on the visual tone for production.
Explore image workflows for photographic concepts, atmospheric scenes, and alternative visual directions.
Recraft V4.1 Flash is a text-to-image generation model from Recraft. Photography, portraits, atmospheric scenes, and early concepts are creative directions for its use. These describe tasks within image generation rather than separate editing controls or guarantees about a particular result.
The V4.1 Flash endpoint generates raster images; its documented output is WebP. A graphic or illustrated appearance does not make the result an editable vector file. Use a separately documented vector workflow when editable paths are required.
Exact identity preservation should not be assumed across separate generations. Compare distinctive features, proportions, markings, and composition before treating results as a consistent set. A repeated text description can express the same intention while still producing differences that matter to the project.
The Flash API provides square, portrait and landscape presets. It also accepts custom width and height through image_size, with square_hd as the default preset. The API example uses 1280 by 720 pixels; Pro enhancement is a separate operation.
Include the subject, purpose, setting, viewpoint, lighting, and focal relationship. Distinguish essential details from optional atmosphere. When exploring another direction, state the creative question that the new brief should answer so you can judge the result against a clear decision rather than general visual appeal.
