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Recraft V4 is the latest generation of Recraft’s proprietary model family, released in February 2026. With a focus on visual and design taste, V4 produces images with balanced composition, cohesive color, and refined detail that feel intentional rather than stock-like, across both raster and vector outputs. Recraft V4 text-to-image models are available in four versions:
  • Recraft V4: Standard raster model (1024x1024), ~10 seconds per image
  • Recraft V4 Vector: Standard vector model, ~15 seconds per image
  • Recraft V4 Pro: Higher-resolution raster model (2048x2048), ~30 seconds per image
  • Recraft V4 Pro Vector: Higher-resolution vector model, ~45 seconds per image
Pro delivers higher resolution and finer detail, perfecting anatomy issues and improving realism across complex scenes. It produces more reliable results for detailed compositions, print-ready visuals, and other high-fidelity applications. All versions of Recraft V4 are available on all plan types, including the Free plan.

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Exploration Mode

Exploration Mode is available in Recraft V4 and allows you to generate multiple visual directions from a single prompt. Instead of producing one result, it returns a set of variations, helping you compare options and select the most suitable outcome more efficiently. This mode is particularly useful during the early stages of the creative process, when you are exploring styles, compositions, or concepts and want a broader overview before refining a specific direction. How to Use Exploration Mode in Recraft
  1. Open Recraft Studio and start a new generation task.
  2. In the generation panel, select “Exploration Mode” instead of the default mode.
  1. Enter your prompt as you normally would (describing the idea you want to explore).
  2. Adjust any additional settings you need ( aspect ratio, etc.).
  3. Run the generation, and Recraft will produce multiple visual directions from that one prompt.
  4. Review the set of outputs and choose the direction you want to refine further.
Exploration Mode is designed to help you quickly see a range of creative options without needing separate prompts for each variation. You can then pick one to continue working on or refine with additional prompts.

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Key features

Design-forward visual judgment: Produces images with balanced composition, cohesive color relationships, and controlled detail, resulting in a more stylish, modern look that can be applied directly in professional creative workflows. Outputs tend to feel deliberate rather than generic or stock-like, making V4 well suited for workflows where aesthetic quality matters alongside prompt accuracy. Exceptional prompt understanding: Interprets detailed creative direction, accurately following visual relationships such as reflections, materials, and background interactions. Readable, structured text generation: Produces clear, legible text for infographics, menus, signage, and packaging designs. Handles short and mid-length phrases with high fidelity to layout and typography. Rich output variety: Generate everything from stylized illustrations to photoreal images and production-ready vectors. V4 maintains visual coherence and high detail across diverse creative directions. Sharper detail and higher realism: Improved textures, color balance, and lighting deliver clean geometry and consistent visual depth, avoiding the flat or synthetic look common in stock-style imagery. High-quality vector generation: The only model capable of generating editable, production-quality SVG graphics. Vector outputs preserve scalable geometry and discrete color regions suitable for professional design workflows. Higher native resolution (Pro version): Ideal for professional production workflows that require large formats or pixel-dense detail. The Pro model outputs at 2048x2048 px for design-grade clarity across print, product, and marketing use cases. Supported formats Export results in SVG, PNG, JPG, PDF, TIFF, and Lottie. Default availability All V4 models are available in the web app and via the API.

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Limitations

The following features are not yet supported in Recraft V4:
  • Style creation
  • Prompt-based editing
  • Image sets
  • Artistic level control

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Availability

Recraft V4 is accessible to all users via the model selector in the Recraft app and API, and replaces V3 for most generation tasks.