Recraft is an AI image generator built for designers, best known for producing editable vector graphics as well as raster images. The free plan gives a few generations per style each day, but its images are public, owned by Recraft and not licensed for commercial use. Basic costs $12 a month, or $10 billed yearly, for 1,000 credits, commercial rights, private images and outside models such as Nano Banana, GPT Image and Flux. Pro costs $20, or $16 yearly, for 2,000 or more credits and video models such as Kling and Veo. Teams costs $22 per seat, or $18 yearly. Plan credits reset monthly, while top-up credits never expire.
Reviewed by EdGrows·Updated Oct 4, 2026This analysis is based on documentation, public user reports, and vendor materials — not yet on our own hands-on testing. How we rate
Most AI image generators make pictures. Recraft also makes the files designers work with: vector graphics that open in a design tool and scale without blurring. That has been its point of difference from the start, and it's why designers keep Recraft around even when they use something else for everything else.
In 2026 it has grown into more of a studio. Paid plans now include outside models such as Nano Banana, GPT Image and Flux, and Pro adds video. The pricing is straightforward, but the free plan comes with a catch that matters for anyone doing paid work.
Recraft lists its prices before VAT. This is the annual view on October 4, 2026.
| Free | Basic | Pro | Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billed monthly | $0 | $12 | $20 | $22 per seat |
| Billed yearly, per month | $0 | $10 | $16 | $18 per seat |
| Credits | 3 generations per style a day | 1,000 a month | 2,000 a month, up to 16,000 | 2,000 per seat a month |
| Models | Recraft models only | Adds Nano Banana, Seedream, GPT Image, Flux and others | Adds video models: Kling, Grok Imagine Video, Veo, Seedance | Same as Pro |
| Rights | Public images owned by Recraft, no commercial use | Commercial rights, private images | Same as Basic | Same as Basic |
| Generations at once | 1 | Up to 5 | Up to 10 images and 10 videos | Up to 10 |
| Also included | Style library, custom styles, 3 uploads a day | Unlimited uploads, advanced editing tools, up to 20 images per generation | Priority generation | Shared workspace and styles, central billing, SSO, 24/7 support |
Yearly billing saves about 20%. Pro's credit allowance comes in steps of 2,000, 4,000, 8,000 and 16,000 a month, and the price rises with it.
Recraft's free plan is useful for learning the tool, and that's all. Recraft says images made on it are owned by Recraft, shown publicly in its community gallery and not licensed for commercial use. A logo or icon set made for a client on the free plan can't legally be handed over.
Paid plans change all three things. You own what you generate, with commercial rights, and images stay private. They also stay private after you cancel, so a project made during one month of Basic remains yours.
Recraft's vector models generate graphics directly as vectors. You get shapes you can recolor and resize freely, not a raster image traced afterwards. An image vectorizer converts existing pictures to vectors, and dedicated generators handle logos, icons and mockups. An upscaler and a background remover cover the usual cleanup jobs.
Custom styles are the other reason designers stick with it. Drop in a few of your own images and Recraft turns them into a reusable style, so a whole icon set or illustration series looks consistent. Basic adds brand color palettes and tools such as a magic wand, creative upscale and prompt extraction from an existing image. The newest models, V4.1 and the faster V4.1 Flash, are Recraft's own.
Plan credits reset at the start of each billing cycle, and unused ones don't roll over. Top-up credits are bought separately. They never expire and kick in automatically once the monthly credits run out. Credit costs vary by model, so outside models and video use up credits faster than Recraft's own image models.
Recraft accepts cards and bank transfers through Stripe. You can cancel at any time and keep the plan until the period ends. Refunds are at Recraft's discretion, mostly for payments in the last 30 days where no credits have been used.
The API gives programmatic access to raster and vector generation and to editing tools such as background removal, inpainting and outpainting, with batch jobs for volume. It's billed per image in prepaid API units, with prices that depend on the model and output type and start at a few cents. API units are bought separately from subscription credits and are non-refundable, so start with a small package.
Most of the alternatives make pixel-based images, and for a lot of work that's fine. Ideogram is stronger for readable text in posters and ads. Midjourney gives one polished look for $10 a month. Adobe Firefly focuses on commercial safety inside Creative Cloud, while Krea collects many models under one balance of units. For layouts, Canva is faster than any generator.
What sets Recraft apart is output that has to live in a design system: icons, logos and brand graphics someone will edit later. For that work the real starting point is Basic, at $10 a month billed yearly, since images made on the free plan can't be used commercially.
No. Recraft says images made on the free plan are owned by Recraft, appear publicly in its community gallery and aren't licensed for commercial use. Paid plans give you full ownership and commercial rights for images made while you're subscribed, and those images stay private even after you cancel.
Yes. Its vector models generate graphics directly in vector format, which you can edit and scale without losing quality, and an image vectorizer converts existing pictures. Recraft points out that most other AI image tools don't offer vector output at all.
Basic costs $12 a month or $10 billed yearly, with 1,000 credits. Pro costs $20, or $16 yearly, with 2,000 credits that can be raised in steps to 16,000, plus video models. Teams costs $22 per seat, or $18 yearly, with a shared workspace and SSO. Prices exclude VAT.
Plan credits don't: they reset at the start of each billing cycle. Top-up credits, bought separately, never expire and are used automatically once your monthly credits run out.
Yes. It covers image and vector generation, editing, background removal, inpainting, outpainting and batch jobs, and it's billed in prepaid API units, with prices that vary by model and output type and start at a few cents per image. API units are bought separately from subscription credits and can't be refunded.
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