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Recraft Launches V4.1 Flash With 1.3-Second Image Generation and $0.007 Pricing

September 23, 2026 at 13:31 EDT

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Foundation Models

Recraft has released Recraft V4.1 Flash, a faster text-to-image model positioned for rapid creative iteration, with API generation taking about 1.3 seconds and costing $0.007 per image. The model is live in Recraft Studio and available through the Recraft API, and Design Arena has added it for users comparing image models in design workflows.

September 23, 2026 · Recraft

V4.1 Flash speeds up image iteration

Recraft's new model generates images in about 1.3 seconds through the API at $0.007 per image, positioning it as a fast draft engine with a Pro refine path for final output.

1.3s

Median API generation

$0.007

Price per image

1.8s

p95 in Recraft's 100-prompt test

2048

Refine output width and height

Median wait time, drawn to scale

Each block represents about 0.65 seconds. Lower is faster.

1.3s

V4.1 Flash

6.5s

V4.1

The workflow split

Draft

Generate fast

Use Flash for prompt exploration and variations.

Finish

Refine with Pro

Clean details while preserving composition and lighting.

What improves

Fast iteration and low per-image cost make larger batches of concepts, ads and mood directions more practical.

What to verify

The benchmark is first-party, download time is excluded, and Flash is faster than it is final-output focused.

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