Recraft v4 vs Recraft v4 Pro
225 identical prompts, default settings, blind community votes. Head-to-head: 41% preferred Recraft v4, 48% preferred Recraft v4 Pro, 21 ties, 184 votes.
Recraft v4 and Recraft v4 Pro have met in 184 blind head-to-head votes on 225 identical prompts in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena. Recraft v4 Pro was preferred in 48% of them and Recraft v4 in 41%, with 21 ties — a narrow lead that more votes could still overturn. Recraft v4 was faster, at 12.5s median per image against 19.6s for Recraft v4 Pro.
- “Realistic, an adult person goes back in time to change something.”Concept art & fantasy
- “Exotic alien meat market with every possible meat imaginable on sale!”Concept art & fantasy
- “A man riding a horse, holding a screaming chicken, in dark gothic fantasy.”Concept art & fantasy
- “A dragon sleeping on the Statue of Liberty on a moody, overcast day.”Concept art & fantasy
- “Vampire bat art, volumetric fog, chiaroscuro lighting, subsurface scattering.”Illustration & anime
- “epic fantasy landscape.”Landscape & nature
- “stunning landscape, high quality, detailed, sharp”Landscape & nature
- “A whimsical gothic woman sitting on a ledge overlooking the city.”Portrait & fashion
FAQ
- Is Recraft v4 better than Recraft v4 Pro?
- In the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, Recraft v4 Pro beats Recraft v4 in 48% of 184 blind head-to-head votes on identical prompts (Recraft v4 41%, ties 11%). The lead is narrow, so it could still change as votes come in. The per-prompt results on this page show where each model wins.
- Which is faster, Recraft v4 or Recraft v4 Pro?
- Recraft v4 is faster: 12.5s median per 1:1 image against 19.6s for Recraft v4 Pro, measured on the same 225 prompts at default settings in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena.
- Which is cheaper, Recraft v4 or Recraft v4 Pro?
- Recraft v4 is cheaper on BudgetPixel: 45 credits ($0.045) per 1:1 image against 300 credits ($0.30) for Recraft v4 Pro, at default settings.
- How is this comparison made?
- Both models render the identical prompt at default settings; voters see the two images blind and pick the better one. Model names are revealed only after the vote.

































































































































































































































































































































































































































































