What Recraft does
Recraft is an AI design platform and API for image and vector generation, editing, style control, background work, inpainting, and scalable visual production.
Recraft combines text-to-image generation with design-oriented controls for vectors, icons, illustrations, photographs, and branded visual systems. Its browser editor supports generation and targeted edits, while the API provides image and vector creation, background operations, inpainting, outpainting, and batch jobs.
The Free plan uses credits and makes generated assets public. Recraft states that it owns Free-plan assets and permits only limited personal use. Paid plans provide private generation and grant ownership and commercial rights to assets made while subscribed; subscription credits reset, while eligible top-up credits have different expiry behavior.
Commercial rights from the platform do not prove that an output is free of trademarks, copyrighted characters, likeness claims, or restrictions arising from uploaded references. Recraft's terms also restrict using generated assets to train external AI. Use paid private generation for client work, retain source-rights records, and obtain legal review for sensitive campaigns.
How Recraft works
A user supplies a prompt and may add style, palette, size, or reference inputs. Recraft's selected model generates raster or vector candidates; editing tools can remove or replace backgrounds, inpaint, outpaint, upscale, and create variations. The API exposes similar operations for batch or asynchronous workflows. A person checks composition, text, rights, brand fit, and production quality before export.
How to set up Recraft
Choose rights before generating
Use Free only for public personal experiments; activate a paid plan before creating confidential or commercial assets.
Write a production brief
Specify format, dimensions, subject, palette, style, exact text, prohibited elements, references, and destination requirements.
Generate a small set
Choose raster or vector output and compare a few candidates before spending credits on variations or high-resolution work.
Edit deliberately
Correct composition and semantics first, then use inpainting, background tools, outpainting, upscale, or vector adjustments.
Clear and archive
Check spelling, anatomy, brand rules, source permissions, trademarks, and likenesses; retain prompts, references, plan status, and approvals.
Recraft FAQs
Is Recraft free?
Yes, but Free-plan assets are public, owned by Recraft, and not licensed for commercial use under the current terms.
Who owns images made on a paid plan?
Recraft says paid subscribers own assets generated while subscribed and receive commercial rights; those assets remain private after cancellation.
Does upgrading make old Free assets commercial?
No. Rights are determined when an asset is generated, so upgrading does not change the status of earlier Free-plan work.
Can Recraft generate vectors?
Yes. Vector and raster generation are core capabilities, with model, format, editing, and export options varying by plan or API operation.
Can Recraft assets train another AI model?
Current Recraft terms prohibit using generated assets to train external AI models or systems, regardless of plan.
Listing reviewed 2026-07-23. Product details and pricing can change; verify important terms on the provider's website.
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