Which should you pick?
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image is the cheaper job: 4 credits against 5 credits for ImagineArt 2.0. Those are the credits one complete generation costs, not a headline rate, so they are directly comparable even though the two models bill differently.
At their most expensive settings the gap widens: ImagineArt 2.0 tops out at 5 credits a job versus 4.
ImagineArt 2.0 supports more aspect ratios (14: 4:1, 3:1, 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 1:3, 1:4), giving it more format flexibility.
What a job costs
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image
4 credits
It bills a flat rate per generation.
- Price4 credits
ImagineArt 2.0
5 credits
It bills a flat rate per generation.
- Price5 credits
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Recraft 4.1 Text to Image | ImagineArt 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Recraft | Imagine |
| Cost per job | 4 credits | 5 credits |
| Billing | a flat rate per generation | a flat rate per generation |
| Max resolution | — | 2K |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4 | 4:1, 3:1, 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 1:3, 1:4 |
| Durations | — | — |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | — | 1K, 2K |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | #37 in text to image | #37 in edit image |
| Released | May 14, 2026 | Apr 22, 2026 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Recraft 4.1 Text to Image
high quality, style control, recraft
Only ImagineArt 2.0
photoreal, text rendering, 2k
Both list: text to image, text to image.
Leaderboard positions
Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so a position is only comparable between two models within the same row.
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image
- Text to image#37
ImagineArt 2.0
- Edit image#37
- Text to image#53
Full Recraft 4.1 Text to Image spec sheet →
Recraft V4.1 standard text-to-image. High-quality image generation from prompts with strong style control and consistency.
Full ImagineArt 2.0 spec sheet →
ImagineArt 2.0 text-to-image with true-to-life realism, precise text rendering, and cinematic lighting. Supports 1K/2K output and low/high reasoning.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Recraft 4.1 Text to Image or ImagineArt 2.0?+
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image is cheaper per job: 4 credits against 5 credits for ImagineArt 2.0.
What can Recraft 4.1 Text to Image do that ImagineArt 2.0 can't, or vice versa?+
Only Recraft 4.1 Text to Image lists high quality, style control, recraft. Only ImagineArt 2.0 lists photoreal, text rendering, 2k. Both list text to image, text to image.
How do Recraft 4.1 Text to Image and ImagineArt 2.0 bill?+
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image bills a flat rate per generation. ImagineArt 2.0 bills a flat rate per generation. Both are charged in Versely credits.
Which ranks higher, Recraft 4.1 Text to Image or ImagineArt 2.0?+
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image sits at #37 in text to image and ImagineArt 2.0 at #37 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. Versely ranks each capability on its own leaderboard, so those positions are only a direct comparison when the category is the same.
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