Which should you pick?
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image and Recraft 4.1 Text to Image start at the same 3 credits for a complete generation.
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image supports more aspect ratios (8: 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9), giving it more format flexibility.
What a job costs
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image
3 credits
It bills per megapixel of output.
- Price3 credits
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image
3 credits
It bills a flat rate per generation.
- Price3 credits
All figures are Versely credits. Your plan's credit allowance is on the pricing page.
Spec comparison
| Spec | Qwen Image 3 Text to Image | Recraft 4.1 Text to Image |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen | Recraft |
| Cost per job | 3 credits | 3 credits |
| Billing | per megapixel of output | a flat rate per generation |
| Max resolution | 2K | — |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9 | 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4 |
| Durations | — | — |
| Frame rates | — | — |
| Qualities | 1K, 2K | — |
| Requires starting image | No | No |
| Accepts video input | No | No |
| Reference images | — | — |
| Leaderboard | #18 in text to image | Unranked |
| Released | Aug 1, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
What each one does that the other doesn't
Only Qwen Image 3 Text to Image
text rendering, multilingual, prompt rewriting
Only Recraft 4.1 Text to Image
high quality, style control, recraft
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.
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image
- Text to image#18
Recraft 4.1 Text to Image
Not on a Versely leaderboard yet.
Full Qwen Image 3 Text to Image spec sheet →
Qwen's third-generation image model. Strong prompt adherence and complex text rendering, in both Chinese and English, with intelligent prompt rewriting on by default.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen Image 3 Text to Image or Recraft 4.1 Text to Image?+
Neither — both start at 3 credits for a complete generation on Versely.
What can Qwen Image 3 Text to Image do that Recraft 4.1 Text to Image can't, or vice versa?+
Only Qwen Image 3 Text to Image lists text rendering, multilingual, prompt rewriting. Only Recraft 4.1 Text to Image lists high quality, style control, recraft. Both list text to image, text to image.
How do Qwen Image 3 Text to Image and Recraft 4.1 Text to Image bill?+
Qwen Image 3 Text to Image bills per megapixel of output. Recraft 4.1 Text to Image bills a flat rate per generation. Both are charged in Versely credits.
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