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FLUX.1 [schnell] Black Forest Labs Recraft V4 Pro Recraft AI

Settled by community votes across 13 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

FLUX.1 [schnell]

18.7 arena score

#48 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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Recraft V4 Pro

24.3 arena score

#18 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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Shared challenges 13

Challenge by challenge

The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.

Geometric Composition

Text-to-Image

“A glass cube on a wooden table. Inside the cube is a small blue sphere. On top of the cube sits a red book. A green plant is behind the cube, partially visible through the glass. Soft window light from the left.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Features vibrant, clean colors and high resolution.
  • + Excellent rendering of the glass cube and its internal reflections.
  • Included an extra blue sphere on top of the book that was not requested.
  • The sphere inside appears to be floating rather than resting.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Followed the object count and description perfectly with no extra items.
  • + Highly realistic lighting and photographic texture on the wood and book.
  • + Excellent rendering of plant transparency through the glass cube.
  • The composition is slightly tight on the left side of the frame.

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro followed all instructions perfectly, whereas FLUX.1 [schnell] hallucinated an additional blue sphere on top of the red book. Recraft V4 Pro also displayed superior photographic realism, capturing subtle textures and believable lighting through the glass.

Candid Street Photography

Text-to-Image

“A candid street photo of an elderly Japanese man repairing a red bicycle in light rain, reflections on wet pavement, shallow depth of field, 50mm lens, natural skin texture, imperfect framing, motion blur from passing cars, cinematic but realistic, no stylization.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Excellent bicycle rendering with realistic mechanical details
  • + Good capture of wet pavement texture and varied reflections
  • + Realistic skin texture and facial features of the subject
  • Lack of motion blur on the background cars as requested
  • Rain is barely visible, appearing more like post-rain than active light rain

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Successfully captured the 'light rain' atmosphere with visible falling droplets
  • + Achieved an 'imperfect framing' that feels more like a candid street photo
  • + Better color palette with warm shop lights contrasting the grey rainy street
  • Anatomical issues with the subject's hands merging into the bicycle frame
  • Lower overall resolution and clarity compared to the competitor

Verdict: FLUX.1 [schnell] produced a much cleaner image with superior technical details on the bicycle and subject, but it failed to include the requested motion blur and rain atmospheric effects. Recraft V4 Pro better captured the mood and specific environmental prompt requirements like the falling rain and candid framing, though its anatomical rendering of the hands is significantly flawed.

Fantasy Warrior

Text-to-Image

“Close portrait of a battle-worn paladin in ornate engraved plate armor, hair braided with small beads, faint scars and dirt on the skin, warm torchlight reflecting off metal, shallow depth of field, bokeh sparks, lifelike eyes, highly detailed texture on leather straps and cloth underlayer.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Intense, sharp facial details and lifelike texture on the skin
  • + Strong application of warm lightning across the face
  • The armor is mostly cropped out, failing to show 'ornate engraved plate' effectively
  • Missing the requested 'small beads' in the hair

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Excellent adherence to all prompt details including engraved plate armor and beads in braids
  • + Atmospheric composition with visible bokeh sparks and torchlight reflections
  • + Realistic depiction of dirt and weathering on the character
  • The face is slightly darker and less detailed than Image A
  • The 'close portrait' instruction is interpreted more as a medium shot

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro followed the prompt much more accurately, including specific details like the beads in the hair and the intricate engraving on the armor which FLUX.1 [schnell] mostly ignored or cropped out. While FLUX.1 [schnell] has more striking facial lighting, Recraft V4 Pro captures the requested 'battle-worn' soldier aesthetic far more effectively.

Modern Clean Menu

Text-to-Image

“Modern minimalist restaurant menu design, white background with colorful food photos in grid, sections for appetizers/pizza/mains, bold sans-serif fonts, vibrant accents, clean professional layout for casual dining.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Features a clean, minimalist aesthetic that works well for branding
  • + Follows the request for a white background and sections correctly
  • Text consists of illegible gibberish and artifacts
  • Layout is unbalanced with large empty white spaces
  • Food photos are generic and lack detail

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Excellent text rendering with perfectly legible item names and descriptions
  • + Professional grid layout that adheres perfectly to the desired categories
  • + High-quality, distinct food photos that match the descriptions
  • Slightly less 'minimalist' than a singular card design, filling the entire canvas

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro significantly outperforms FLUX.1 [schnell] by producing a functional menu with perfectly legible text and high-quality photography. While FLUX.1 [schnell] captures a minimalist vibe, it fails completely on the 'professional' and 'text' requirements, offering only garbled characters compared to Recraft's coherent and usable design.

Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge

Text-to-Image

“Ad for 'Magic Burger'. Dynamic, exploded burger with all components (bun, patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sauce) suspended in mid-air. Emphasize photorealistic detail and a sense of motion. Dark, fiery background with glowing embers. Integrate text: 'MAGIC BURGER' as a prominent title, 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' as a secondary message, and '€6.99' in a starburst, all rendered with a fiery, glowing effect.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Features a high-contrast, vibrant color palette with realistic melting cheese effects.
  • + Excellent execution of the fiery background with glowing embers and smoke.
  • Fails significantly on text rendering, missing the 'M' in 'MAGIC' and duplicating the price incorrectly.
  • The burger is largely intact rather than 'exploded' as requested in the prompt.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfectly adheres to the 'exploded' composition with clearly separated layers.
  • + Flawless text rendering with the requested 'fiery' effect and accurate placement of the starburst.
  • + Photorealistic texture on the bun and vegetables.
  • The lighting on the burger feels a bit cooler compared to the warm, fiery background.
  • The starburst design is a bit jagged, though it follows the 'fiery' prompt.

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner as it perfectly follows all instructions, including the complex exploded composition and precise text rendering. FLUX.1 [schnell] fails to explode the burger components and contains multiple spelling and numerical errors in the advertisement text.

Chalkboard Menu

Text-to-Image

“Handwritten-style chalkboard menu in a cozy café, all text rendered in the exact same realistic chalk handwriting style with natural variations in letter size, slight slant, and chalk texture — no printed or digital fonts anywhere on the board. Title at the top in elegant cursive chalk handwriting: ‘TODAY’S SPECIALS – APRIL 30, 2026’. Below it, three menu items also in the same handwritten chalk style: ‘Truffle Mushroom Risotto – $24’, ‘Grilled Octopus with Lemon & Herbs – $28’, ‘Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – $9’. At the very bottom, smaller text in the identical handwritten chalk style (slightly smaller but still clearly legible with the same handwriting characteristics): ‘All items made fresh daily • Ask about our gluten-free options’. Warm ambient café lighting, visible chalk dust and smudges, realistic handwriting imperfections, no clean printed text anywhere.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + The handwriting style looks very authentic and matches the request for a chalk-like texture.
  • + The environment feels like a cozy interior view with realistic framing.
  • Numerous spelling errors including 'Pril' instead of April and 'Taffle Mushmnctiomn'.
  • The bottom half of the board contains repetitive and nonsensical gibberish text.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Excellent text rendering with near-perfect spelling for all requested menu items.
  • + The chalk board texture has convincing smudges and realistic hanging chains.
  • + Good adherence to the specific menu prices and dates requested.
  • The font style, while chalky, lacks the 'elegant cursive' requested for the title.
  • The text at the very bottom looks slightly more like a digital font than natural handwriting.

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro significantly outperformed FLUX.1 [schnell] in terms of text accuracy and prompt adherence, successfully rendering every complex menu item without spelling errors. While FLUX.1 [schnell] captured a slightly more 'handwritten' aesthetic, the abundance of spelling mistakes and nonsensical words made the output unusable compared to the clear, professional presentation of Recraft V4 Pro.

The Reversed Rodeo

Text-to-Image

“Horse riding astronaut in space — horse on top, not vice versa. Surreal, highly detailed, cinematic.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Excellently followed the complex spatial instruction of horse on top.
  • + Creative interpretation of the surreal aspect.
  • + Good cinematic lighting and clean composition.
  • The horse appears to have two heads or a distorted anatomical growth.
  • The placement of the astronaut's helmet is confusing and disconnected from the body.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + High visual fidelity and professional texture rendering.
  • + Beautiful cinematic environment with realistic lighting on debris.
  • Completely failed the negative constraint/positional instruction to put the horse on top.
  • Standard interpretation of the prompt without the requested surreal hierarchy.

Verdict: While Recraft V4 Pro produced a much higher quality image in terms of detail and texture, it failed to follow the specific 'horse on top' instruction. FLUX.1 [schnell] successfully understood the unconventional positional request, making it the winner for prompt adherence despite the anatomical glitches in the horse's heads.

The Capybara Taxi Driver

Text-to-Image

“Photorealistic scene inside a yellow New York taxi at night. A capybara is driving, wearing a yellow taxi driver cap and a dark jacket. It has a calm, professional expression and both front paws on the steering wheel. In the back seat sits a human businesswoman in a coat, looking at her phone with a completely normal, bored expression (as if this is just another normal ride). Through the windows you can see the streets of Manhattan at night with blurred lights. Realistic taxi interior, photorealistic, detailed fur and fabric, 35mm lens, night lighting with reflections, shallow depth of field.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Excellent texture on the capybara's fur
  • + Good character framing with the passenger visible in the background
  • + The cap and jacket are integrated well onto the animal's form
  • The capybara only has one paw on the steering wheel, failing that prompt detail
  • The scale of the capybara seems slightly too large for the driver's seat

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfect adherence to the instruction for both front paws on the steering wheel
  • + Highly realistic atmosphere with the rain on the window and cinematic lighting
  • + Accurate depiction of a professional-looking jacket and cap on the capybara
  • The passenger is slightly more out of focus than Model A
  • The capybara's head shape is a bit elongated in profile

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the winner because it followed the specific detail regarding both paws on the steering wheel and created a much more atmospheric, cinematic scene with the inclusion of rain. FLUX.1 [schnell] produced a very high-quality portrait, but the capybara's pose was less active and the composition felt slightly more cramped.

The Halloween Invitation

Text-to-Image

“Vintage gothic Halloween party invitation. Dark parchment poster, spooky border with webs and thorns, central glowing jack-o-lantern, bats, twisted trees, moody night sky. Add elegant gothic title text saying "Halloween Party Invitation", a small scroll banner saying "You are invited to a night of frights", and event details at the bottom: Date: 30.10.2026 Time: 7pm Location: The Arches, NYC Spooky but polished, cinematic lighting, square format.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Successfully captures a vintage parchment aesthetic
  • + Good use of gothic-style typography for the header
  • + Includes the requested twisted trees and bats in a balanced composition
  • Significant text errors including gibberish words and duplicate lines
  • Fails to correctly follow the event details text exactly as prompted
  • The lighting on the pumpkin is a bit flat compared to the other model

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Excellent text rendering with no spelling errors
  • + High visual quality with realistic textures and cinematic lighting
  • + Precisely follows all requested details including the thorns and webs border
  • The transition between the top illustration and the black text area is a bit abrupt
  • The pumpkin is very large, leaving less room for the 'scary trees' to be prominent

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner as it followed all text prompts perfectly with zero spelling errors, which is critical for an invitation. FLUX.1 [schnell] captured the 'vintage' style well but failed significantly on the text, including hallucinated lines of gibberish and incorrect formatting of the event details.

Isometric Miniature Diorama Scenes

Text-to-Image

“Create a clear, 45° top-down isometric miniature 3D cartoon scene of Japan's signature dish: sushi, with soft refined textures, realistic PBR materials, gentle lighting, on a small raised diorama base with minimal garnish and plate. Solid light blue background. At top-center: 'JAPAN' in large bold text, 'SUSHI' below it, small flag icon. Perfectly centered, ultra-clean, high-clarity, square format.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Excellent 3D miniature diorama feel with clean, professional lighting
  • + Strong adherence to the 'raised diorama base' and '45° isometric' instructions
  • + High-quality rendered textures on the sushi and wooden base
  • Failed to include the word 'SUSHI' in the text
  • The flag icon is placed below the text rather than having the text at top-center as described

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Strict adherence to all text elements including 'JAPAN' and 'SUSHI'
  • + Includes a diverse platter of sushi rather than a single piece
  • + High clarity and excellent material definition on the fish and roe
  • The 'diorama base' is interpreted as a pile of salt or rice with rough edges, losing the clean miniature aesthetic
  • The text layout is slightly cramped at the top

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the winner for following the complex prompt instructions more precisely, particularly by including all requested text and the flag icon. While FLUX.1 [schnell] produced a cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing diorama base, it failed to render the word 'SUSHI' and lacked the variety in the dish that Recraft V4 Pro provided.

Adorable Baby Animals in Sunny Meadow

Text-to-Image

“Hyper-photorealistic scene of fluffy baby animals—a golden retriever puppy, tabby kitten, baby bunny, and red fox kit—with big expressive eyes and ultra-detailed soft fur, playfully chasing butterflies and tumbling together in a lush wildflower meadow, warm golden sunrise light with god rays and dew sparkles, joyful wholesome vibe, 8K masterpiece.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Warm and appealing color palette with a vibrant sunrise glow.
  • + Excellent rendering of the butterfly textures and the golden retriever.
  • Failed to generate a bunny, instead creating a second cat-fox hybrid animal.
  • The lighting is a bit overly stylized, bordering on a digital painting rather than hyper-photorealism.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Successfully included all four requested animals: puppy, kitten, bunny, and fox kit.
  • + Superior photorealistic lighting with clear god rays and dew sparkles on the grass.
  • + Excellent sense of movement and 'playful chasing' as per the prompt.
  • The fox kit has a slightly distorted front leg position.
  • The kitten's eyes are a bit wide and slightly unnatural in their stare.

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner as it followed the complex prompt more accurately, including all four specific animals while FLUX.1 [schnell] missed the bunny entirely. Recraft V4 Pro also achieved a more convincing hyper-photorealistic look with naturalistic god rays and dew effects, whereas FLUX.1 [schnell] felt more like a high-end digital illustration.

Vintage Cafe Logo

Text-to-Image

“Vintage minimalist restaurant logo for "Caffè Florian", retro cloche dome with steam and "Est. 1720" banner, classic typography, warm brown and cream tones, subtle texture on light background, vector emblem style.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Strong vector emblem aesthetic
  • + Clean and balanced composition
  • + Warm color palette matches the prompt well
  • Major text failure with 'FRAMILAN' instead of 'Florian'
  • Incorrect date '7720' instead of '1720'
  • Missing the steam element requested in the prompt

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfect text accuracy including the accented 'è'
  • + Includes all requested elements like steam and the banner
  • + Elegant hand-drawn hatching adds to the vintage feel
  • Background is white rather than the requested cream
  • The 'n' in Florian has a slightly awkward tail

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro followed the prompt instructions perfectly, capturing the correct name, date, and specific visual elements like the steam and banner. FLUX.1 [schnell] failed significantly on the typography, hallucinating a different name and an incorrect year, making it unusable as a logo for the requested brand.

Apollo 11: Journey to Tranquility

Text-to-Image

“Create a clean, modern vector infographic poster about the Apollo 11 mission. NASA-inspired palette (navy, white, muted red, light gray). Flat-vector style, crisp lines, consistent iconography, subtle gradients only. Steps (stop at landing): 1. Launch (Saturn Vicon) 2. Earth Orbit (Earth + orbit ring icon) 3. Translunar (trajectory arc icon) 4. Lunar Orbit (Moon + orbit ring icon) 5. Descent (lunar module descending icon) 6. Landing (lunar module on the surface icon) Small supporting elements (minimal text): • Crew strip: three silhouette icons with only last names: Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins. • Landing site marker: Moon pin labeled "Tranquility" only. Layout constraints: generous margins, large readable labels, clean background with subtle stars. Vector-only, print-poster look, high resolution.”

FLUX.1 [schnell]
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 [schnell]

  • + Clean vector aesthetic with a strong central composition.
  • + Follows the requested color palette well.
  • Text is largely illegible gibberish.
  • Information hierarchy is confusing and doesn't clearly follow the six numbered steps.
  • The rocket icon looks more like a shuttle or stylized plane than a Saturn V.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfect adherence to all six requested steps with matching icons and descriptions.
  • + Excellent text rendering and typography that is clean and professional.
  • + Captures the flat-vector infographic style perfectly with consistent iconography.
  • Layout is a bit more linear/standard compared to the graphic circular design of Model A.

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro followed the complex multi-step prompt perfectly, delivering accurate icons for each phase of the mission alongside perfectly legible text. FLUX.1 [schnell] produced an attractive graphic but failed significantly on text rendering and did not clearly represent the requested chronological steps.

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