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FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra Black Forest Labs Recraft V4 Pro Recraft AI

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

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

18.5 arena score

#49 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

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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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent realism in the texture of the red book cover and wood table.
  • + Correctly places the green plant behind the cube as requested.
  • + Realistic refraction and dust details on the glass surfaces.
  • The blue sphere appears to be levitating inside the cube rather than resting on the bottom.
  • The book is slightly too large for the cube, hanging over the edges significantly.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + The sphere is seated realistically on the bottom of the cube.
  • + Includes a clear window in the background to justify the lighting prompt.
  • The plant is mostly to the side rather than behind the cube, failing the 'visible through the glass' instruction.
  • The rendering of the glass cube's edges is inconsistent and looks a bit muddled.
  • The blue sphere is quite large, ignoring the 'small' descriptor.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra followed the complex spatial instructions much better, correctly placing the plant behind the glass to show transparency. While Recraft V4 Pro handled the gravity of the sphere better, it failed to place the plant behind the cube as requested, and the overall image quality was slightly lower in terms of textures.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent execution of long-exposure motion blur on passing vehicles.
  • + Vibrant and accurate color rendition of the red bicycle.
  • + High level of detail in the pavement reflections and wet textures.
  • The lighting on the man feels slightly studio-lit compared to the background.
  • The man's pose looks more like he is holding a bike than actively repairing it.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Captures a much more authentic 'candid' and 'imperfect' photograph feel.
  • + Excellent skin texture and realistic, weathered clothing.
  • + The composition and perspective feel more cinematic and grounded.
  • Failed to include the requested motion blur for passing cars.
  • The bicycle's structure feels slightly warped or simplified in the front.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra followed the technical prompt instructions more closely by including the specific motion blur of cars, but the image feels slightly more artificial. Recraft V4 Pro produced a superior 'candid' atmosphere with more realistic textures and lighting, though it missed the motion blur requirement. FLUX1.1 is preferred for its adherence to all technical prompt elements.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • The image failed to render or is a completely black canvas.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Excellent adherence to the complex braid and bead requirements.
  • + Intricate engraving details on the plate armor with realistic lighting reflections.
  • + Captures the 'battle-worn' aesthetic perfectly with dirt and skin texture.
  • The composition is a medium shot rather than a 'close portrait' as requested.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra failed to provide a viewable image, resulting in a black square. Recraft V4 Pro successfully followed all prompt instructions, delivering high-quality textures, intricate armor details, and the specific hair styling requested.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent sense of layout with a 3D mockup presentation
  • + Vibrant colors and high-quality food photography
  • + Good use of white space and modern graphic elements
  • Several spelling errors like 'Pizzzans' and gibberish body text
  • The grid layout feels a bit cluttered and chaotic

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfectly legible and accurate text rendering
  • + Clean, logical grid layout that follows the prompt exactly
  • + Appropriate use of sans-serif fonts and subheadings
  • The composition is a flat digital file rather than a realistic mockup
  • Visual style is slightly more basic/functional than artistic

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro produced a highly functional and accurate menu with perfect text and a clear grid that correctly identifies all requested sections. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra created a more visually striking brand mockup, but failed significantly on text legibility and logical organization.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent food photography style with rich colors and textures
  • + Highly professional typography with a beautiful glowing neon effect
  • + Dramatic lighting and composition with the ground-up fiery embers
  • Failed to include the price in a starburst shape as requested
  • Rendered multiple patties which wasn't specifically requested, making it look a bit cluttered

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfect adherence to the starburst container for the pricing text
  • + Superior 'exploded' effect with clear separation between all individual ingredients
  • + Excellent font integration with fire textures inside the letters
  • The bottom bun is cut off at the edge of the frame
  • The overall lighting on the burger is slightly flatter compared to the background

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the winner for its superior prompt adherence, accurately placing the price in a starburst and creating a more believable exploded motion effect. While FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra has more appetising food textures and a polished 'premium' look, it ignored the starburst instruction and cut off parts of the 'Magic' text at the top.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent realistic chalk texture and smudge effects
  • + Authentic handwritten aesthetic with natural variations in letter size
  • Significant spelling errors and repetitive gibberish text in the menu items
  • Failed to use 'elegant cursive' for the title as requested

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfect text rendering with 100% accuracy in spelling and punctuation
  • + Clean and balanced composition within the café environment
  • + Follows the list of items exactly as prompted
  • Text looks like a digital markers/font rather than chalk handwriting
  • Missing the requested 'elegant cursive' title style

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner due to its perfect adherence to the text content, whereas FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produced several spelling errors and nonsensical repetitions. While FLUX1.1 captured the textured aesthetic of chalk more realistically, the lack of legibility and accuracy in the menu items makes it less useful for the specific prompt.

The Reversed Rodeo

Text-to-Image

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

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent clarity and visual resolution.
  • + Dynamic composition with a cinematic scale of Earth in the background.
  • + Followed the general theme and captured a 'surreal' floating quality.
  • Failed the negative constraint; the astronaut is on top of the horse instead of vice versa.
  • The horse's harness and the astronaut's hands have minor clipping/detailing issues.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Strong atmospheric lighting and textural detail in the ice/rocks.
  • + Highly cinematic 'moon surface' aesthetic.
  • + Good anatomical consistency for the horse.
  • Failed the negative constraint; the astronaut is on top of the horse instead of vice versa.
  • The composition feels a bit flatter compared to the depth of the other image.

Verdict: Both FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra and Recraft V4 Pro failed to follow the trick instruction of placing the horse on top of the astronaut, providing standard 'astronaut on horse' images instead. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra is the slight winner due to its brighter, more expansive cinematic composition and better use of the space setting.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent fur texture and lighting on the capybara.
  • + Sharp focus and high resolution.
  • + Beautiful bokeh on the background city lights.
  • Failed the prompt by putting the human passenger in the front seat holding a second steering wheel.
  • The capybara's anatomy and size relative to the car are inconsistent.
  • The interior layout is nonsensical.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfectly adhered to the spatial prompt by putting the woman in the back seat.
  • + Captured the rain effect on the window for added realism and atmosphere.
  • + Accurate car interior with the capybara's paws correctly positioned on the wheel.
  • The passenger's face is slightly less detailed than the driver's.
  • Slightly more noise in the image compared to the competitor.

Verdict: While FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra has slightly more vibrant colors and sharper textures, it failed significantly on the composition by placing the human passenger in the front seat with a duplicate steering wheel. Recraft V4 Pro correctly interpreted the prompt's spatial instructions, placing the bored businesswoman in the backseat and creating a much more coherent narrative scene with realistic rainy window details.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent gothic parchment aesthetic with detailed thorn and web borders
  • + High-quality gothic font choice for the main heading
  • + Coherent color palette that feels like a physical vintage poster
  • Includes redundant and misspelled text under the banner
  • Missed a word in the main title heading
  • The jack-o-lantern is relatively small compared to the text

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Perfect text accuracy for all requested fields
  • + Dramatic cinematic lighting with the moon and lightning
  • + Clearer inclusion of specific elements like the full moon and webs
  • Lacks the 'dark parchment' texture requested in the prompt
  • The banner is very small and lacks a vintage hand-drawn feel
  • The layout feels a bit disjointed between the top graphic and bottom text block

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner for its superior text accuracy and adherence to the specific details of the prompt, including the full list of event information without errors. While FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra has a more cohesive vintage art style, it suffers from significant spelling errors and hallucinates redundant lines of text that spoil the design.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent typography integrated into the scene's aesthetic.
  • + Beautiful soft lighting and refined 3D cartoon textures.
  • + High-quality composition with a clean, professional diorama feel.
  • Includes some unnecessary items like the plant and small insect.
  • Typography is slightly curved/stylized rather than just large bold text.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Strict adherence to the requested text layout and flag placement.
  • + Good 45° isometric perspective.
  • + Realistic textures on the salmon and roe.
  • The diorama base is made of coarse salt or rice, which looks messy compared to the requested clean base.
  • Overall visual style is a bit sterile and less 'miniature 3D cartoon' than Model A.
  • Shadows are a bit harsh for a 'gentle lighting' request.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produced a much more visually appealing and cohesive 3D miniature scene with superior lighting and textures. While Recraft V4 Pro followed the specific text and flag instructions more literally, its diorama base looks unrefined and the overall composition lacks the 'soft refined' quality of the first image.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent dreamlike lighting with soft bokeh and god rays
  • + Cohesive aesthetic with consistent big, expressive eyes
  • + Vibrant colors and high visual appeal
  • Stylistically leans toward 3D digital illustration rather than photorealism
  • Animals feel static rather than 'tumbling' or 'chasing'

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Stronger adherence to 'hyper-photorealistic' request with realistic textures
  • + Dynamic posing captures the scene of animals 'tumbling together'
  • + Accurately rendered dew drops on the flowers and fur
  • The fox kit has a slightly distorted front leg/anatomy
  • Composition is a bit cluttered compared to the clean layout of the first image

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro better interprets the request for photorealism and dynamic action, showing the animals actually playing and tumbling in a realistic environment with visible dew. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produces a beautiful, high-quality image but it feels more like a stylized digital painting or a greeting card than a photorealistic scene.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI judge analysis unavailable for this challenge.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
Recraft V4 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Beautiful artistic composition with a creative moon-horizon layout.
  • + Excellent use of a NASA-inspired color palette and lighting.
  • + Clean, professional vector aesthetic in the illustrations.
  • Nonsensical text and gibberish labels throughout the infographic.
  • Confusing organizational flow with steps scattered and mislabeled.
  • Included a second, very strange rocket design that doesn't fit the mission.

Recraft V4 Pro

  • + Exceptional text legibility and accuracy for all mission steps.
  • + Strict adherence to the 6-step logical flow requested in the prompt.
  • + Perfectly executed flat-vector style with consistent iconography.
  • Layout is a bit safe and functional rather than visually dynamic.
  • Small red dust clouds at the bottom are slightly abstract for a technical infographic.

Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner as it successfully creates a functional infographic with perfectly readable steps and accurate historical text. While FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra has a more artistic and cinematic composition, its reliance on gibberish text and chaotic sequencing makes it useless as an actual infographic.

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