Recraft's V4.1 standard tier text-to-image model — refines V4's photorealism with more natural lighting, softer gradients, and sharper illustration styles for everyday creative work
Settled by community votes across 4 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
Recraft V4.1
17.6
arena score
#53 of 62 in Text-to-Image
Skill signature
· Text-to-Image
Reve Image 1.0
20.0
arena score
#42 of 62 in Text-to-Image
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Where the votes landed
Recraft V4.1
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Reve Image 1.0
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Shared challenges
4
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.”
Recraft V4.1
Reve Image 1.0
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4.1
- + Excellent refraction and transparency showing the plant through the glass.
- + Very realistic textures on the book cover and wooden table.
- + Perfectly captures the soft window light from the left with natural shadows.
- − The blue sphere appears to be floating without a visible support, which looks slightly surreal.
Reve Image 1.0
- + Accurately includes all requested elements in a clean composition.
- + Good contrast and saturation on the blue sphere.
- − The plant is barely visible through the cube, failing the 'partially visible through the glass' instruction.
- − The lighting on the cube's interior feels somewhat flat and artificial compared to the exterior shadow.
- − The scale of the small sphere is slightly large for the cube.
Verdict: Recraft V4.1 is the winner due to its superior handling of light and transparency, realistically showing the plant distorted through the glass. While both models struggled to place the sphere 'inside' the cube without it appearing to float, Recraft V4.1 produced a much more photorealistic and aesthetically pleasing image.
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.”
Recraft V4.1
Reve Image 1.0
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4.1
- + Superb skin texture including realistic pores and fine scars.
- + Highly detailed and authentic-looking engraved plate armor.
- + Excellent shallow depth of field with cinematic lighting.
- − The beads in the hair are quite subtle and few compared to the prompt.
Reve Image 1.0
- + Clearly visible beads in the hair as requested.
- + Good lighting contrast from the torchlight.
- − Character looks very young, lacking the 'battle-worn' essence.
- − Dirt on the skin looks more like modern splatters than grime.
- − The armor engraving is slightly muddy in texture.
Verdict: Recraft V4.1 is the clear winner, delivering a high-fidelity cinematic portrait that perfectly captures the 'battle-worn' aesthetic with realistic skin textures and intricate armor. While Reve Image 1.0 followed the bead instructions better, the overall character design felt too youthful and the textures lacked the professional polish seen in Recraft V4.1.
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.”
Recraft V4.1
Reve Image 1.0
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4.1
- + Excellent typography with clean, professional alignment
- + Higher detail in textures, especially for the fish and rice grains
- + Sophisticated use of PBR materials for realistic lighting and shadows
- − The scale of the chopsticks is slightly inconsistent with the plate size
Reve Image 1.0
- + Strong '3D cartoon' aesthetic with smooth, simple shapes
- + Very clean isometric perspective
- + Accurate depiction of a diorama base
- − Font looks somewhat amateurish and hand-drawn compared to the prompt's request for bold text
- − Materials appear more like plastic than 'realistic PBR' materials
- − Text overlay is not as well-integrated into the layout
Verdict: Recraft V4.1 is the clear winner as it perfectly balanced the 'cartoon' request with 'realistic PBR materials,' resulting in a high-quality presentation that looks professional. Reve Image 1.0 followed the isometric layout well but failed to deliver the high-clarity, refined textures requested, opting for a much simpler toy-like aesthetic with less appealing typography.
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.”
Recraft V4.1
Reve Image 1.0
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4.1
- + Excellent text rendering with no spelling errors in titles and labels.
- + Highly consistent graphic style and color palette across all icons.
- + Strict logical adherence to the six-step sequence requested in the prompt.
- − Step numbering contains a duplicate '04' for the Descent phase.
- − Used 'Saturn Vicon' as literal text instead of interpreting it as 'Saturn V icon'.
Reve Image 1.0
- + Illustrations are more colorful and visually dynamic.
- + Good use of space in the layout design.
- − Poor typography with significant misspellings like 'Anmlot', 'Lunnr', and 'Dessent'.
- − Failed to include the 'Translunar' step, missing a specific prompt requirement.
- − Icons for 'Landing' and 'Tranquility Landing' are repetitive and cluttered.
Verdict: Recraft V4.1 followed the prompt instructions much more closely, delivering a logically sequenced six-step process with nearly perfect spelling. While it has a minor numbering mistake, it far surpasses Reve Image 1.0, which suffered from severe text artifacts, spelling errors, and missing content steps.
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