Generation highlights
How the top models compare
Quality bought per dollar
Best Text-to-Vector Models by Price
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Best AI Models for Text-to-Vector
| # | Model | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1301 | |
| 2 | 1245 | |
| 3 | 1221 | |
| 4 | 1207 | |
| 5 | 1205 |
As of October 2026, Recraft V4 SVG leads the leaderboard with a 1305 Elo and a 77.3% win rate, maintaining a significant 59-point gap over its more expensive counterpart, Recraft V4 Pro SVG (1246 Elo). While Recraft models occupy the top four spots, the competition for fifth is tight, with OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 (1205 Elo) trailing Recraft V4.1 SVG by only two Elo points. Notably, the top-ranked Recraft V4 SVG delivers the highest win rate at a 73% lower price point than the Pro variants.
Highlighted challenges
Pelican on a bike
It’s hard because it forces a model to combine the rigid mechanical geometry of a bicycle with the organic anatomy of a pelican and then compose them into a coherent scene where the bird is actually pedaling. Even leading models frequently get the frame structure wrong or misplace the pelican’s limbs, which makes it a surprisingly revealing test of spatial reasoning.
Cat drinking milk
Tests multi-subject scene composition and a spatial relationship that’s easy to get wrong (boy outside, cat inside, looking through glass). The whole point is warmth and charm, not precision, so it rewards clean appealing rendering over technical accuracy.
FAQ
What is the best AI text-to-vector model?
Based on blind community voting, Recraft V4 SVG is currently the #1 ranked AI text-to-vector model with an Elo rating of 1301. Rankings update in real time as new votes come in.
How are AI text-to-vector models ranked on Lumenfall?
Lumenfall Arena ranks AI models through blind community voting. In each matchup, two models generate from the same prompt and voters pick the better result without seeing model names. Votes are processed using TrueSkill, a Bayesian rating algorithm developed by Microsoft Research, that produces a single Elo score reflecting each model's relative quality.
What is an Elo rating for AI models?
An Elo rating is a numerical score representing a model's skill relative to other models. Under the hood, Lumenfall uses TrueSkill, which tracks two values per model: mu (estimated skill) and sigma (uncertainty). The displayed Elo is calculated as 1000 + 10 x (mu - 3*sigma), a conservative lower bound. A model must prove itself consistently across many matchups to earn a high rating.
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