Recraft's latest image generation model at ~2048px resolution with stronger composition, refined lighting, and realistic materials for print-ready and large-scale work
Settled by community votes across 2 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
Recraft V4 Pro
24.3
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#18 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
6.0
arena score
#44 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
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Shared challenges
2
Challenge by challenge
The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.
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.”
Recraft V4 Pro
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Excellent text integration with accurate spelling across all required phrases.
- + Photorealistic textures on the food components with high clarity.
- + Effective exploded layout that looks like a professional advertisement.
- − The 'starburst' for the price is a bit jagged and looks slightly disconnected from the overall aesthetic.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
- + Strong fiery atmosphere and vibrant colors.
- + Creative use of a skewer and dripping effects.
- − Failed to include any of the requested text.
- − Failed to create an 'exploded' burger, keeping the ingredients mostly stacked.
- − Less photorealistic, leaning more towards a digital illustration or 3D render style.
Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro followed all aspects of the prompt, including complex text rendering and the 'exploded' composition, resulting in a high-quality advertisement. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo failed to include any text and did not execute the 'exploded' layout, providing a standard burger stack instead.
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.”
Recraft V4 Pro
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Excellent text accuracy, correctly rendering all specific menu items and prices.
- + Realistic chalk texture on a dusty chalkboard surface with authentic-looking hand-drawn variations.
- + Naturalistic lighting and deep environmental integration into a cozy cafe background.
- − The title font is a bit blocky rather than the 'elegant cursive' requested.
- − Some text alignment feels slightly too mechanical compared to true handwriting.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
- + Features a cursive-style script for the title as requested.
- + Bright and aesthetically pleasing composition with good lighting effects.
- − Extremely poor spelling and text rendering with many nonsensical words like 'trulale' and 'ocotpg'.
- − Failed to include the specific year '2026' and correctly formatted prices.
- − The 'chalk' looks more like smooth digital vector ink than actual chalk texture.
Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner as it successfully rendered every specific line of text from the prompt with near-perfect spelling and a very realistic chalkboard texture. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo failed significantly on text adherence, producing garbled words and ignoring a large portion of the requested menu content.
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