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 6 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
Recraft V4 Pro
#18 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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Wan 2.6
#23 of 44 in Text-to-Image
Where the votes landed
Recraft V4 Pro
100.0%
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Wan 2.6
0.0%
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Challenge by challenge
The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Exceptional text rendering with perfect spelling and grammar.
- + Highly professional layout that follows graphic design principles for a real menu.
- + Clear sections for Appetizers, Pizza, and Mains as requested.
- − The grid is slightly less rigid than a standard geometric grid, though it remains balanced.
Wan 2.6
- + Strong use of vibrant accents and colorful borders.
- + Good use of the grid layout for original food photos.
- − Text is largely illegible or contains garbled characters.
- − Logic failure where pizzas are placed under the 'Appetizers' heading.
- − Poor pricing logic (e.g., $1.95 for a pizza).
Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro produced a production-ready menu with perfect typography, clear hierarchy, and professional food photography that perfectly matches the prompt. Wan 2.6 included the requested vibrant accents but failed significantly on text legibility and logical grouping of food items.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Excellent text legibility and accuracy
- + Clean, professional composition
- + Correctly interpreted the incomplete 'Brown But...' as 'Brown Butter'
- − The text looks more like a digital font or marker than real chalk
- − Missing the requested elegant cursive for the title
- − Lacks the messiness and dusty texture of a real chalkboard
Wan 2.6
- + Superb chalk texture with realistic dust and smudges
- + Matches the requested cursive title style perfectly
- + Truly looks like authentic hand-drawn lettering
- − The letters are slightly less uniform which can affect some legibility
- − The perspective is angled rather than a direct shot
Verdict: Wan 2.6 followed the stylistic instructions much better than Recraft V4 Pro, delivering the elegant cursive title and high-fidelity chalk texture requested. While Recraft V4 Pro was very accurate with the text characters, it failed to capture the 'handwritten chalk' aesthetic, resulting in a look that feels more like a digital overlay.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Excellent photographic lighting and realistic rain textures
- + Captures the professional, calm expression requested perfectly
- + Composition feels cinematic with a natural side-view perspective
- − The passenger is somewhat out of focus and less distinct
Wan 2.6
- + Strong adherence to the 'bored' expression for the human passenger
- + Clearer view of both characters inside the car
- + Good implementation of the front paws on the steering wheel
- − The cap resembles a police officer hat rather than a taxi driver cap
- − The interior perspective is slightly distorted, making the dashboard look flat
Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro creates a much more atmospheric and photorealistic scene with superior lighting and texture detail, though Wan 2.6 captures the specific 'bored' expression of the passenger more clearly. Recraft V4 Pro is preferred for its cinematic quality and more accurate taxi driver cap styling.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Excellent text rendering and placement
- + Highly detailed textures on the fish and ikura
- + Accurate flag icon centered as requested
- − The diorama base is made of rice, which looks a bit messy compared to a clean platform
- − Sushi variety is a bit cluttered
Wan 2.6
- + Perfectly clean isometric diorama base
- + Excellent 3D cartoon aesthetic with soft lighting
- + Clean minimal garnish and plate composition
- − Text placement is a bit crowded with the flag icon on the same line
- − The rice texture on the sushi pieces is slightly repetitive
Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro provides better texture detail and more accurate text layout according to the prompt's 'top-center' instruction. However, Wan 2.6 captures the 'miniature 3D cartoon' and 'isometric diorama' aesthetic more effectively with a much cleaner base and better lighting, making it the more visually appealing choice for the specific style requested.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Excellent typography with a custom, high-end vintage feel.
- + Sophisticated woodcut-style illustration on the cloche.
- + Great use of the scroll banner for the date.
- − The 'steam' appears to be coming from the text rather than the cloche.
- − Minimalist style is slightly more detailed than a standard vector logo.
Wan 2.6
- + Stronger adherence to the 'vector emblem' style with clean shapes.
- + Better placement of steam rising from the top of the cloche.
- + Good background texture as requested.
- − The banner is awkwardly placed and cuts into the cloche.
- − The typography is basic and less 'classic' compared to Model A.
Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro produces a more premium and aesthetically pleasing logo with superior typography and illustration detail. While Wan 2.6 captures the vector style and background texture better, its poor banner composition makes Recraft V4 Pro the clear winner.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
Recraft V4 Pro
- + Excellent adherence to the infographic structure, including all 6 requested steps.
- + Correct and legible text rendering for headers and descriptions.
- + Strict adherence to the NASA-inspired color palette and flat-vector style.
- − The Saturn V rocket illustration is a bit generic and lacks some scale context.
Wan 2.6
- + Successfully applied the requested color palette.
- + Functional text rendering for the names at the bottom.
- − Failed to include any of the 6 requested steps or icons.
- − The composition is an empty poster rather than an infographic.
- − The background has a textured, fabric-like appearance rather than a clean vector feel.
Verdict: Recraft V4 Pro followed the complex prompt instructions perfectly, creating a complete and well-organized infographic with all requested steps and icons. Wan 2.1 failed to generate the actual content of the task, providing only a titled background with names but missing the entire mission sequence. Recraft V4 Pro is the clear winner for its functional design and high adherence to detail.
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Alibaba's multimodal generation model from the Wan AI suite, supporting text-to-video, image-to-video, reference-to-video with audio, and text-to-image, in both Chinese and English