Recraft V4 Recraft AI Wan 2.7 Pro Alibaba

Settled by community votes across 4 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

Recraft V4

26.4 arena score

#8 of 44 in Text-to-Image

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Wan 2.7 Pro

21.4 arena score

#29 of 44 in Text-to-Image

Vote tally

Where the votes landed

Recraft V4

50.0%

win rate

Ties

0.0%

Wan 2.7 Pro

50.0%

win rate

50.0% 0.0% ties 50.0%

Shared challenges 4

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

Wan 2.7 Pro

50% wins 0% ties 50% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Recraft V4

+ Excellent photorealistic texture on the meat and bread
+ Realistic physics and sauce drips conveying a natural sense of motion
+ Crisp, integrated 'MAGIC BURGER' typography with high-quality textures

− The 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' text is cut off at the bottom edge
− The starburst for the price is a bit simple and lacks the 'fiery' rendering requested

Wan 2.7 Pro

+ Strong adherence to all text requirements including 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' positioning
+ Vibrant, symmetrical composition that feels like a finished marketing graphic
+ Powerful fiery glow effects on the text and throughout the background

− The meat patty and cheese look slightly more artificial/digital than those in Model A
− The inclusion of cucumbers/pickles and herbs was not requested in the prompt

Verdict: Wan 2.7 Pro is the clear winner for its superior layout and full adherence to the text prompts, delivering a polished ad with impressive glowing effects. While Recraft V4 features much more realistic food textures, it fails on the graphic design elements by cutting off the text and providing a very basic price burst.

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

Wan 2.7 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

Recraft V4

+ Excellent photographic composition with realistic café background and depth of field
+ Includes charming chalk illustrations that complement the menu items
+ High legibility and accurate text rendering

− Text lacks the requested 'elegant cursive' for the title
− The handwriting looks a bit too clean and consistent, bordering on a digital font appearance

Wan 2.7 Pro

+ Successfully captures the elegant cursive style for the title and menu items
+ Handwriting has a more authentic chalk texture with varying weights
+ Fills the frame well with large, easy-to-read text

− The 'A' in 'April' is slightly malformed
− Background is less detailed and lacks the cozy atmosphere of a full café scene

Verdict: Recraft V4 produces a superior overall image in terms of environment and composition, appearing more like a real photograph. However, Wan 2.7 Pro better followed the specific stylistic instructions for 'elegant cursive' handwriting and chalk texture, whereas the text in Recraft V4 felt more like a uniform digital font 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.”

Recraft V4

Wan 2.7 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

Recraft V4

+ Excellent photorealistic texture on the capybara's fur and clothing.
+ The composition perfectly captures the scale of a backseat passenger relative to the front seat.
+ The blurred Manhattan background feels authentic to a night-time professional photograph.

− The passenger's phone is slightly warped and lacks detail.
− The passenger is partially obscured by the car seat, making her expression less visible.

Wan 2.7 Pro

+ High clarity on the passenger's face and expression.
+ Strong lighting on the capybara and well-defined front paws on the steering wheel.

− The steering wheel and passenger are positioned awkwardly, making the interior space look flat and unrealistic.
− The capybara's hands/paws look slightly too primate-like rather than typical capybara morphology.

Verdict: Recraft V4 produces a much more convincing and cinematic image with realistic depth of field and correct spatial relationships between the driver and passenger. Wan 2.7 Pro has good detail but the composition feels claustrophobic and the perspective of the interior is warped.

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.”

Recraft V4

Wan 2.7 Pro

AI Judge Analysis

Recraft V4

+ Excellent photographic realism in the center pumpkin and background
+ Modern cinematic lighting with a moody atmospheric effect
+ Accurate text rendering for all requested details

− The 'scroll banner' is just a flat white rectangular box
− The text overlay feels like a digital layer rather than an integrated part of a 'vintage parchment'

Wan 2.7 Pro

+ Stronger adherence to the 'vintage' and 'parchment' aesthetic
+ Proper execution of the scroll banner and ornate gothic border
+ Unified artistic style where text and illustration blend seamlessly

− The style is more of a clean vector/illustration rather than 'cinematic' realism
− Added extra text elements not requested in the prompt like 'Est. 1847'

Verdict: Recraft V4 produces a more realistic and eerie atmospheric image, but it fails to capture the 'vintage parchment' texture or the 'scroll banner' effectively. Wan 2.7 Pro excels in composition and layout, perfectly executing the scroll and vintage gothic invitation aesthetic, making it the better choice for a graphic design task.