Recraft V4, a text-to-image model for professional design and marketing, is now available on Vercel's AI Gateway. It offers enhanced photorealism with realistic skin, natural textures, clean lighting, and varied compositions, plus original characters for illustrations. Two versions exist: standard V4 for fast iteration and V4 Pro for high-res print assets.
Key Points
- 1.Improved photorealism: realistic skin, natural textures, fewer artifacts
- 2.Clean lighting, varied compositions for professional images
- 3.Original characters with unpredictable color palettes for illustrations
- 4.Two models: recraft/recraft-v4 (fast/cost-efficient) and recraft/recraft-v4-pro (high-res)
- 5.Accessible via Vercel AI SDK with unified API and observability
Impact Analysis
This integration enables designers and marketers to leverage state-of-the-art image generation directly in Vercel workflows, improving efficiency and output quality. AI Gateway's features like retries and cost tracking reduce operational overhead for production apps.
Technical Details
Set model to 'recraft/recraft-v4' or 'recraft/recraft-v4-pro' in Vercel AI SDK. AI Gateway supports observability, Bring Your Own Key, and intelligent routing for reliability.
