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Recraft V4 Pro API

recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image

Generate a polished, production-ready raster image from a text prompt — the premium Pro tier of Recraft V4, tuned for professional composition, lighting, and materials.

0.25
OpenAPI

Model Input

Input

The text description of the image to generate (subject, scene, lighting, mood). Output is a polished, production-ready raster image.

The size/aspect of the generated image. Pick a preset or supply an explicit width/height.

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Model Output

Output

Generated image output
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Model Example Requests

Examples

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Recraft V4 Pro API

Recraft V4 Pro is a text-to-image AI model by recraft. On ModelRunner it runs through a REST API or via MCP from any AI assistant, at $0.25 per image.

POST https://queue.modelrunner.run/recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image

cURL

# Submit a request to the queue. Input fields go at the top level of the
# body. The optional reserved "metadata" object holds your own flat string
# tags — stored on the request, never sent to the model; filter later with
# GET https://queue.modelrunner.run/requests?metadata=<url-encoded JSON>.
curl -X POST https://queue.modelrunner.run/recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image \
  -H "Authorization: Key $MRUN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "a bold flat-design editorial illustration of a mountain range at sunset, vibrant gradients, clean geometric shapes, p…",
    "image_size": "portrait_4_3",
    "metadata": {
      "project": "my-project"
    }
  }'
# → { "request_id": "...", "status_url": "...", "response_url": "..." }

# Poll status_url until "COMPLETED", then fetch the result
curl "https://queue.modelrunner.run/recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image/requests/$REQUEST_ID/status" \
  -H "Authorization: Key $MRUN_API_KEY"
curl "https://queue.modelrunner.run/recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image/requests/$REQUEST_ID" \
  -H "Authorization: Key $MRUN_API_KEY"

JavaScript

import { modelrunner } from "@modelrunner/client";

const result = await modelrunner.subscribe("recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image", {
  input: {
    "prompt": "a bold flat-design editorial illustration of a mountain range at sunset, vibrant gradients, clean geometric shapes, p…",
    "image_size": "portrait_4_3"
  },
});
console.log(result);

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {"Authorization": f"Key {os.environ['MRUN_API_KEY']}"}

submitted = requests.post(
    "https://queue.modelrunner.run/recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "prompt": "a bold flat-design editorial illustration of a mountain range at sunset, vibrant gradients, clean geometric shapes, p…",
      "image_size": "portrait_4_3"
    },
).json()

# Poll submitted["status_url"] until "COMPLETED", then:
result = requests.get(submitted["response_url"], headers=headers).json()

Input parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
promptstringyesThe text description of the image to generate (subject, scene, lighting, mood). Output is a polished, production-ready raster image.
image_sizeenumnoThe size/aspect of the generated image. Pick a preset or supply an explicit width/height. Default: "square_hd".

Machine-readable: OpenAPI schema · llms.txt

Use Recraft V4 Pro from Claude & Cursor (MCP)

Point Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, or any MCP client at the ModelRunner MCP server and Recraft V4 Pro becomes a tool your assistant can call directly — it authorizes via OAuth (no API key in config) and runs this model with the run_model tool using the endpoint recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image.

MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "modelrunner": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.modelrunner.run/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http modelrunner https://mcp.modelrunner.run/mcp

Then ask your assistant, for example: “Run recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image on ModelRunner to generate image”. MCP setup guide.

Model Details

Model Details

Recraft V4 Pro turns a text prompt into a polished, production-ready raster image. It is the premium Pro tier of the Recraft V4 family, tuned for professional composition, lighting, materials, and aesthetic coherence — the visual sophistication brand and marketing teams need without extra retouching. Describe the subject, scene, and mood, and the model returns a full-resolution raster image. There is no style or substyle picker to configure — the design sensibility is baked into the model, so you steer results entirely through the prompt and the chosen output size.

## Best for - Production-grade brand and campaign imagery that needs to look publication-ready out of the box - Photorealistic product shots, hero images, and lifestyle scenes for e-commerce and marketing - Editorial and advertising illustration where composition and lighting must feel deliberate - Poster, ad, and social creative at a chosen aspect ratio (square, portrait, or landscape) - On-brand visuals where consistent, cohesive aesthetics matter more than a wide style menu

## Choose another model when - You need scalable SVG vector output (logos, icons, flat marks) instead of a raster image — use `recraft/v4/pro/text-to-vector` - You want to pick from a large library of named art styles or substyles — use `recraft/v3/text-to-image` - You want to edit or restyle an existing image rather than generate one from a prompt — use an image-editing model - You need video rather than a still image — use a text-to-video model

## Tips - Lead the prompt with the details that matter most: subject, setting, lighting, camera framing, and mood - Set `image_size` to match your target format — `square_hd`, `portrait_4_3`/`portrait_16_9`, or `landscape_4_3`/`landscape_16_9`; for an exact canvas pass a `{width, height}` object (each side up to 14142 px) - Describe the look you want directly in the prompt — there is no separate style control to set - Be specific about materials and surfaces (matte, glossy, metal, fabric) to get the model's material rendering to shine

## Limitations - Fine, legible text inside the image can still render imperfectly - Very large custom canvases increase generation time and can occasionally soften fine detail - With prompt-only styling, dialing in a very specific named art style takes careful wording — for a large style library the V3 text-to-image model is easier

To run via the ModelRunner JavaScript client: ```js import { modelrunner } from "@modelrunner/client";

const result = await modelrunner.subscribe("recraft/v4/pro/text-to-image", { input: { prompt: "a single red apple on a clean white studio background, soft natural light, photorealistic product shot", image_size: "square_hd", }, }); ```