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Ideogram vs Recraft 4.1 Flash

Pick Ideogram when the text has to read: posters, logos, packaging. Pick Recraft 4.1 Flash for cheap drafts, icons and flat illustration in your own colour palette.

A shop front with a hand-painted sign that reads THE CORNER BAKERY. — Made with Ideogram in this studio.

A flat three-colour illustration of a bicycle courier crossing a bridge. — Made with Recraft 4.1 Flash in this studio.

Side by side

	Ideogram	Recraft 4.1 Flash
Made by	Ideogram	Recraft
Best for	Posters, logos and edits that leave the rest alone	Cheap drafts, icons and flat illustration in your colours
Price here, from	Editing 240 cr · Image 240 cr	Image 28 cr
Strong at	Type that reads · Edits that leave the rest alone · Size does not change the price · It can widen an image	Under a cent per image · Your brand colours · Photos, illustration and mixed media
Variants in the studio	6	1

Prices are in credits at the default settings, worked out the same way as the button in the studio. Every run shows its own price before you press it.

Which one to pick

Text that has to read: IdeogramIdeogram is built for type.

Your brand colours: Recraft 4.1 FlashRecraft takes a colour palette and a background colour.

Many cheap drafts: Recraft 4.1 FlashRecraft 4.1 Flash costs under a cent per image.

Editing with references: IdeogramRecraft does not take reference images.

Where each falls short

Ideogram

Ideogram publishes no list of limitations, so there is none here.
The default tier is medium. If a result is close but not quite there, moving to high is the first thing to try, not a longer prompt. High costs several times medium, and the Studio shows it.
Masked edits are not offered in the Studio yet. Describe the change in words instead.

Recraft 4.1 Flash

Recraft publishes no list of limitations for Flash, so none is invented here.
It is the fast tier. For a final hero image, a heavier model such as FLUX 3 or Nano Banana Pro is the better tool.
It does not take reference images.

Questions

Is Recraft good for a final hero image?

It is the fast tier. For a final hero image, a heavier model such as FLUX 3 or Nano Banana Pro is the better pick.

Does Recraft make vectors here?

The Recraft model in the studio makes raster images: photography, illustration and mixed media, in your colours.

Which is cheaper?

Recraft 4.1 Flash, at under a cent per image. Both exact prices are on this page.

Read on

All about IdeogramPosters, logos and readable type, and precise edits that keep the rest intact.All about Recraft 4.1 FlashImages for under a cent, with your own colour palette.Run both on the same inputRun one prompt and one source image through six AI image models at once and compare the results side by side. Pick the model that fits your style and budget.Ideogram vs GPT Image: AI images with readable text

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