models/Recraft/Recraft V3

Recraft V3

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Recraft V3 is a text-to-image model with the ability to generate long texts, vector art, images in brand style, and much more. As of today, it is SOTA in image generation, proven by Hugging Face's industry-leading Text-to-Image Benchmark by Artificial Analysis.

Recraft V3 (recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image) is a image model from Recraft. Pricing via AIgateway: $0.040 per image. Call it via https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/images/generations — set model="recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image". Best for: Marketing assets, Product mockups, Concept art.

slug · recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-imageprovider · Recraft

Use this model

model: recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image
curl https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIGATEWAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image","prompt":"a serene cyberpunk city at dusk"}'

Capabilities

Strengths

  • Text-to-image generation
  • Creative control

Use cases

Marketing assetsProduct mockupsConcept art

Pricing

Per image$0.040
You pay pass-through · 5% applied at credit top-up, not per-call.
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API schema

Call Recraft V3 from any OpenAI SDK

POST https://api.aigateway.sh/v1/images/generations·Content-Type: application/json·Auth: Bearer sk-aig-...

Request body

json
{
  "model": "recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image",
  "prompt": "A cyberpunk cat at sunset, cinematic lighting",
  "n": 1,
  "size": "1024x1024",
  "response_format": "url"   // or "b64_json"
}

Response

json
{
  "created": 1776947082,
  "data": [
    { "url": "https://media.aigateway.sh/img/abc123.png" }
    // or { "b64_json": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEU..." }
  ]
}

Quickstart

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1", api_key="sk-aig-...")

r = client.images.generate(
    model="recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image",
    prompt="a cyberpunk cat at sunset",
    size="1024x1024",
)
print(r.data[0].url)

Errors

401authentication_errorInvalid or missing API key
402insufficient_creditsWallet empty (PAYG only)
404not_foundUnknown model or endpoint
429rate_limit_errorOver per-minute limit — see Retry-After header
500server_errorUpstream provider failed (retryable)
503service_unavailableUpstream saturated (retryable)
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Frequently asked questions

What is Recraft V3?
Recraft V3 is a text-to-image model with the ability to generate long texts, vector art, images in brand style, and much more. As of today, it is SOTA in image generation, proven by Hugging Face's industry-leading Text-to-Image Benchmark by Artificial Analysis. It is a image model from Recraft, accessible via AIgateway's OpenAI-compatible API at slug recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image.
How much does Recraft V3 cost via AIgateway?
$0.0400 per image. Pass-through plus a 5% platform fee applied at top-up.
How do I call Recraft V3 from my code?
Point the OpenAI SDK at https://api.aigateway.sh/v1 with your AIgateway key and set model to "recraft/recraft-v3-text-to-image". The request and response shapes match OpenAI exactly.
Does Recraft V3 support streaming, tool calling, vision, and JSON mode?
Streaming — no. Tool calling — no. Vision — no. JSON mode — no. Prompt caching — no.
What are the best use cases for Recraft V3?
Marketing assets, Product mockups, Concept art. Key strengths: Text-to-image generation; Creative control.
Can I bring my own Recraft API key (BYOK)?
Yes. Attach a Recraft key in your AIgateway dashboard and this model flips to pass-through — you pay Recraft directly and AIgateway waives the 5% platform fee on those calls.