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Recraft

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Velocity5.0

Recraft races to host every frontier image and video model while building the design layer on top.

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◆Current state
Recraft is an AI design platform that's increasingly an aggregator — it keeps adding third-party image and video models (Krea 2, Ideogram V4, NVIDIA Cosmos 3, Alibaba Happy Horse) on a credit-metered menu while shipping its own V4.1 model. Recent work also targets practical design output: mockup realism, mockup templates, and a prompt enhancer. The throughline is turning frontier generative models into a usable design workflow.
◆Where it's heading
Two strategies run in parallel — host every notable model so users don't leave for one, and build the design-specific layer (mockups, vectors, prompt assistance) that turns raw generation into deliverables. Per-model credit pricing makes the menu a monetization surface. Expect continued rapid model onboarding plus deeper mockup and brand tooling.
◆Prediction
Likely next: more models added as they ship (the cadence is roughly weekly), and expansion of the mockup and compositing line into a fuller product-shot workflow.

◆Recent moves

  1. 15d ago

    New image generation models: Krea 2, Ideogram V4, and Cosmos 3

    Three more third-party image models join the credit-metered menu, continuing Recraft's near-weekly model onboarding — the aggregator play that keeps users from leaving for any single model.

  2. 17d ago

    Enhance realism for mockups

    Photo-grade compositing blends designs into real photos, part of Recraft's push to turn generation into finished, presentable deliverables rather than raw outputs.

  3. 23d ago

    New video generation model: Alibaba Happy Horse 1.0

    Adding Alibaba's Happy Horse 1.0 extends the same aggregation strategy from images into video generation, priced per second of output.

  4. 25d ago

    Dark theme

    Dark mode lands as a long-requested profile option — minor in capability terms, but a visible sign of platform maturation.

  5. 1mo ago

    New mockup templates

    A growing mockup template library (apparel, packaging, outdoor) feeds the same deliverable-focused line as the realism compositing — showcasing designs in context.

  6. 1mo ago

    Prompt enhancer

    One-click prompt enrichment lowers the skill floor for good generations by adding style and composition cues automatically — a usability layer over the model menu.