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RecraftImage Generation/v1/media/queue

Recraft V3 API

Recraft V3 from $0.09 per image — the classic Recraft design model, still on the same endpoint.

The Recraft model that put design-grade AI imagery on the map. Still available for existing pipelines — from $0.09 per image.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

Recraft V3 API pricing

Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.

BillingPrice
Rate$0.09/image
What it costsPer job
1 imagefrom default size$0.09
100 imagesa product catalog batch$9.00
1,000 imagesa month of app traffic$90.00

2,400+

Developers

1.2M+

API calls served

100+

Endpoints

$0.01

Per call

Yep, that's it.

Try it live

Enter a prompt and generate an image with Recraft V3.

POST/v1/media/queue

Drop image or click to upload

For image-to-image editing

Response
Hit "Send Request" to see the response

Recraft V3 specs

ProviderRecraft
Model IDrecraft/recraft-v3
Endpoint/v1/media/queue
TypeImage Generation
Aspect ratios1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, auto
Image inputYes

How to get a Recraft V3 API key

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.

  2. 2

    Create an API key

    Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.

  3. 3

    Call Recraft V3

    Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "recraft/recraft-v3".

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

    Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.

Strengths

✓
Widely benchmarked

Recraft V3 is the generation many design pipelines were originally built and tuned against.

✓
Design-focused

Illustration, icon, and graphic output with clean edges and legible type rather than photographic realism.

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Stable output

A fixed, well-understood model — useful when reproducibility matters more than the newest capability.

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From $0.09 per image

Inexpensive per asset, with the same queue-and-poll flow as every other media model.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with Recraft V3.

// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "recraft/recraft-v3",
    "prompt": "An illustrated bookplate design: an owl perched on a stack of books beneath an arch of laurel leaves, single-color engraving style, fine hatching",
    "options": {
      "aspectRatio": "1:1"
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;

// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }

Recraft V3 vs similar models

Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.

ModelProviderPrice
Recraft V3Recraftfrom $0.09/image
Recraft V4.1 FlashRecraftfrom $0.02/image
Recraft V4.1Recraftfrom $0.08/image
Recraft V4.1 UtilityRecraftfrom $0.08/image
Recraft V4Recraftfrom $0.09/image
Recraft V4 StylesRecraftfrom $0.09/image
FLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labsfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image

Why use Recraft V3 through YepAPI?

✓One API key for all models — no separate accounts
✓No monthly minimums — pay per call
✓Switch models with one line of code
✓Simple REST API — works from any language
✓Unified billing across all providers
✓No rate limits for most use cases

Recraft V3 API — the classic Recraft design model

Recraft V3 is the generation that established Recraft as the design-first alternative to photoreal image models. It remains a dependable choice for illustration and graphic work with predictable output.

YepAPI keeps it callable on `/v1/media/queue` at about $0.09 per image so existing pipelines keep working while you evaluate V4 and V4.1.

Start generating in 30 seconds

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

What developers say

“Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.”

Marcus T.

SEO Platform Founder

“One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.”

Priya S.

Full-Stack Developer

“The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.”

Jake R.

Indie Hacker

Frequently asked questions

The Recraft model that put design-grade AI imagery on the map. Still available for existing pipelines — from $0.09 per image.

Recraft V3 costs from $0.09/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.09.

Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for Recraft V3 and every other model — no separate Recraft account or waitlist.

New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Recraft V3 without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

Use "recraft/recraft-v3" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "recraft-v3" also works.

Ready to use Recraft V3?

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

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