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RecraftImage Generation/v1/media/queue

Recraft V4 API

Recraft V4 from $0.09 per image — the previous-generation Recraft design model, still available.

The previous-generation Recraft design model. Stable, well-understood illustration and graphic output from $0.09 per image.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

Recraft V4 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 V4.

POST/v1/media/queue

Drop image or click to upload

For image-to-image editing

Response
Hit "Send Request" to see the response

Recraft V4 specs

ProviderRecraft
Model IDrecraft/recraft-v4
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 V4 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 V4

    Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "recraft/recraft-v4".

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

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

Strengths

✓
Known quantity

Recraft V4 is the prior generation — useful when you have prompts and style references already tuned against it.

✓
Design-oriented

Produces illustrations, icons, and marketing graphics rather than photographic imagery.

✓
Style consistency

Holds a described style across a batch so generated sets stay visually coherent.

✓
From $0.09 per image

Cheap enough for volume work while remaining a full design-grade model.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with Recraft V4.

// 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-v4",
    "prompt": "An illustrated hero graphic of a hot-air balloon made from stitched map fragments drifting over patchwork farmland, warm mid-century palette",
    "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 V4 vs similar models

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

ModelProviderPrice
Recraft V4Recraftfrom $0.09/image
Recraft V4.1 FlashRecraftfrom $0.02/image
Recraft V4.1Recraftfrom $0.08/image
Recraft V4.1 UtilityRecraftfrom $0.08/image
Recraft V3Recraftfrom $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 V4 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 V4 API — design imagery from $0.09

Recraft V4 is the previous generation of Recraft's design-focused image model. It remains a solid choice for illustration, icon, and marketing-graphic work, especially for teams with prompts already tuned to it.

YepAPI keeps it available on `/v1/media/queue` at about $0.09 per image, alongside the newer V4.1 tiers on the same key.

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 previous-generation Recraft design model. Stable, well-understood illustration and graphic output from $0.09 per image.

Recraft V4 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 V4 and every other model — no separate Recraft account or waitlist.

New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Recraft V4 without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

Use "recraft/recraft-v4" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "recraft-v4" also works.

Ready to use Recraft V4?

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

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