Recraft

Organize prompts and local vector or raster generation jobs for branded assets

NOT REALLY · consider alternatives
price variesestimated build time closest consolation build: one sittingreplaced by 0 people

A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Recraft, organize prompts and local vector or raster generation jobs for branded assets. The hard boundary is proprietary design model, vector generation quality, style controls, and compute, plus frontier models, compute, and data.

Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability

What you give up

  • proprietary design model, vector generation quality, style controls, and compute
  • frontier proprietary models
  • hosted GPU capacity
  • licensed training data
  • moderation and fast global delivery

Why people still pay

People still pay for Recraft because the product value is the model and compute fleet, not the prompt box around it. The recurring cost buys GPU procurement, model licensing, safety filters, queueing, storage, and rapid model replacement, not just the visible interface.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • GPU-capable machine or user-supplied generation API
  • ComfyUI
  • model files with appropriate licenses
  • local storage
01
Use Python 3.12, FastAPI, SQLite, ComfyUI as a local worker, and a small React frontend.
02
Model original assets, edit operations, previews, and exported versions; store source IDs and timestamps for each.
03
Interface for this AI image and video generation workflow: a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views.
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1, architecture and data

Use Python 3.12, FastAPI, SQLite, ComfyUI as a local worker, and a small React frontend. Model original assets, edit operations, previews, and exported versions; store source IDs and timestamps for each.

2

Phase 2, implement

Create prompt, negative-prompt, seed, dimensions, model, and workflow controls.

3

Phase 3, implement

Record exact generation parameters and workflow JSON beside every output.

4

Phase 4, review and output

Support local image-to-image and mask inputs without uploading them elsewhere. Show estimated VRAM needs and fail clearly when a workflow or model is missing.

5

Phase 5, recovery and acceptance

Show estimated VRAM needs and fail clearly when a workflow or model is missing. Verify this invariant with a saved fixture: An invalid input or interrupted operation must retain the source and show a recoverable state; exported records must reload with the same IDs. State the practical limit: proprietary design model, vector generation quality, style controls, and compute.

the pro prompt
Build me a focused AI image and video generation workflow for the personal core of Recraft. Requirements:

- Use Python 3.12, FastAPI, SQLite, ComfyUI as a local worker, and a small React frontend. Model original assets, edit operations, previews, and exported versions; store source IDs and timestamps for each.
- Paid product context: Organize prompts and local vector or raster generation jobs for branded assets. Build only this DIY scope: Organize prompts and local vector or raster generation jobs for branded assets, submit them to a user-owned model server, and keep outputs reproducible.
- Create prompt, negative-prompt, seed, dimensions, model, and workflow controls.
- Record exact generation parameters and workflow JSON beside every output.
- Support local image-to-image and mask inputs without uploading them elsewhere. Show estimated VRAM needs and fail clearly when a workflow or model is missing.
- Use a local web page with input, progress, review, and export views. Required input or access: GPU-capable machine or user-supplied generation API; ComfyUI. Keep credentials in .env.
- Recovery: Show estimated VRAM needs and fail clearly when a workflow or model is missing.
- Acceptance: with one labelled sample, show the input, saved intermediate state, and exported result; verify this invariant: An invalid input or interrupted operation must retain the source and show a recoverable state; exported records must reload with the same IDs.
- Out of scope: proprietary design model, vector generation quality, style controls, and compute; frontier proprietary models. Keep this a personal, inspectable workflow.
- Include a README with setup, a sample input, required keys or permissions, data location, and the supported scope.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

prior art · use these instead of building, if you'd ratherComfyUINode-based open-source diffusion workflow engine with a large ecosystem.↗
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Recraft pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
free$0$030 credits per day; up to 3 image uploads per day; up to 2 generated images per prompt.Free generations are public; Recraft owns them and does not grant commercial-use rights.
basic 1k$12$101,000 subscription credits per month; private generations and commercial rights.Annual plan is $120 prepaid.
pro 2k$20$162,000 subscription credits per month; private generations and commercial rights.
pro 4k$40$324,000 subscription credits per month; private generations and commercial rights.
pro 8k$80$648,000 subscription credits per month; private generations and commercial rights.
pro 16k$160$12816,000 subscription credits per month; private generations and commercial rights.
teams 2k$22/user$18/user2,000 credits per member per month; minimum 2 seats; up to 10 concurrent jobs and 4 images per prompt.Credits are assigned per member rather than pooled.
teams 4k$44/user$35/user4,000 credits per member per month; minimum 2 seats; up to 10 concurrent jobs and 4 images per prompt.Credits are assigned per member rather than pooled.
teams 8k$70/user—8,000 credits per member per month; minimum 2 seats; up to 10 concurrent jobs and 4 images per prompt.Recraft's current official paid-plan documentation prints $88/month when billed annually, which is higher than the $70 monthly price and contradicts its stated annual discount; annual price left null.
teams 16k$176/user$141/user16,000 credits per member per month; minimum 2 seats; up to 10 concurrent jobs and 4 images per prompt.Credits are assigned per member rather than pooled.
enterprise——Custom credits, seats, support and security terms; 0 self-serve prices published.Contact sales.

free tier30 credits per day, resetting every 24 hours; up to 3 uploads per day and 2 images per prompt; free outputs are public and lack commercial-use rights.

billingmonthly + annual (up to -20%); paid subscription credits reset monthly

hidden costsUnused subscription credits do not roll over; paid users can buy non-expiring top-ups only in 200/400/800/1,600-credit packs, but pack prices are not publicly listed; Teams requires at least 2 seats.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗

Questions about Recraft

Can you build your own Recraft with AI?

A full replacement is not the recommended project. A consolation build is possible, but the paid product's decisive value sits outside a solo rebuild. For Recraft, organize prompts and local vector or raster generation jobs for branded assets. The hard boundary is proprietary design model, vector generation quality, style controls, and compute, plus frontier models, compute, and data.

What does the Recraft build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Organize prompts and local vector or raster generation jobs for branded assets, submit them to a user-owned model server, and keep outputs reproducible. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: proprietary design model, vector generation quality, style controls, and compute; frontier proprietary models; hosted GPU capacity. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the Recraft prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this Recraft project take?

The catalogue estimate is closest consolation build: one sitting for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing Recraft?

proprietary design model, vector generation quality, style controls, and compute; frontier proprietary models; hosted GPU capacity; licensed training data; moderation and fast global delivery. People still pay for Recraft because the product value is the model and compute fleet, not the prompt box around it. The recurring cost buys GPU procurement, model licensing, safety filters, queueing, storage, and rapid model replacement, not just the visible interface.

What can I use instead of building Recraft?

The prior-art section lists ComfyUI as starting points. Review their current scope, license and maintenance before adopting one.

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