Head-to-head · facts checked 14 Oct 2026
Gemini vs Recraft
Gemini uniquely has 24 features · Recraft uniquely has 19 features.
From
$4.99/mo (Google AI Plus)
Free plan
Yes
From
$12/mo (Basic)
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
Gemini or Recraft?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Gemini
Free
Free
Image generation with Nano Banana 2
Google AI Plus
$4.99/mo
Get 2x higher usage limits
Google AI Pro
$19.99/mo
Get 4x higher usage limits
Google AI Ultra
$99.99/mo
Get up to 20x higher usage limits
Recraft
Free
Free
Limited free credits
Basic
$12/mo · $120/yr
1,000 credits per month
Pro
$20/mo · $192/yr
2,000 credits per month Scales up to $160/mo ($1,535/yr) with usage.
Teams
$22/mo per seat · $216/yr per seat
2,000 credits per month per seat Scales up to $176/mo per seat ($1,688/yr per seat) with usage.
For everything else about each tool, read the full Gemini review and Recraft review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2023 | 2022 |
| HQ | Mountain View, USA | San Francisco, USA |
| AI model | Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Pro | Recraft V4.1 (proprietary), plus Flux, GPT Image, Seedream, Kling, Veo, Seedance, Grok Imagine Video |
| User base | 100M+ | — |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Languages | 40+ | English (interface); multi-language prompt support |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Credit-based |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Starting price | $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus) | $12/mo (Basic) |
| Enterprise | Custom — Google Workspace add-on pricing | Custom — contact sales |
| Refund policy | Pro-rated refund via Google Play / Google account billing policies | Refund available if fewer than 30 credits used total and payment within last 30 days |
| All plans | Free — Free Google AI Plus — $4.99/mo Google AI Pro — $19.99/mo Google AI Ultra — $99.99/mo | Free — Free Basic — $12/mo Pro — $20/mo Teams — $22/mo per seat |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Google users who want an assistant that reads their Gmail, Calendar and Drive, with images and voice on the phone | Designers who need real SVG vectors out of a generator, and can pay for the commercial rights the free plan withholds |
| Differentiator | Tiered access with up to 20x higher usage limits, Google Flow creative studio credits, and first access to advanced features like Deep Think and Gemini Spark | Editable SVG vector generation, custom styles from reference images, and outpainting in both Studio and API |
| Competitors | ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot | Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E 3, Ideogram |
| Features | ||
| Background Removal | — | ✓ |
| Canvas | ✓ | — |
| Deep Research | ✓ | — |
| Figma Plugin | — | ✓ |
| Gemini Live | ✓ | — |
| Google Flow Credits | ✓ | — |
| Image Generation | ✓ | — |
| Negative Prompts | — | ✓ |
| Svg Vector Generation | — | ✓ |
| Video Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Assistant | ✓ | — |
| Aspect Ratio | — | ✓ |
| Background Removal | — | ✓ |
| Batch Generation | — | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | — |
| Calendar Integration | ✓ | — |
| Commercial Rights | — | ✓ |
| Document Creation | ✓ | — |
| Email Management | ✓ | — |
| Export Formats | — | SVG (vector), PNG, JPG, and standard raster formats |
| Image Animation | — | ✓ |
| Image Reference | — | ✓ |
| Image to Image | — | ✓ |
| Inpainting | — | ✓ |
| Meeting Summary | ✓ | — |
| Mobile App | ✓ | — |
| Note Taking | ✓ | — |
| Offline Mode | ✕ | — |
| Outpainting | — | ✓ |
| Presentation Builder | ✓ | — |
| Private Generations | — | ✓ |
| Project Management | ✓ | — |
| Prompt Customization | — | ✓ |
| Research Assistant | ✓ | — |
| Spreadsheet AI | ✓ | — |
| Style Controls | — | ✓ |
| Task Automation | ✓ | — |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | — |
| Text to Image | — | ✓ |
| Text to Video | — | ✓ |
| Upscaling | — | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | — |
| Canva Integration | — | ✕ |
| Google Calendar | ✓ | — |
| Google Drive | ✓ | — |
| Key Integrations | Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Drive, Google Meet, Google Calendar, YouTube, Google Search, Zapier, Google AI Studio API | Recraft API (REST); Stripe for payments; external models: Flux, GPT Image, Seedream, Kling, Veo, Seedance, Grok Imagine Video, Nano Banana |
| Microsoft 365 | ✕ | — |
| Photoshop Plugin | — | ✕ |
| Slack Integration | ✓ | — |
| Zapier | ✓ | — |
Section 02
Gemini vs Recraft: common questions
Is Gemini or Recraft cheaper?
Gemini's cheapest paid plan is $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus) and Recraft's is $12/mo (Basic). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
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