Recraft vs Stability AI
Recraft scores 6.9 to Stability AI's 6.5 among the AI image generators we rate, and is the better pick for 3 of the 4 kinds of buyer below.
Recraft wins, 6.9 to 6.5
Recraft has no self-hosting option, while Stability AI offers one under a Community or Enterprise license; Stability AI also takes pose, sketch or depth map input that Recraft's own docs don't mention. Recraft has a free plan, though commercial rights need its $12 a month Basic tier, while Stability AI has no free plan and runs on pay-as-you-go credits instead. Recraft answers with true vector exports and a batch of images in one run, against Stability AI's single image per request.
Pick Recraft if you want vector exports or several images generated at once.
Pick Stability AI if you want self-hosting or pose and depth map control.
Best for
Who each one suits, decided on the criteria that matter to that buyer and the checked facts where the two differ.
- Controlled by a pose, sketch or depth map: Stability AI yes, Recraft no
- Renders readable text in an image: Stability AI yes, Recraft does not say
- But Recraft leads on exports true vector files: Recraft yes, Stability AI no
- Generates a batch in one run: Recraft yes, Stability AI no
- But Stability AI leads on can run on your own hardware: Stability AI yes, Recraft no
- Generations can be kept private: Recraft yes, Stability AI does not say
- Free plan: Recraft yes, Stability AI no
How they score
Both are scored the same way, against the other AI image generators we rate, from facts on each vendor's own pages. Recraft leads on 4 of 5 criteria.
Where they differ
Every point where the two vendors' published facts disagree, with a link to where each fact was read. "Not published" means the vendor does not say either way.
Published by only one of them
Where they match (11)
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Recraft
Stability AI
Pros and cons
From each tool's full review, written from the same checked facts.
Recraft
- Recraft outputs vector files directly, alongside raster images, through its own AI vector generator and SVG converter.
- One account reaches Recraft's own V4.1 model family and a roster of other companies' models, including Nano Banana, Flux, Ideogram and Seedream.
- Recraft is SOC 2 Type 2 certified, aligns with GDPR, and offers single sign-on on its Teams plan.
- The free plan permits no commercial use, and its images are public and owned by Recraft, not the person who made them.
- Recraft does not offer a dedicated character-consistency feature.
- There is no free trial of a paid plan.
Stability AI
- Pay-as-you-go pricing runs as low as 3 credits, $0.03, per image with no subscription required.
- The Community License lets individuals and organizations under $1M in annual revenue self-host the model for free.
- Editing tools include inpainting, outpainting, background removal and upscaling to 4K resolution.
- There is no recurring free tier; the 25 signup credits are a one-time bonus.
- There is no feature for keeping a character consistent across images.
- Stability AI's terms have you indemnify the company, not the other way round.
Recraft vs Stability AI: common questions
Which is better, Recraft or Stability AI?
Recraft scores 6.9 and Stability AI 6.5 out of 10 among the AI image generators we rate. Recraft is ahead on control and automation, rights and privacy, pricing and openness and support. Stability AI is ahead on what it makes.
Is Recraft or Stability AI cheaper?
Recraft's cheapest paid plan is $12/mo (Basic) and Stability AI's is From $0.03 an image (pay as you go). Compare what each plan includes below before going on price alone.
Do Recraft and Stability AI have a free plan?
Recraft does and Stability AI does not.
What can Recraft do that Stability AI cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: exports true vector files, generates a batch in one run and free plan.
What can Stability AI do that Recraft cannot?
On the facts both vendors publish: controlled by a pose, sketch or depth map and can run on your own hardware.
