Recraft V3
LMArena ID: recraft-v3
RecraftProprietary
Recraft V3 is an AI image model from Recraft. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 72 of 82 with 1021±4 from 195,627 votes. It is not on LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard yet. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- Recraft
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), LMArena · Image editing, AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #72 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Mainly text-to-image: no image-edit results yet.
- Use via Recraft's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing Recraft users: this vendor has 5 models on Text-to-image.
Neighbours on Text-to-image
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | ?P Image | 1033 | 109,762 | 900 | Proprietary | +12 |
| 70 |  FLUX 2 Klein 4B Black Forest Labs | 1030 | 152,389 | – | Apache 2.0 | +9 |
| 71 |  Runway Gen-4 Runway | 1024 | 54,361 | – | Proprietary | +3 |
| 72 | Recraft V3 Recraft | 1021 | 195,627 | – | Proprietary | |
| 73 | FLUX 1.1 Pro Black Forest Labs | 1016 | 70,460 | – | Proprietary | -5 |
| 74 |  Ideogram V2 Ideogram | 1013 | 72,090 | – | Proprietary | -8 |
| 75 | LLucid Origin Leonardo.Ai | 1013 | 287,341 | – | Proprietary | -8 |
Alternatives · More from Recraft
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro Recraft | 1169 | 2,617 | 1017 | Proprietary |
| 42 | Recraft V4.1 Pro Recraft | 1133 | 2,795 | – | Proprietary |
| 50 | Recraft V4 Recraft | 1115 | 137,017 | – | Proprietary |
| 57 | Recraft V4.1 Flash Recraft | 1099 | 3,516 | 949 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Qwen Image 2.1 Alibaba | 1223 | 11,441 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 20 | Ideogram 4.0 Quality Ideogram | 1205 | 60,591 | – | Ideogram Open Model |
| 27 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA | 1165 | 10,805 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 33 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA | 1152 | 18,485 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 35 |  Hunyuan Image 3.0 Tencent | 1150 | 180,518 | 989 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Recraft V3 rank among AI image models?
Text-to-image rank 72 (1021) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Recraft V3 open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Recraft’s products or API.
Can Recraft V3 edit images?
The LMArena image-edit board has no result for Recraft V3 yet, so we cannot confirm its editing ability from the data.
Who makes Recraft V3?
According to LMArena, Recraft V3 is made by Recraft.
How reliable is Recraft V3's score?
The scores are based on 195,627 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±4). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Recraft V3 from #1 on Text-to-image?
#1 on Text-to-image is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (1425); Recraft V3 scores 1021, 404 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 7, 2026.
LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 20, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
Price, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.