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Recraft API
Recraft is a family of AI image models. varg runs 3 of them on one API key: Recraft V4.1 Flash, Recraft v3 and Recraft Clarity. Between them they cover text to image and image to image; they return images.
- Recraft V4.1 Flash
- $0.007/image
- Flagship id
recraft_v4_1_flash
Every Recraft model runs on one varg API key and one credit balance, the same as every other model here. You pay the provider's price, with no markup.
curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "recraft_v4_1_flash",
"prompt": "Tilt-shift miniature effect on a real Portuguese fishing village at golden hour, colorful boats in the harbor appearing toy-like, selective focus band across the middle, saturated primary colors of blue red and yellow boats against white buildings, 90mm tilt-shift lens, the familiar made fantastical, Wes Anderson color sensibility"
}'Recraft models and prices
Prices are in US dollars and are the provider's own, with no markup. A "from" price is the cheapest request the catalog states for that model; each model's page has every rate and input. The descriptions are the catalog's own, shortened.
| Model | Catalog description | Takes | Price | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Recraft V4.1 Flashrecraft_ | Recraft V4.1 Flash. Fast, very low-cost images from text — photography, illustration, mixed media — with color palette and background color control. | Text to image | $0.007/image | ~10 s |
Recraft v3recraft_ | Recraft V3. Strong at icons, illustrations, and brand assets. | Text to image | From $0.10 per run$0.10/image | ~15 s |
Recraft Clarityrecraft_ | Recraft Clarity upscaler. Enhance images with design-aware upscaling. | Image to image | From $0.08 per run$0.08/image | ~30 s |
Call the Recraft API
The call below runs Recraft V4.1 Flash. For another Recraft model, put its id from the table in "model"; the rest of the request keeps its shape.
REST
POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call with Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY. It answers 202 with a job right away; poll GET /v2/jobs/{id} until its status is completed, then read output.outputs[0].url.
curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "recraft_v4_1_flash",
"prompt": "Tilt-shift miniature effect on a real Portuguese fishing village at golden hour, colorful boats in the harbor appearing toy-like, selective focus band across the middle, saturated primary colors of blue red and yellow boats against white buildings, 90mm tilt-shift lens, the familiar made fantastical, Wes Anderson color sensibility"
}'From Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP)
The varg MCP server, https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp, runs Recraft V4.1 Flash with call_tool. Sign in with varg, no API key to paste. How to connect it
claude mcp add --transport http varg https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp{
"tool": "image",
"input": {
"model": "recraft_v4_1_flash",
"prompt": "Tilt-shift miniature effect on a real Portuguese fishing village at golden hour, colorful boats in the harbor appearing toy-like, selective focus band across the middle, saturated primary colors of blue red and yellow boats against white buildings, 90mm tilt-shift lens, the familiar made fantastical, Wes Anderson color sensibility"
},
"wait": true
}From a terminal (CLI)
vargai is the varg command line: every tool of the MCP server is a command. Install and log in
curl -fsSL https://varg.ai/install | sh
vargai call_tool --tool image '{"model":"recraft_v4_1_flash","prompt":"Tilt-shift miniature effect on a real Portuguese fishing village at golden hour, colorful boats in the harbor appearing toy-like, selective focus band across the middle, saturated primary colors of blue red and yellow boats against white buildings, 90mm tilt-shift lens, the familiar made fantastical, Wes Anderson color sensibility"}'How billing works
Every model is billed at its provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance: 1 credit is $0.01. varg's fee is on the top-up, not on the run: 5.5% of the credits you buy ($0.80 at the least), or 8% for a team workspace. Pricing
How to use Recraft
Step-by-step pages on varg how to.
Recraft API: questions
- How much does the Recraft API cost on varg?
- Among the Recraft models with a stated run price, the lowest is from $0.08 per run ($0.08/image), on Recraft Clarity. Recraft V4.1 Flash ($0.007/image) is billed by rate with no stated minimum, so a short request can cost less. Every model is billed at its provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance: 1 credit is $0.01. For the exact price of a request before you run it, send the same body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.
- Which Recraft models are on varg?
- 3: Recraft V4.1 Flash ($0.007/image), Recraft v3 (from $0.10 per run) and Recraft Clarity (from $0.08 per run). Each has its own page with the parameters and a call to copy.
- Which Recraft models take an image?
- 1 of the 3: Recraft Clarity. The catalog lists image to image for it; pass the image as a URL in "files".
- How long do Recraft requests take?
- Typically from about 10 s (Recraft V4.1 Flash) to about 30 s (Recraft Clarity), by the catalog's estimates for each model's fastest route. The API answers at once with a job id, so nothing waits on an open connection while it runs.
- How do I call the Recraft API?
- Send POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call with the header "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" and a JSON body that includes "model", for example "model": "recraft_v4_1_flash". The call answers 202 with a job right away. Poll GET https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/{id} until "status" is "completed", then read output.outputs[0].url, or pass options.webhook_url to be called back.
- Can I use Recraft from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?
- Yes. Add the varg MCP server (https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any other MCP client and sign in with varg, with no API key to paste. The agent runs a model with call_tool, passing tool "image" and the model id, for example "model": "recraft_v4_1_flash".
More model APIs
Same API key, same request shape: change the model string to switch.
For AI agents: each model above has its full spec as Markdown at varg.ai/models/recraft_v4_1_flash.md (swap the id), and every model is listed in varg.ai/models/llms.txt.