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Recraft V3 vs FLUX 1.1 Pro: Which AI Model Should You Choose?

Pricing, context windows, latency, capabilities, and a one-line code switch — everything you need to pick the right model.

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Verdict

Recraft V3 and FLUX 1.1 Pro are closely matched on pricing and context. The right choice depends on your specific workload — see the table below for the full breakdown.

Side-by-side specs

SpecRecraft V3FLUX 1.1 Pro
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CategoryImage GenerationImage Generation
Input cost / 1M tokensFreeFree
Output cost / 1M tokensFreeFree
Context window——
Max output tokens——
Avg. latency——
FeaturedYesYes
New——
Capabilities
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Pricing example

A typical chat workload of 100,000 input tokens plus 50,000 output tokens.

Recraft V3
€0.0000

100K in × Free + 50K out × Free

FLUX 1.1 Pro
€0.0000

100K in × Free + 50K out × Free

Switch in one line

Both models live behind Railwail's OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Replace the model string and you are done.

JavaScript / TypeScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  apiKey: process.env.RAILWAIL_API_KEY,
  baseURL: "https://railwail.com/v1",
});

// Before — using Recraft V3
let r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "recraft-ai/recraft-v3",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});

// After — switched to FLUX 1.1 Pro
r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["RAILWAIL_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://railwail.com/v1",
)

# Before — using Recraft V3
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="recraft-ai/recraft-v3",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)

# After — switched to FLUX 1.1 Pro
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
cURL
# Before — using Recraft V3
curl https://railwail.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAILWAIL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "recraft-ai/recraft-v3",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

# After — switched to FLUX 1.1 Pro
curl https://railwail.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAILWAIL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Which one wins for...

Quick verdicts derived from public specs. Always validate on your own workload.

Coding
Recraft V3

Higher coding category match or larger context wins.

Writing
Recraft V3

Bigger context window helps maintain long-form coherence.

Long documents
Recraft V3

The larger context window is the deciding factor.

Vision
Tie

Multimodal/vision support is required for image inputs.

Real-time chat
Tie

Lower average latency wins for interactive UX.

Cost-sensitive
Tie

The model with the lower input-token price wins.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Recraft V3 or FLUX 1.1 Pro?
Pricing for Recraft V3 and FLUX 1.1 Pro is comparable on input tokens. For a 100K input + 50K output workload, Recraft V3 costs about €0.0000 and FLUX 1.1 Pro costs about €0.0000.
Which has more context, Recraft V3 or FLUX 1.1 Pro?
Recraft V3 and FLUX 1.1 Pro have similar context windows (— vs —).
Is Recraft V3 better than FLUX 1.1 Pro for coding?
For coding-heavy workloads we lean toward Recraft V3 on this comparison — it scores higher on the relevant heuristics (category, tags, or context window). Both models are usable for code via Railwail's OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so the safest path is to A/B test on your own prompts.
Can I use both Recraft V3 and FLUX 1.1 Pro via Railwail?
Yes. Both Recraft V3 and FLUX 1.1 Pro are accessible through a single Railwail API key and the OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint. You only change the "model" parameter to switch between them — no SDK swap, no separate billing.
How do I switch from Recraft V3 to FLUX 1.1 Pro?
Replace the model identifier "recraft-ai/recraft-v3" with "black-forest-labs/flux-1.1-pro" in your request payload. Everything else — API key, base URL, request shape — stays the same. See the code example on this page for the exact one-line change.

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