# Recraft — Recraft V4.1: More Beautiful by Nature

- Company: Recraft (recraft.ai)
- Announced: 2026-05-14
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- Group: announcements
- Source: https://www.recraft.ai/blog/recraft-v4-1-more-beautiful-by-nature
- Record: https://forck.live/items/23956-recraft-v4-1-more-beautiful-by-nature
- Subject: Recraft V4

Beautiful images don’t happen by accident. Neither does V4.1. V4.1 is the upgrade you didn't know you were waiting for. Images feel more alive, more purposeful, and more natural. The photorealism is quieter and more realistic. New illustration styles are now possible that simply weren’t before. And this model is able to read a short prompt and get the aesthetic right, all without instructions the length of War and Peace to get there. (Oh, and we built a Utility variant for when simplicity matters more than creative surprise. More on that below.) Turns out, there's always room for one more pixel of progress. Here's what that looks like. Photorealism That Actually Looks Real V4.1 understands people. In the group selfie above, it looks warm, diverse, and genuinely candid. There's less noise in the background. You can count on more natural photos, not just of the people themselves, but of the background as well. No more random urban backgrounds unless you specifically ask for it. Midjourney produces a beautiful photo here, but it delivers a lot more than "warm authentic atmosphere." The fuzzy, busy outdoor background has a life of its own. …

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