Recraft V4.1 Flash vs MAI-Image-2.6: price and capabilities
Recraft V4.1 Flash (recraft/recraft-v4.1-flash) from Recraft and MAI-Image-2.6 (microsoft/mai-image-2.6) from Microsoft AI are both image generation models on the OceanToken API. Recraft V4.1 Flash is priced at $0.007 / image and MAI-Image-2.6 at $5.00 / $38.00 per 1M tokens; they are billed in different units, so which costs less depends on the work. Both take text prompts; only MAI-Image-2.6 also takes reference images.
Side by side
| Spec | Recraft V4.1 Flash | MAI-Image-2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Recraft V4.1 Flashrecraft/ | MAI-Image-2.6microsoft/ |
| Publisher | Recraft | Microsoft AI |
| Kind | Image generation | Image generation |
| Image price | $0.007 / image | – |
| Input price | – | $5.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | – | $38.00 / 1M tokens |
| Inputs | text | text and images |
| Outputs | image | image |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose MAI-Image-2.6 if you need reference images: Recraft V4.1 Flash does not list it.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts and references; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key Recraft V4.1 Flash MAI-Image-2.6
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Recraft V4.1 Flash or MAI-Image-2.6?
It depends on the work. Recraft V4.1 Flash is priced at $0.007 / image and MAI-Image-2.6 at $5.00 / $38.00 per 1M tokens; they are billed in different units, so which costs less depends on the work. These are OceanToken starting prices per use; the OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which takes more kinds of input, Recraft V4.1 Flash or MAI-Image-2.6?
MAI-Image-2.6. Recraft V4.1 Flash takes text; MAI-Image-2.6 takes text and images.
Can I call both Recraft V4.1 Flash and MAI-Image-2.6 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id recraft/recraft-v4.1-flash or microsoft/mai-image-2.6.
Models and publishers
Recraft V4.1 Flash · MAI-Image-2.6 · All Recraft models · All Microsoft AI models
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