Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Luma UNI 1 Max vs Recraft V4.1 Utility benchmark

Name: Luma UNI 1 Max vs Recraft V4.1 Utility AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Luma UNI 1 Max and Recraft V4.1 Utility. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Executive Verdict Summary

Recraft V4.1 Utility holds empirical advantage (3 of 5 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench

Luma UNI 1 MaxTop code solve rate

ReasoningGPQA / Live

Luma UNI 1 MaxTop logical accuracy

Best Value$/1M Tok

Luma UNI 1 MaxLowest API billing cost

Speed / TokTok/Sec

Luma UNI 1 MaxFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

5 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Luma UNI 1 Max (2)Recraft V4.1 Utility (3)

Luma UNI 1 Max

2 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Prompt adherence

Recraft V4.1 Utility

3 of 5 Wins

✓Generation time✓Price per 1k images✓Text rendering

Luma Labs

Leads 2 of 5

Luma UNI 1 Max

Luma Labs universal 3D-aware image synthesis engine with spatial geometry consistency.

Img Elo 1,226$100/1k imgs

Recraft

Leads 3 of 5

Recraft V4.1 Utility

High-speed utility tier of Recraft V4.1 tailored for rapid asset production at $0.035/image.

Utility FastImg Elo 1,218$35/1k imgs

Top Rival Showdowns for Luma UNI 1 Max

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Image Quality LeaderLuma UNI 1 Max Wins

Luma UNI 1 Max

Δ 8 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderRecraft V4.1 Utility Wins

Recraft V4.1 Utility

2s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderRecraft V4.1 Utility Wins

Recraft V4.1 Utility

$35/1k images

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Luma UNI 1 Max (2)vsRecraft V4.1 Utility (3)

Luma UNI 1 Max: 2W (40%)Recraft V4.1 Utility: 3W (60%)

← Luma UNI 1 MaxRecraft V4.1 Utility →

🏆Luma UNI 1 Max Leads(2/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Luma UNI 1 MaxvsRecraft V4.1 Utility

Image Elo

1,226vs1,218+8

Prompt adherence

90.2%vs90%+0.2%

Text rendering

90%vs92.5%+2.5%

Luma UNI 1 Max: 2WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 1W

🏆Recraft V4.1 Utility Leads(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Luma UNI 1 MaxvsRecraft V4.1 Utility

Generation time

4.4svs2s+2.4s

Luma UNI 1 Max: 0WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 1W

🏆Recraft V4.1 Utility Leads(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Luma UNI 1 MaxvsRecraft V4.1 Utility

Price per 1k images

$100/1kvs$35/1k+$65/1k

Luma UNI 1 Max: 0WRecraft V4.1 Utility: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Luma UNI 1 MaxRecraft V4.1 Utility

Image EloLuma UNI 1 Max +8

Luma UNI 1 Max1,226

Recraft V4.1 Utility1,218

Generation timeRecraft V4.1 Utility +2.4s

Luma UNI 1 Max4.4s

Recraft V4.1 Utility2s

Price per 1k imagesRecraft V4.1 Utility +$65/1k

Luma UNI 1 Max$100/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility$35/1k

Prompt adherenceLuma UNI 1 Max +0.2%

Luma UNI 1 Max90.2%

Recraft V4.1 Utility90%

Text renderingRecraft V4.1 Utility +2.5%

Luma UNI 1 Max90%

Recraft V4.1 Utility92.5%

Benchmark	Luma UNI 1 Max	Recraft V4.1 Utility	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,226 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+8
Generation time	4.4s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	2s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2.4s
Price per 1k images	$100/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$35/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$65/1k
Prompt adherence	90.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	90% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+0.2%
Text rendering	90% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	92.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2.5%

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 65% with Recraft V4.1 Utility

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Luma UNI 1 Max$2,500.00 / mo

Rate: $100/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility$875.00 / mo

Rate: $35/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Recraft V4.1 Utility is estimated to save $1,625.00/month ($19,500/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

LIVE BENCHMARK

Luma Labs

Luma UNI 1 Max

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$100/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$100/1k

Recraft

Recraft V4.1 Utility

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$35/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$35/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Luma UNI 1 Max or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Luma UNI 1 Max or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Luma UNI 1 Max or Recraft V4.1 Utility?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Luma UNI 1 Max and Recraft V4.1 Utility Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All Luma UNI 1 Max matchups →|All Recraft V4.1 Utility matchups →

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Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Luma UNI 1 MaxRecraft V4.1 Utility

Image EloLuma UNI 1 Max +8

Luma UNI 1 Max1,226

Recraft V4.1 Utility1,218

Generation timeRecraft V4.1 Utility +2.4s

Luma UNI 1 Max4.4s

Recraft V4.1 Utility2s

Price per 1k imagesRecraft V4.1 Utility +$65/1k

Luma UNI 1 Max$100/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility$35/1k

Prompt adherenceLuma UNI 1 Max +0.2%

Luma UNI 1 Max90.2%

Recraft V4.1 Utility90%

Text renderingRecraft V4.1 Utility +2.5%

Luma UNI 1 Max90%

Recraft V4.1 Utility92.5%

Benchmark

Luma UNI 1 Max

Recraft V4.1 Utility

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,226

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time

4.4s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+2.4s

Price per 1k images

$100/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$35/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$65/1k

Prompt adherence

90.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+0.2%

Text rendering

90%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

92.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+2.5%

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Luma UNI 1 Max or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Luma UNI 1 Max or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Luma UNI 1 Max or Recraft V4.1 Utility?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Luma UNI 1 Max and Recraft V4.1 Utility Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.