Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro vs Seedream 4.0 benchmark

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

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro and Seedream 4.0. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

5 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro (2)Seedream 4.0 (3)

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

2 of 5 Wins

✓Prompt adherence✓Text rendering

Seedream 4.0

3 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Generation time✓Price per 1k images

Recraft

Leads 2 of 5 metrics

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Specialized generative model for vector art, icon sets, illustrations, and commercial design assets with native brand color matching.

Img Elo 1,218$210/1k imgs

ByteDance

Leads 3 of 5 metrics

Seedream 4.0

High-value ByteDance image foundation model at $30/1k images.

v4.0Img Elo 1,225$30/1k imgs

Recraft V4.1 Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro vs Seedream 4.0. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Recraft V4.1 Utility$35/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

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 LeaderSeedream 4.0 Wins

Seedream 4.0

Δ 7 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderSeedream 4.0 Wins

Seedream 4.0

2.8s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderSeedream 4.0 Wins

Seedream 4.0

$30/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro (2)vsSeedream 4.0 (3)

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 2W (40%)Overall: Seedream 4.0Seedream 4.0: 3W (60%)

← Recraft V4.1 Utility ProSeedream 4.0 →

🏆Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro(2/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Recraft V4.1 Utility ProvsSeedream 4.0

Image Elo

1,218vs1,225+7

Prompt adherence

91%vs89%+2%

Text rendering

94%vs88%+6%

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 2WSeedream 4.0: 1W

🏆Seedream 4.0(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Recraft V4.1 Utility ProvsSeedream 4.0

Generation time

4.6svs2.8s+1.8s

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 0WSeedream 4.0: 1W

🏆Seedream 4.0(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Recraft V4.1 Utility ProvsSeedream 4.0

Price per 1k images

$210/1kvs$30/1k+$180/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro: 0WSeedream 4.0: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo+7

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Seedream 4.01,225

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time+1.8s

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro4.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Seedream 4.02.8s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images+$180/1k

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro$210/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Seedream 4.0$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence+2%

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro91%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Seedream 4.089%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering+6%

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro94%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Seedream 4.088%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro	Seedream 4.0	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,225 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+7
Generation time	4.6s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	2.8s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+1.8s
Price per 1k images	$210/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$30/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$180/1k
Prompt adherence	91% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	89% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2%
Text rendering	94% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	88% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+6%

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 86% with Seedream 4.0

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro$5,250.00 / mo

Rate: $210/1k

Seedream 4.0$750.00 / mo

Rate: $30/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Seedream 4.0 is estimated to save $4,500.00/month ($54,000/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

Recraft

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$210/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$210/1k

ByteDance

Seedream 4.0

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$30/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$30/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro or Seedream 4.0?: 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, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro or Seedream 4.0?: 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, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro or Seedream 4.0?: 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. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro and Seedream 4.0 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

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Benchmark

Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Seedream 4.0

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,225

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time

4.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

2.8s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+1.8s

Price per 1k images

$210/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$30/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$180/1k

Prompt adherence

91%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+2%

Text rendering

94%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

88%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+6%

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, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro or Seedream 4.0?

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, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro or Seedream 4.0?

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, Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro or Seedream 4.0?

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. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro and Seedream 4.0 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.