Recraft: Basic image-generation limit raised 4→20; API billing switched to API Units
What happened
Between the Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 captures of Recraft's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Basic plan images-per-generation limit increased from 4 to 20. API usage billing switched from shared subscription credits to separate prepaid "API Units" (non-cancellable, non-refundable, no expiry). In detail: API usage billing switched from shared subscription credits to separate prepaid "API Units"; new API Units are non-cancellable, non-refundable, and do not expire. Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change, limit raised). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Basic at $10, Pro at $16, Teams at $18 and API at $0.04 per image.
It lands 7 days after Recraft's previous change, "Recraft tightens refund policy, cuts guarantees and blocks post-deletion claims" (Aug 17, 2026). Recraft has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Canva, Fotor and Pixlr also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- ChangedAPIPricing model
Beforeshared subscription credits
Afterseparate prepaid
- +400%BasicLimit420
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API | Pricing model | shared subscription credits | separate prepaid | Changed |
| Basic | Limit | 4 | 20 | +400% |
Values as written on Recraft's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Recraft's pricing page (www.recraft.ai) from Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where "shared subscription credits" becomes "separate prepaid".
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Recraft, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 24, 2026Limit raisedRecraft: Basic image-generation limit raised 4→20; API billing switched to API Units This change
- Aug 17, 2026ImprovementRecraft tightens refund policy, cuts guarantees and blocks post-deletion claims
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Recraft raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change, limit raised.
What changed on Recraft's pricing page between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026?
API pricing model: shared subscription credits → separate prepaid, changed; Basic limit: 4 → 20 (+400%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Recraft change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Recraft in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Recraft tightens refund policy, cuts guarantees and blocks post-deletion claims" on Aug 17, 2026; Recraft has been tracked since 2026-07-15.