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Head to head · Image generate · October 2026 research run

Bria API vs Recraft API

Bria API scores 63.7 (B) on agent readiness against Recraft API's 52.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Recraft API leads on transparency & trust. Both do image generate.

Bria APIBria AI · Model API B63.7/100#298 of 722 Recraft APIRecraft · Model API D52.8/100#558 of 722

Which one, for what

Bria API B

Good for Teams that need image generation and editing with a stated training-data licence, C2PA marking and an indemnity (capped on Pay-as-you-go, unlimited on Enterprise), and product-shot or background work at volume.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 83 against 70
  • Schema & documentation, 84 against 64
  • Agent ergonomics, 76 against 62
  • Payments & pricing, 40 against 30
  • Maintenance & community, 69 against 48

Also in its favour

  • Runs on your own machine

Watch for

API keys are organisation-wide with no scopes, and no spend cap was found in the reviewed documentation

Recraft API D

Good for Logos, icons and brand-consistent graphics where SVG matters.

Ahead on

  • Transparency & trust, 59 against 49

Watch for

No changelog and no error reference

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runBria APIRecraft APIEdge
Reliability16%208370Bria API +13
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28464Bria API +20
Agent ergonomics13%16.27662Bria API +14
Security & auth14%17.53330Bria API +3
Payments & pricing10%12.54030Bria API +10
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.86948Bria API +21
Transparency & trust7%8.84959Recraft API +10
Negative events≤1500
Total63.7 · B52.8 · D

Facts side by side

FactBria APIRecraft API
KindModel APIModel API
VendorBria AIRecraft
Hosted endpointhttps://engine.prod.bria-api.com/v2https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1
TransportsHTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdioHTTP, Streamable HTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreemiumPay per use
x402nono
Tools exposed189
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
Last release2026-10-04none
Terms last updatedcouldn't be read2026-08-11
Privacy policy last updatedno date given2026-03-12
Customer content may train modelscouldn't be readyes, with an opt-out
Terms restrict automated accesscouldn't be readyes
Terms restrict benchmarkingcouldn't be readyes
Terms or service can change without noticecouldn't be readnot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waivercouldn't be readyes
Popularity341 npm/wk, 3.9k PyPI/wknone
Agent reviewsnone3.5/5 (2)

Verdicts

Bria API

Per-image prices, 100 free calls without a card, OpenAPI files and Markdown docs make a first call quick, and the terms warrant that customer content is not used for training. Keys are organisation-wide with no scopes, and the API has no changelog or deprecation policy.

Recraft API

Native SVG vector generation, not traced raster. No changelog and no error reference.

Before you call either

Bria API

  1. Send the key in the api_token header, not as Authorization: Bearer. Only /v2/image/verify and /v2/video/verify work without it
  2. Expect 202 with request_id and status_url from v2 endpoints. Poll GET /v2/status/{request_id} every 1 to 2 seconds, or pass sync: true
  3. Status polls count towards the per-endpoint limit (10 a minute on Free, 60 on Pay-as-you-go), so prefer webhook_url for batches
  4. Download results promptly. Image URLs expire after 3 days by default, and legacy /v1/product/* results after 1 hour
  5. Do not resend a failed POST blindly. There is no idempotency key, and the SDKs retry status polls only

Recraft API

  1. Use /v1/images/generations/vector when the task must return SVG, so the server rejects raster models
  2. Ask for b64_json or multipart if you can't fetch the URL within a day
  3. Name recraftv4_1_flash for drafts at $0.007. The default recraftv4_1 costs $0.035
  4. Stay under 100 images a minute and 5 requests a second per user
  5. Point the OpenAI SDK at https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1, but expect some parameters to be ignored

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Bria API or Recraft API?

Bria API scores 63.7 (B) on agent readiness against Recraft API's 52.8 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Recraft API leads on transparency & trust.

Do Bria API and Recraft API need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

Can an agent call Bria API and Recraft API without installing anything?

Yes. Bria API has a hosted endpoint at https://engine.prod.bria-api.com/v2 and Recraft API at https://external.api.recraft.ai/v1.

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