Meet Recraft V3: The Best AI Image Generator You Never Heard Of

Stand aside Flux and MidJourney: There’s a new player that just shot to the top of AI image generation rankings. A mystery model formerly known as Red Panda—which had AI watchers scratching their heads on Artificial Analysis’s leaderboards—finally revealed itself as Recraft V3, a fresh release from a little-known London startup.

The model enjoyed the top score on the ELO rating system for…