When we launched Firefly three years ago (!), we talked up prompt-based vector creation. When the feature later arrived in Illustrator, it was really text-to-image-to-tracing. That could be fine, actually, provided that the conversion process did some smart things around segmenting the image, moving objects onto their own layers, filling holes, and then harmoniously vectorizing the results. I’m not sure whether Adobe actually got around to shipping that support.
In any case, Recraft now promises create vector creation directly from prompts:
V4 Vector is built for real design workflows.
Clean path structure.
SVG export.
Print-ready (300 DPI, CMYK).Generate → export → refine pic.twitter.com/XenDDSTjmd
— Recraft (@recraftai) February 23, 2026
Meanwhile Gemini promises SVG creation right out of the box. My previous attempts to use it produced results that were, um, impressionistic…
Nano Banana->SVG results can be… unique. 🙂 https://t.co/FuEgYZiL5T pic.twitter.com/9BwSqmsLmT
— John Nack (@jnack) November 20, 2025
…and based on what they’re showing vis-à-vis recent updates, I haven’t been in a hurry to try again:
“Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a car in France with a cat sitting beside it. Background has Eiffel tower.” pic.twitter.com/RjCnte4cky
— Oriol Vinyals (@OriolVinyalsML) February 19, 2026