Provided is a method, performed by an electronic device, of recognizing an object included in an image, the method including: extracting first object information from a first object included in a first image, obtaining a learning model for generating an image including a second object from the first object information, generating a second image including the second object by inputting the first object information to the learning model, comparing the first image with the second image, and recognizing the first object as the second object in the first image, based on a result of the comparing.