xAI · image model · Released Apr 3, 2026Grok Imagine Image Quality
Higher-fidelity Grok Imagine image model for prompt-driven generation, editing, and visual design workflows.
- Arena score
- 1,391#12 of 61 · image editing
- Starting price
- $0.05per image · 1K
- Largest size
- 2K2K
- References
- 5input images for editing
How it rates and what it costs
- Image editing arena
- 1,391 ±6#12 of 61 · 38,207 votes
Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts (higher is better; ± is the 95% range). Boards updated Oct 27, 2026.
Listed prices
- 1K
- $0.05/image
- 1.5K
- $0.06/image
- 2K
- $0.07/image
- Extra
- $0.01 per input image
Specs and prices checked Nov 2, 2026: xAI API pricing · xAI Imagine API guide . Labs change prices often.
The details
- Lab
- xAI
- Type
- Image model
- Released
- Apr 3, 2026
- Inputs
- Text prompts, Reference images
- Output
- Images
- Can do
- Text to image, Image editing
- Resolutions
- 1K · 1.5K · 2K
- Largest image
- 2K
- Max reference images
- 5
- Images per request
- Up to 10
- Weights
- Proprietary
- API model ID
grok-imagine-image-qualityon xAI- Availability
- 1 API host
- Status
- Deprecated by the provider
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About Grok Imagine Image Quality
How good is Grok Imagine Image Quality?
In blind side-by-side votes, Grok Imagine Image Quality scores 1,391 for image editing (#12 of 61). Higher is better; scores within about 12 points of each other are effectively tied.
Who makes Grok Imagine Image Quality?
Grok Imagine Image Quality is an image model from xAI, released Apr 3, 2026.
What can Grok Imagine Image Quality do?
Grok Imagine Image Quality accepts text prompts and reference images and produces images. In practice: text to image and image editing.
Is Grok Imagine Image Quality open source?
No. Grok Imagine Image Quality is proprietary; you use it through xAI’s API or partner apps.
Where can I use Grok Imagine Image Quality?
It is listed by 1 API host we track; the model ID on xAI is grok-imagine-image-quality.
How much does Grok Imagine Image Quality cost?
Grok Imagine Image Quality costs from $0.05/image (1K), up to $0.07/image (2K). Extra: $0.01 per input image. Prices checked Nov 2, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Grok Imagine Image Quality?
The closest image models from other labs, by release date, are GPT Image 2 (OpenAI, Apr 21, 2026), Recraft V4.1 (Recraft, May 14, 2026), Nano Banana 2 (Google, May 28, 2026) and GLM-Image (Z.ai (Zhipu), Jan 14, 2026).