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GLM-Image vs Grok Imagine Image

Comparing GLM-Image and Grok Imagine Image across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Zhipu AI · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

GLM-Image and Grok Imagine Image trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Grok Imagine Image also accepts a larger context window (10,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose GLM-Image

  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Grok Imagine Image

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 10,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jan 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

GLM-Image
Zhipu AI
Grok Imagine Image
xAI
Benchmark wins
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—
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
4,096
10,000
Released
Jan 2026
Jan 2026
License
MIT
Proprietary

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

License

Usage and distribution terms

GLM-Image is licensed under MIT, while Grok Imagine Image uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

GLM-Image

MIT

Open weights

Grok Imagine Image

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

GLM-Image was released on 2026-01-14, while Grok Imagine Image was released on 2026-01-28.

Grok Imagine Image is 0 month newer than GLM-Image.

GLM-Image

Jan 14, 2026

7 months ago

Grok Imagine Image

Jan 28, 2026

7 months ago

2w newer

Provider Availability

GLM-Image is available from ZAI, Fal. Grok Imagine Image is available from xAI.

GLM-Image

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Unknown Organization
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Fal

Grok Imagine Image

xai logo
xAI
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against GLM-Image and Grok Imagine Image side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

GLM-Image
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Grok Imagine Image
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FAQ

Common questions about GLM-Image vs Grok Imagine Image.

Which is better, GLM-Image or Grok Imagine Image?

GLM-Image (Zhipu AI) and Grok Imagine Image (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does GLM-Image compare to Grok Imagine Image in benchmarks?

GLM-Image scores LongText-Bench: 96.6%, CVTG-2K: 91.2%.

What are the context window sizes for GLM-Image and Grok Imagine Image?

GLM-Image supports 4K tokens and Grok Imagine Image supports 10K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between GLM-Image and Grok Imagine Image?

Key differences include context window (4K vs 10K), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes GLM-Image and Grok Imagine Image?

GLM-Image is developed by Zhipu AI and Grok Imagine Image is developed by xAI.

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