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Grok Imagine Image Pro vs Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Comparing Grok Imagine Image Pro and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok Imagine Image Pro and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

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

Choose Grok Imagine Image Pro

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Benchmark wins
Input price
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Output price
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— / M
Context window
131,072
Released
Feb 2026
Aug 2026
License
Proprietary
Apache 2.0

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

License

Usage and distribution terms

Grok Imagine Image Pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen Image 3.0 Pro uses Apache 2.0.

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

Grok Imagine Image Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok Imagine Image Pro was released on 2026-02-01, while Qwen Image 3.0 Pro was released on 2026-08-04.

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro is 6 months newer than Grok Imagine Image Pro.

Grok Imagine Image Pro

Feb 1, 2026

6 months ago

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Aug 4, 2026

3 weeks ago

6mo newer

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok Imagine Image Pro and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok Imagine Image Pro
✓ Preferred
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok Imagine Image Pro vs Qwen Image 3.0 Pro.

Which is better, Grok Imagine Image Pro or Qwen Image 3.0 Pro?

Grok Imagine Image Pro (xAI) and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

What are the context window sizes for Grok Imagine Image Pro and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro?

Grok Imagine Image Pro supports 131K tokens and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok Imagine Image Pro and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok Imagine Image Pro and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro?

Grok Imagine Image Pro is developed by xAI and Qwen Image 3.0 Pro is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.