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Grok Imagine Image vs Grok Imagine Image Pro

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

xAI · xAI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

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

Grok Imagine Image Pro also accepts a larger context window (131,072 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Grok Imagine Image

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose Grok Imagine Image Pro

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 131,072 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Feb 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Benchmark wins
Input price
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Output price
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Context window
10,000
131,072
Released
Jan 2026
Feb 2026
License
Proprietary
Proprietary

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Grok Imagine Image

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok Imagine Image Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok Imagine Image was released on 2026-01-28, while Grok Imagine Image Pro was released on 2026-02-01.

Grok Imagine Image Pro is 0 month newer than Grok Imagine Image.

Grok Imagine Image

Jan 28, 2026

7 months ago

Grok Imagine Image Pro

Feb 1, 2026

6 months ago

4d newer

Provider Availability

Grok Imagine Image is available from xAI. Grok Imagine Image Pro is available from xAI.

Grok Imagine Image

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Grok Imagine Image Pro

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* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

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FAQ

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

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

Grok Imagine Image (xAI) and Grok Imagine Image Pro (xAI) 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 and Grok Imagine Image Pro?

Grok Imagine Image supports 10K tokens and Grok Imagine Image Pro supports 131K 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 and Grok Imagine Image Pro?

Key differences include context window (10K vs 131K), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.