xAIReleased on Jan 28, 2026

Grok Imagine Image: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window

Grok Imagine Image is a image generation model from xAI, released in January 2026.

xAI's image generation model capable of generating and editing images from text prompts or existing images through multi-turn conversations. Supports diverse visual styles from ultra-realistic photography to anime, oil paintings and pencil

Input
TextImage
Output
Image

Grok Imagine Image examples

Recent arena outputs from Grok Imagine Image, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Grok Imagine Image API

POST/v1/generations

Set for image-to-image / editing models.

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.

import requests

# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "grok-imagine-image",
        "input": {"prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains"},
        "wait": "auto",
    },
)
job = res.json()

# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    res = requests.get(
        f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
        params={"wait": 60},
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    )
    job = res.json()

if job["status"] == "completed":
    print("image:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
    print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

Grok Imagine Image pricing

Providers

Grok Imagine Image starts at $0.0200 per generated image via xAI.

ProviderPrice $/imageLatency sInputOutput
xAI logoxAI
$0.0200

Grok Imagine Image benchmarks

Image Arena Performance

Performance by category and language

Where Grok Imagine Image is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.

Leaderboard Rankings

Quality Tracker

Similar Models

How Grok Imagine Image compares to its closest neighbors on each image arena it competes in.

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Grok Imagine Image license

Grok Imagine Image is released under the Proprietary license, which restricts commercial use.

License
Proprietary
Non-commercial

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

Models like Grok Imagine Image

Other image models ranked closest to Grok Imagine Image.

FAQ

Common questions about Grok Imagine Image.

What is the Grok Imagine Image release date?

Grok Imagine Image was released on January 28, 2026 by xAI.

Who created Grok Imagine Image?

Grok Imagine Image was created by xAI.

What is the license for Grok Imagine Image?

Grok Imagine Image is released under the Proprietary license.

Is Grok Imagine Image multimodal?

Yes, Grok Imagine Image is a multimodal model that can process both text and images as input.