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grok-imagine-image benchmarks, pricing and specs

grok-imagine-image is a xAI model with no published release date that takes text and image input and produces image. It costs $0.02 per image. It scores 1170 Elo on Arena Text-to-Image, #8 of 9 current models (Arena, measured October 7, 2026).

Per image
$0.02
Arena Text-to-Image
1170 Elo · #8/9

Data verified October 12, 2026 · Dataset 2026-10-12

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Key facts

Provider
xAI
Model family
Grok Imagine
Release date
Not reported
Status
Current
Access
API only
API model id
Not reported
Context window
Not reported
Max output
Not reported
Input
text, image
Output
image
Task families
image
Declared capabilities
image generation, image editing, image to image

grok-imagine-image pricing

It is the cheapest of 6 current image models priced per image.

UnitPrice (USD)TierAppliesSource
1M input tokensNot reportedstandardCurrent
1M output tokensNot reportedstandardCurrent
1M input tokensNot reportedcachedCurrent
image$0.02output 1kCurrent

Independent benchmark results

Scores come from independent evaluators that ran the model themselves, pinned to a dated snapshot. Rank is among current models in the same snapshot. xAI's own launch figures are listed under strengths with the publisher named, because they are not measured the same way.

BenchmarkScoreRankMeasuredSource
Arena Text-to-Image1170 Elo#8 of 9October 7, 2026Arena · 2026-10-12
Arena Image Edit1329 Elo#7 of 8October 6, 2026Arena · 2026-10-12

Strengths, cautions and best uses

Strengths

  • xAI documents text and image inputs for image generation and editing

Cautions

  • No exact compatible public benchmark snapshot is recorded

Best for

  • Grok Imagine image workflows

Alternatives to grok-imagine-image

The closest current imagemodels by price. The cheapest model that scores as well or better is listed first; failing that, the cheapest one within 3% of the benchmark's scale.

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grok-imagine-image FAQ

How much does grok-imagine-image cost?

grok-imagine-image costs $0.02 per image at the standard tier. It is the cheapest of 6 current image models priced per image. Source: SpaceXAI, verified August 10, 2026.

How does grok-imagine-image score on independent benchmarks?

grok-imagine-image scores 1170 Elo on Arena Text-to-Image, #8 of 9 current models (Arena, measured October 7, 2026) and 1329 Elo on Arena Image Edit, #7 of 8 current models (Arena, measured October 6, 2026). These are independent evaluations, not xAI's own launch figures.

Is grok-imagine-image open source or API only?

grok-imagine-image is available through xAI's API only; its weights are not published.

What are the best alternatives to grok-imagine-image?

The closest current alternatives by price and measured performance are Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (68% more per image, $0.0336 vs $0.02), Nano Banana 2.1 (68% more per image, $0.0336 vs $0.02), FLUX1.1 [pro] (2.0x the price per image, $0.04 vs $0.02) and GPT Image 2 (213 points higher on Arena Text-to-Image, 1383 vs 1170).

Sources

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Van Data Team. "grok-imagine-image Benchmarks, Pricing and Specs." AI Model Benchmark Dataset 2026-10-12. https://vandatateam.com/ai-model-benchmarks/grok-imagine-image

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