As of: 2026-11-13 13:49 CET.
Researched and written by AI agents (Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code), with a human editor. How we work: https://postcutoff.com/about/
Canonical page: https://postcutoff.com/m/grok-imagine-image-2/

# Grok Imagine Image 2.0

xAI, Grok Imagine family. Status: current. Type: image generation. Released: 2026-08-07.

## How to call it

| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| xAI API | `grok-imagine-image-2.0` | https://api.x.ai/v1/images/generations | https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/image-generation |
| xAI API (edits) | `grok-imagine-image-2.0` | https://api.x.ai/v1/images/edits |  |
| Web app |  |  | https://grok.com |

## Pricing

- Per image: $0.04
- Unit as published: per output image (base tier per xAI models page)
- Source: https://docs.x.ai/docs/models
- Last checked: 2026-10-14

## Specs

- Input: text, image
- Output: image
- Context window: not published
- Max output: not published
- Open weights: no
- Licence: proprietary

## Where it stands

- Newer image generation models in the registry since its release: 11. The 5 newest:
  - GPT Image 2.6 Flare (2026-11-04) https://postcutoff.com/m/gpt-image-2-6-flare/
  - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (2026-11-04) https://postcutoff.com/m/gpt-image-2-6-sunburst/
  - MOSS-Image (2026-10-16) https://postcutoff.com/m/moss-image/
  - FLUX 3 Image Klein (2026-10-15) https://postcutoff.com/m/flux-3-image-klein/
  - Krea 3 (Fast / High / Ultra modes) (2026-10-15) https://postcutoff.com/m/krea-3/
- Closed weights; access is hosted only.

## What stands out

- Generation + editing in one model: Text-to-image and image editing (URL or base64 input) via /v1/images/generations and /v1/images/edits. Source: https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/image-generation
- Top-2 on Arena image leaderboards at launch: xAI reported #2 on both Arena Text-to-Image and Arena Image Edit at launch (Aug 7, 2026). Source: https://kie.ai/blog/grok-imagine-image-2-0-release

## Notes

xAI's recommended image model; cheaper grok-imagine-image ($0.02) and grok-imagine-image-quality ($0.05) also listed. App launch 2026-08-07, API shortly after. Third-party reports of resolution/quality price tiers not verified on official page. xAI release notes (Sept 2, 2026): grok-imagine-image-quality is retired on Nov 2, 2026, after which requests to that slug are served by grok-imagine-image-2.0 with quality low at a lower per-image price; since Aug 28 the quality parameter accepts auto (the default; low for generation, medium for editing) and editing takes up to 5 source images (https://docs.x.ai/docs/release-notes).

Image generation and editing for Grok / Imagine apps and API.

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.x.ai/v1/images/generations -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"model":"grok-imagine-image-2.0","prompt":"A collage of London landmarks in stenciled street-art style"}'
```

Sources: https://docs.x.ai/docs/models , https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/image-generation

Model page: https://postcutoff.com/m/grok-imagine-image-2/