Grok Imagine Image
Jan 2026
Grok Imagine ImageCompare inon
Grok Imagine Image measured on 5 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →···
20Luma UNI 1 Max1,079.521Grok Imagine Image1,073.222Ideogram 4.51,069.6Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 58%-50%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedsamesame$0.02CheaperQwen Image 2.1 Turbosame-20%$0.016
CheaperFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 42%-15%$0.017
BetterMAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 60%same$0.019ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 58%-50%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1 Turbosame-20%$0.016FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 42%-15%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 58%-50%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashwins 60%same$0.019MAI Image 2.5 Flashwins 53%same$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 53%+20%$0.024Reference images: not verified
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 61%+68%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpensamesame$0.02HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpensame——Reference images: not verifiedHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 44%+300%$0.08Reference images: not verifiedFLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 42%-15%$0.017FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 41%-75%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedHistory
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.11,022.2#32
AA Image Arena · editing v2.11,073.2#21
Arena Image Editing · overall1,328.6#13
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,169.7#14
FAQ
How much does Grok Imagine Image cost?›
$0.02 per image.
Is Grok Imagine Image free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.02 per image.
How good is Grok Imagine Image, and what is it best at?›
#32 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Grok Imagine Image better than Luma UNI 1 Max?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, Grok Imagine Image scores 1,073.2 vs 1,079.5 — about the same. It is 80% cheaper.
When was Grok Imagine Image released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-01-28. It is the current version in its line.
Is Grok Imagine Image open source?›
No, Grok Imagine Image is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Grok Imagine Image?›
Grok Imagine Image is a closed image generation & editing model from xAI, released Jan 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Grok Imagine Image?›
Muse Image (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).