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?
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13Qwen Image 2.0 Pro 2026-06-221,20214Grok Imagine Image1,184.515Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro1,161.4Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 66%-50%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 60%same$0.02HCheaperHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 43%-50%$0.01Reference images: not verified
BetterNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 74%+68%$0.034
BetterMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 75%+94%$0.039ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 66%-50%$0.01HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 43%-50%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 66%-50%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 60%same$0.02Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 74%+68%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 75%+94%$0.039Qwen Image 3.0 Prounstatedwins 64%+100%$0.04ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 60%same$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 58%+400%$0.10Edits photos: not verified+1
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 46%+20%$0.024
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 45%+300%$0.08Reference images: not verified
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpenwins 45%——Reference 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 Qwen Image 2.0 Pro 2026-06-22?›
On Arena Image · Text rendering, Grok Imagine Image scores 1,184.5 vs 1,202 — lower. It is 73% 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).