Grok Imagine Image
Jan 2026
Grok Imagine ImageCompare inon
Grok Imagine Image measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →···
12Ideogram 4.51,347.413Grok Imagine Image1,32914Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)1,303.2Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 60%-50%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 56%same$0.02
BetterNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 64%+68%$0.034
BetterMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 64%+94%$0.039BetterMAI Image 2.5unstatedwins 60%+140%$0.048ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 60%-50%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 60%-50%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 56%same$0.02Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 64%+68%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 64%+94%$0.039MAI Image 2.5unstatedwins 60%+140%$0.048ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 56%same$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 46%——Reference images: not verifiedQwen Image EditOpenwins 38%+50%$0.03Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511Openwins 37%+200%$0.06Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 35%-15%$0.017History
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · editing v2.11,074#21
Arena Image Editing · overall1,329#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 Ideogram 4.5?›
On Arena Image Editing · overall, Grok Imagine Image scores 1,329 vs 1,347.4 — lower. It is 91% 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).