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?
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13Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)1,191.814Grok Imagine Image1,169.715Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro1,169.2Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 65%-50%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 58%same$0.02HCheaperHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 42%-50%$0.01Reference images: not verified
CheaperGPT Image 1 Miniunstatedwins 41%-45%$0.011
BetterNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 71%+68%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 65%-50%$0.01HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 42%-50%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedGPT Image 1 Miniunstatedwins 41%-45%$0.011ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 65%-50%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 58%same$0.02Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 71%+68%$0.034
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 72%+94%$0.039Qwen Image 3.0 Prounstatedwins 62%+100%$0.04ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 58%same$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 55%+200%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)unstatedOpensame——Reference images: not verified
HunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 47%+300%$0.08Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 47%+20%$0.024History
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 Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)?›
On Arena Text-to-Image · overall, Grok Imagine Image scores 1,169.7 vs 1,191.8 — 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).