Grok Imagine 2.0
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is xAI's image generation and editing model, released on 7 August 2026 as the engine behind the Imagine tab in the X app and at grok.com, and on the xAI API as grok-imagine-image-2.0. xAI pitches it at real creative work: small text that stays sharp, layout planned like a designer would, magic-wand and multi-reference editing, and smart resizing to other aspect ratios. It is one of the cheapest frontier models per image.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, ModaTested xAI · released
›What we asked for
A self-portrait of Grok Imagine 2.0, xAI's image model, as a neon-soaked cyberpunk street photograph at night: a chrome android with a glowing X-shaped visor leaning on a rain-slick railing, holographic signage reading 'IMAGINE 2.0' reflected in puddles, shot on a 35mm lens with shallow depth of field.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 4:3, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1152 by 864 pixels
At a glance
- Price
- From $0.04 per image on fal at low quality and 1K, $0.06 at medium. One of the cheapest models here.
- Quality
- Two levels, low and medium. The ladder below shows what the extra two cents buy.
- Sizes
- 1K or 2K in thirteen fixed shapes, including phone-screen ratios. No exact pixel sizes.
- Edits
- Up to three reference images on fal, five on xAI's own API, with selection and background-removal tools in the app.
- Speed
- Our run puts a number on it under the samples; it is among the fastest models on this site.
Other Grok Imagine models: Grok Imagine Pro, Grok Imagine. Compare all 3.
Anvisha's take
This is the surprise of the batch. For four to six cents it got the hard composition exactly right, three ice cubes and all, produced a poster I would actually print and an infographic with nothing invented, and its market scene is as good as anything from the models costing three times more. The catch is time: our twelve pictures took anywhere from 11 to 95 seconds, and the edit redrew the dripper rather than recolouring it. As a cheap default for generation it is now on my list.
Grok Imagine 2.0 real output: the same 12 prompts every model gets
Every model on this site gets the same 12 prompts, so you can compare like with like. These are the pictures Grok Imagine 2.0 returned, one try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched. Generated on . The 12 pictures took 11 to 95 seconds each and cost $0.72 in total.
Spelling, kerning and hierarchy of three lines of set text.
›What we asked for
A concert poster that reads 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' in large bold type, with the subtitle 'Friday 12 June, 8pm, Roundhouse' and a smaller line 'Tickets at the door'. Risograph style, two colours, tangerine and navy, grainy ink texture.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 3:4, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 864 by 1152 pixels
Catalogue lighting, a clean seamless background and a believable contact shadow.
›What we asked for
Studio product photograph of a matte black ceramic pour-over coffee dripper on a seamless white background, soft top light, subtle contact shadow, centred, catalogue style.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 1:1, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
A natural face, correct finger count and hands holding an object.
›What we asked for
Close-up portrait of a woman in her 40s with short grey hair, laughing, holding a red ceramic mug with both hands, natural window light, 85mm lens, shallow depth of field.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 3:4, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 864 by 1152 pixels
A flat single-colour mark with a legible wordmark and no gradients or photo texture.
›What we asked for
A flat vector logo mark for a bicycle repair shop called 'Spoke & Chain': a single-colour icon combining a chain link and a wheel spoke, with the wordmark below in a geometric sans-serif, black on white.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 1:1, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
Many distinct objects and people in one frame without merging or duplicating them.
›What we asked for
A crowded Saturday farmers market seen from slightly above: at least twelve stalls with striped awnings, shoppers carrying tote bags, a dog on a leash, crates of oranges, a musician with a guitar, bunting overhead, late morning light.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 4:3, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1152 by 864 pixels
A named historical style applied faithfully rather than a generic painterly look.
›What we asked for
A lighthouse on a rocky cliff during a storm, in the style of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, with visible wood grain texture, flat colour areas and a bokashi gradient sky.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 3:4, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 864 by 1152 pixels
Six labelled bars at the stated heights, in order, with readable axes.
›What we asked for
A clean bar chart titled 'Monthly active users' showing six months, January through June, with the values 120, 150, 180, 170, 220 and 260, labelled axes, white background, one accent colour, no 3D effects.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 4:3, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1152 by 864 pixels
A 21:9 composition that leaves the left third clear for headline text.
›What we asked for
Website hero banner: a wide panorama of a sunlit modern co-working space with plants, the left third of the frame kept as clear wall space for text, warm neutral palette.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 2:1, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1408 by 704 pixels
Four numbered steps in the given order with their exact wording, plus an icon each.
›What we asked for
An infographic card titled 'How to brew pour-over' with four numbered steps in this order: 1. Rinse the filter, 2. Bloom for 30 seconds, 3. Pour in slow circles, 4. Wait 3 minutes. A simple icon beside each step, muted palette, clean sans-serif type.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 3:4, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 864 by 1152 pixels
Appetising, menu-grade food with correct textures and no melted anatomy.
›What we asked for
Overhead photograph of a margherita pizza on a wooden board, fresh basil leaves, one slice pulled out with the cheese stretching, restaurant menu photography, natural light.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 1:1, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
Exact counts and left-right placement of five named objects.
›What we asked for
A glass of water on a wooden table with exactly three ice cubes in it, a yellow pencil resting across the rim of the glass, a blue book to the left of the glass and a red apple to the right, photographed from table height.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 4:3, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1152 by 864 pixels
Change one object's colour and add a part while leaving background, light and framing untouched.
›What we asked for
Change the coffee dripper to a deep forest green and add a small brass handle on its right side. Keep the background, lighting and composition exactly as they are. (applied to the product on white result above)
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/edit
aspect_ratio: auto, resolution: 1k, quality: medium, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
How the cost under each picture was worked out: fal's published per-image price for medium/1k (fal model page, read 2026-09-09).
Grok Imagine 2.0 settings that matter
Quality
Low and medium both spelled every line of the poster correctly and both produced a designed layout; the difference at web size is texture and how much the halftone and grain resolve. Low is two cents cheaper per image at 1K. Start there for drafts and social, and pay for medium when the picture will be seen large.
Text in an image
›What we asked for
A concert poster that reads 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' in large bold type, with the subtitle 'Friday 12 June, 8pm, Roundhouse' and a smaller line 'Tickets at the door'. Risograph style, two colours, tangerine and navy, grainy ink texture.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 3:4, resolution: 1k, quality: low, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 864 by 1152 pixels
Food photography
›What we asked for
Overhead photograph of a margherita pizza on a wooden board, fresh basil leaves, one slice pulled out with the cheese stretching, restaurant menu photography, natural light.
xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image
aspect_ratio: 1:1, resolution: 1k, quality: low, output_format: png, num_images: 1
returned 1024 by 1024 pixels
Grok Imagine 2.0 pricing
| Where | Unit | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| xAI API | Image Flat per-image pricing regardless of prompt length; xAI lists grok-imagine-image-2.0 at $0.04. | $0.04 | xAI models and pricing, read |
| fal | 1K image, low quality Medium is $0.06 at 1K. At 2K, low is $0.06 and medium $0.08. Edits cost the same plus $0.01 per input image. | $0.04 | fal model page, read |
| fal | 2K image, medium quality | $0.08 | fal model page, read |
Is Grok Imagine 2.0 free?
Grok Imagine is a paid feature of X. Since March 2026 image generation has been gated to X Premium, Premium+ and SuperGrok subscribers, with free accounts getting intermittent, small allowances that xAI adjusts without notice. The API has no free tier.
- •X app and grok.com: Premium, Premium+ and SuperGrok subscribers generate from a shared usage pool; free accounts have had access switched on and off through 2026 with a handful of images a day when it is on.
- •xAI API: pay per image, no free tier. Flat per-image pricing regardless of prompt length.
- •fal, Artlist and other hosts: pay per image; a request xAI refuses on policy grounds is still charged.
Where to use Grok Imagine 2.0
- Grok on X and grok.com · The Imagine tab in the X app and at grok.com; paid X plans.
- xAI API · Model id grok-imagine-image-2.0 on the images endpoint; up to 10 images per request, edits with up to 5 source images.
- fal · Flat per-image pricing, generate and edit endpoints.
Generate with Grok Imagine 2.0 in Moda
Pick Grok Imagine 2.0 in the Moda design agent, then edit the result as vectors, text and layers rather than a flat image.
Open Moda →What we noticed running Grok Imagine 2.0
- •Counts and placement were exact: three ice cubes, pencil across the rim, book left, apple right. Only GPT Image 2, the 2.5 models and FLUX.2 Pro and Max managed that. See the hard composition picture.
- •Four headings, exact wording, an icon each, and not a word of invented copy. One of the cleanest infographics on the site. See the infographic with steps picture.
- •Set text is reliable and the layout is designed rather than dumped: all three lines correct, with a wave motif and rules that read as a poster. See the text in an image picture.
- •Edits are re-draws, not overlays. The dripper came back green with a brass handle, but taller, without its base and with a different rim. Use it to restyle, not to retouch. See the edit an existing image picture.
- •Crowds are excellent and it does not invent signage: the market has its dog, oranges, bunting and guitarist and no stall names, which is the one prompt where fewer words is a virtue. See the busy scene picture.
- •Draws its own maker's logo. The self-portrait at the top of the page arrived with an xAI mark on a sign nobody asked for. Check anything brand-adjacent before it ships.
- •Latency was wide on our run: 11 to 95 seconds per picture with a median around a minute, far slower than Grok Imagine Pro's 5 to 8. Whether that is the model or fal's queue on the day, budget for it.
- •1K is about a megapixel in xAI's shapes: 1024 by 1024 at square, 864 by 1152 at 3:4, 1408 by 704 at 2:1, the nearest shape to our 21:9 request.
Grok Imagine 2.0 limits and API parameters
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Output size | 1K or 2K in thirteen fixed shapes from 2:1 to 1:2, including phone-screen ratios like 19.5:9. No arbitrary pixel sizes. fal API reference, read |
| Input images for edits | Up to 3 on fal, up to 5 on the xAI API. fal API reference, read |
| Transparent background | Not supported. fal API reference, read |
›Every setting, for developers
fal (xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image)
fal API reference, read
| Parameter | Type | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Any text Required. | |
| aspect_ratio | enum | 2:1, 20:9, 19.5:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, 3:4, 9:16, 9:19.5, 9:20, 1:2 | 1:1 |
| resolution | enum | 1k, 2k | 1k |
| quality | enum | low, medium | medium |
| num_images | integer | 1 or more | 1 |
| output_format | enum | jpeg, png, webp | jpeg |
| image_urls | list of URLs | Up to 3 Edit endpoint only, where it is required. |
xAI API
xAI image generation guide, read
| Parameter | Type | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| n | integer | Up to 10 images per request | |
| aspect_ratio | enum | 2:1, 20:9, 19.5:9, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, 3:4, 9:16, 9:19.5, 9:20, 1:2 | |
| resolution | enum | 1k, 2k | |
| image_url | URL | Up to 5 source images on the edits endpoint | |
| response_format | enum | url, b64_json |
What Grok Imagine 2.0 will not draw
xAI's acceptable use policy applies through every host, and fal notes that a request refused on those terms is still charged. In practice the boundaries are the usual ones for a model with a permissive reputation: no sexual or intimate depictions of real people, no sexual, violent or harmful depictions of minors, no election disinformation, no deceptive real-person imagery without disclosure, no impersonation. xAI says generated media goes through content policy review and is not used for training.
Alternatives to Grok Imagine 2.0
Frequently asked questions
What is Grok Imagine 2.0?
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is xAI's image generation and editing model, released on 7 August 2026. It powers the Imagine tab in the X app and at grok.com, and is available on the xAI API as grok-imagine-image-2.0 and on fal.
Is Grok Imagine free?
Mostly not. Since March 2026 image generation on X has been a feature of the paid Premium, Premium+ and SuperGrok plans, with free accounts getting small on-and-off allowances. The API and third-party hosts charge per image, from about $0.04.
How much does Grok Imagine 2.0 cost?
xAI lists $0.04 per image on its API, read on 9 September 2026. On fal it is $0.04 at low quality and 1K, $0.06 at medium, and up to $0.08 at 2K medium.
Low or medium quality?
The ladder above shows the same two prompts at both. Medium costs two cents more per image at 1K; whether it is worth it depends on how much fine detail the picture needs.
Does Grok Imagine 2.0 have an API?
Yes. The model id is grok-imagine-image-2.0 on the xAI API, which accepts up to 10 images per request and up to 5 source images for edits, and it is hosted on fal.
How this page is made
Prices, limits and settings are read from the linked vendor and host pages on the dates shown. Every picture was generated by us through fal with the request shown under it, and the original files are kept unedited. A generation that failed is shown as a failure. Model and vendor names are used to identify the products; no vendor imagery appears on this page.
