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Grok Imagine
Best for typography, posters, precise edits and polished campaign images.
Or run a ready prompt
- A bold magazine cover with the title "NIGHT SHIFT", a taxi driver lit by dashboard light, cinematic photo
- A perfume campaign image, a frosted glass bottle on black sand at dusk, soft rim light, product photo
- A retro sci-fi book cover with the title "THE LAST ORBIT" in chrome letters above a ringed planet
What Grok Imagine is good at
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is xAI’s current image model. It follows detailed prompts closely, sets type well and edits a photo you attach, at 1K or 2K. It shares fifth place for text-to-image in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena.
Strong at
- Following detailed prompts closely
- Typography on posters, covers and packaging
- Precise edits of a photo you attach
- Polished campaign and product images at 1K or 2K
Keep in mind
- One of the pricier image models per image
- Ranks lower for image editing than for text-to-image on blind quality votes
Tips for Grok Imagine
- Write the prompt like a brief: subject, setting, light, then the exact text in quotes.
- When you edit a photo, say what must stay the same as well as what should change.
- Draft at 1K and move to 2K for the final image.
How Grok Imagine ranks
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 shares fifth place for text-to-image and ranks 13th for image editing in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena. Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), as of October 16, 2026.
In Phosphene
- From 6 credits
Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Latest xAI image generation and editing with strong prompt adherence, typography, and 2K output.
Grok Imagine specs
| Price per image | From 6 credits |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 1K, 1.2K, 1.5K |
| Aspect ratios | 1:1, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, 16:9, 3:2, 2:3 |
| Reference photos | Yes |
Grok Imagine price per image
Credits for one image from a prompt, at each setting the composer offers.
| Resolution | Credits |
|---|---|
| 1K | 6 |
| 1.2K / 1.5K | 8 |
One reference photo adds up to 1 credit; more photos add up to 12 in total.
The composer shows the exact price before you generate.
Questions about Grok Imagine
- How much does Grok Imagine cost in Phosphene?
- Grok Imagine Image 2.0: 6 credits at 1K, 8 at 1.2K or 1.5K. One reference photo adds up to 1 credit; more photos add up to 12 in total. The composer shows the exact price before you generate.
- Who makes Grok Imagine?
- xAI. Phosphene runs Grok Imagine Image 2.0 through fal, so you do not need an xAI or X account or API key.
- Can Grok Imagine edit my own photo?
- Yes. Attach a photo in the composer and describe the change; say what should stay the same.
- Does Phosphene also have Grok Imagine video?
- Yes. Grok Imagine 1.5 Video is in the video models in Create, for prompt-to-video and animating one image.
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- Krea 3Fast edits that change one thing and keep the rest of the photo
- Qwen Image 3.0Multilingual text, infographics and packaging, with reference edits
- Ideogram 4.5Posters, logos and exact text, with edits that keep the framing
- FLUX 3Text-rich layouts and photoreal scenes, plus Klein for fast, low-cost drafts