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Grok Imagine Image 2.0vs.Ming-Image-0.1-Design

Which one is better?

We have not tested Ming-Image-0.1-Design ourselves yet. Ming-Image-0.1-Design has no arena rating yet. Ming-Image-0.1-Design has no API price.

Same prompt, two images

Same task, the first image of each.

Grok Imagine Image 2.0: Typography and layout, first image from the fixed test run
Grok Imagine Image 2.086 out of 100

No image from the four fixed tasks for Ming-Image-0.1-Design yet.This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run.

Ming-Image-0.1-Designnot tested yet

Result for “Typography and layout”:only Grok Imagine Image 2.0 tested

Prompt given to both modelsCreate a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.

Missing image run for Ming-Image-0.1-Design

This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run. Run the missing fixed tasks, archive the first output of each, and evaluate them blind.

Documentation

The numbers at a glance

Arena ratingfrom votes by users · higher is better
1,317

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Rank 5 of 22

n/a

Ming-Image-0.1-Design

not in the arena

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
74

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Rank 6 of 74

n/a

Ming-Image-0.1-Design

not tested yet

Price per imagedollars through the API · lower is better
$0.06

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

fairly cheap

n/a

Ming-Image-0.1-Design

no API price

Ranks among the 22 image models with an arena rating and the 74 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Subscription
No xAI subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €15.98 a month (Runway Standard, with limited credits). 5 plans in Germany.
Via API
$0.06 per image, 100 images $6.

Ming-Image-0.1-Design

Subscription
n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
Via API
No API price known. Access: API, local.
License
Open weights.

Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.

Arena rating (LMArena) from Oct 28, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 1, 2026 · API prices from Oct 28, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (34 days old)

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.

KennzahlGrok Imagine Image 2.0Ming-Image-0.1-Design
Ratings
Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better1,317n/a
Arena rankRank 5 of 22n/a
Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating10,902n/a
GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 10074n/a
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition86n/a
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details76n/a
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency57n/a
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization78n/a
API price
Per imagelower is better$0.06n/a
100 images$6n/a
Profile
ReleasedAug 7, 2026n/a
Weightsopen means: runs locallyproprietaryopen
AccessAPI, Web appAPI, local
Parametersnot published6 billion
Largest output2Knot consistently published
Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model5n/a

API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.

Sources: Grok Imagine Image 2.0 model source (verified Sep 28, 2026) · Ming-Image-0.1-Design model source (verified Nov 1, 2026)

Arena ratings by category

From blind votes on LMArena. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.

No shared arena score in the stored snapshot

The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for Grok Imagine Image 2.0 and Ming-Image-0.1-Design from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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