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Grok Imagine Image Quality vs. HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct

Compare arena scores with documented retrieval dates, task-specific image pricing, and verified specifications. Text-to-image generation and image editing are never blended into an artificial overall score.

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2026-08-16

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Specifications and cost

General specifications and task-specific pricing

A model can have one price for generating new images and another for editing. Prices therefore remain tied to the corresponding arena configuration.

Specifications and pricing for Grok Imagine Image Quality and HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
AttributeGrok Imagine Image QualityHunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
ProviderxAITencent
ReleasedApril 2026January 2026
AccessAPI, Web appAPI, local
LifecycleNo separate lifecycle noticeNo separate lifecycle notice
WeightsProprietaryOpen weights
ParametersNot published80 billion, 13 billion active
Maximum output2KNot consistently published
Arena configurationQualityFal
Text-to-image price$50 per 1,000 images$90 per 1,000 images
Editing price$50 per 1,000 images$90 per 1,000 images
Technical sourceModel sourceVerified 2026-08-15Model sourceVerified 2026-08-15
Grok Imagine Image QualityHunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Text to Image ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels
Grok Imagine Image Quality$50Lower price
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct$90
Image Editing ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels
Grok Imagine Image Quality$50Lower price
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct$90

Independent preference tests

Shared arena benchmarks

Artificial Analysis and Arena derive scores from blind comparisons. Raters see outputs for the same prompt and choose the image they prefer. Separate series cover text rendering, photorealism, portraits, art, commercial design, and image editing. Confidence intervals indicate how certain a measured lead is.

3 shared result series
Grok Imagine Image QualityHunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Text to Image ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Grok Imagine Image Quality1,237 EloHigher arena score
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct1,154 Elo
Image Editing ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Grok Imagine Image Quality1,228 EloNo clear arena lead
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct1,224 Elo
Arena Image Editing: OverallBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Grok Imagine Image Quality1,362.394 arena pointsHigher arena score
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct1,302.284 arena points
Arena benchmark scores for Grok Imagine Image Quality and HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
BenchmarkGrok Imagine Image QualityHunyuanImage 3.0 InstructSource
Text to Image Arena
1,237 EloHigher arena score
Rank 9, 95% confidence interval: ±8, 16,074 ratings
1,154 Elo
Rank 57, 95% confidence interval: ±10, 3,845 ratings
Artificial AnalysisRetrieved 2026-08-15
Image Editing Arena
1,228 EloNo clear arena lead
Rank 9, 95% confidence interval: ±8, 10,088 ratings
1,224 Elo
Rank 10, 95% confidence interval: ±7, 8,889 ratings
Artificial AnalysisRetrieved 2026-08-15
Arena Image Editing: Overall
1,362.394 arena pointsHigher arena score
Rank 12, 95% confidence interval: ±3.64, 155,532 ratings
1,302.284 arena points
Rank 19, 95% confidence interval: ±3.38, 307,840 ratings
ArenaRetrieved 2026-08-16

Visual comparison

Sample images from documented runs

Our images complement preference data, but do not replace it. The prompt, request count, and selection rule match. Provider resolution, quality tier, randomness, and prompt processing remain visible limitations, so this is not a fully controlled laboratory test.

Largely standardized comparison protocol. Both models receive the same archived prompt, exactly one request, and the first result counts. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier, and prompt processing can still differ. These images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency

Grok Imagine Image Quality, Character and detail
Grok Imagine Image Quality
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, Character and detail
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Grok Imagine Image Quality. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.050000, model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:34 PM. Source
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct. Provider fal.ai, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=480451513, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.094372, model ID fal-ai/hunyuan-image/v3/instruct/text-to-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:51 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Grok Imagine Image Quality, image SHA 256: b6cccae7af9a70af45a46b9e3264fa6971101e04979f7a0539e889ba6521250a

Grok Imagine Image Quality, request SHA 256: 5eb607f5dab8f6ef684eb315d3cae08e7d962bb6df6b77aaf88a64e0dc5665eb

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, image SHA 256: 7c813735994e5781c420b23e15898e1d4c8b9a83b24dae9c72e9d7b08fe7ceb4

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, request SHA 256: 7db014c7ede1aa8032b454dd7d23feb8f0b110808d7a8995275bd91a1e6f926c

Infographic

Numbers, labels, and visual organization

Grok Imagine Image Quality, Infographic
Grok Imagine Image Quality
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, Infographic
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Grok Imagine Image Quality. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.050000, model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:34 PM. Source
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct. Provider fal.ai, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=1316714523, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.094372, model ID fal-ai/hunyuan-image/v3/instruct/text-to-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:52 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Grok Imagine Image Quality, image SHA 256: 03fbeae7859be72584048dfc23fba0651220ab44c707da66c386b77d90cc86f7

Grok Imagine Image Quality, request SHA 256: f576589c9e48139779b3876e26e751fa6282caa2363332dff24d10409696b3d7

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, image SHA 256: a9c50516fcbe8008d3d67c0651882f7c712aff66ee244b7f8aa7b83c0a67aaab

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, request SHA 256: 7b664cdf0c6f4165d17100e80067cb9d1c950d20b262cf78d2e5c0703da84c5c

Product photography

Materials, reflections, and fine details

Grok Imagine Image Quality, Product photography
Grok Imagine Image Quality
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, Product photography
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Grok Imagine Image Quality. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.050000, model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:34 PM. Source
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct. Provider fal.ai, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=1892985637, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.094372, model ID fal-ai/hunyuan-image/v3/instruct/text-to-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:51 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Grok Imagine Image Quality, image SHA 256: 0ea1e48f20bf61ff10414398b5248b0496c9040b3868c915580efd11d0dbaf11

Grok Imagine Image Quality, request SHA 256: 9320d8ca97077311b8f57251645ad46aa9fe084e77bbdfb99f5543d8db898855

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, image SHA 256: 89ed8da585fcce3df9f76584dfc426a5142fe3b950c79a306a7ce3b79746ed99

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, request SHA 256: 23b9a3151ee407a3387ae153fd37ebf415ce89861e8ad212ca150c4f1fcd386e

Typography and layout

Legible text, hierarchy, and composition

Grok Imagine Image Quality, Typography and layout
Grok Imagine Image Quality
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, Typography and layout
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct
Prompt and settings

Create 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.

Grok Imagine Image Quality. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.050000, model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:05 PM. Source
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct. Provider fal.ai, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=1326433162, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.094372, model ID fal-ai/hunyuan-image/v3/instruct/text-to-image, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:41 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Grok Imagine Image Quality, image SHA 256: 84d88fb03bdbba672fc91268f4c120b17a19e4c9d637425aeca8ed44b2397d9f

Grok Imagine Image Quality, request SHA 256: 46fe1175225b4b1ddc97b59b3735541cd5b214e0226e1ef1f2c3cf02beaf8485

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, image SHA 256: 4563cdd9bb047b4df3316484fcc4fe369ba6635f0360e434f45577d013468b6c

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, request SHA 256: efd3bc5cb7cf1e1511bde27609704b11aa672e608c34b4ecd16fb998f45385f3

How to read this comparison

An Elo score is not a verdict on creativity

A higher arena score means this specific configuration was preferred more often in blind comparisons.

Typography, character consistency, local execution, licensing, and price may matter more to your workload than overall visual appeal.

Prices cover 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels using settings documented by Artificial Analysis. Subscriptions and special rates are excluded.

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