xAIFreepik / MagnificImage model matchup
Grok Imagine Image Qualityvs.Mystic 2.5 Flexible
Which one is better?
Neither is in the arena. Mystic 2.5 Flexible has no test of our own and no API price yet.
Grok Imagine Image Quality
Rank 36 of 108
Mystic 2.5 Flexible
not tested yet
Grok Imagine Image Quality
Mystic 2.5 Flexible
Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.
Test images from GraduallyBench
Same task, the first image of each.
No image from the four fixed tasks for Mystic 2.5 Flexible yet.
Result for “Typography and layout”:only Grok Imagine Image Quality tested
What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.
“Ahead”: the 95 % ranges of both values do not overlap. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but the ranges overlap.
Missing image run for Mystic 2.5 Flexible
Our Magnific access was blocked with HTTP 403. The provider's statements about which models can be selected for free are partly inconsistent. Last checked November 2, 2026. Check account access and whether this exact variant is available for free.
DocumentationSubscription and API
Grok Imagine Image Quality
- Subscription
- n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
- Via API
- $0.05 per image, 100 images $5.
- Weights
- Closed weights.
Mystic 2.5 Flexible
- Subscription
- No Freepik / Magnific subscription includes this model. Through other providers from €16 a month (Magnific Premium, with limited credits). 6 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: Web app).
- Weights
- Unknown.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
GraduallyBench from Nov 7, 2026 · API prices from Nov 7, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (40 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | Grok Imagine Image Quality | Mystic 2.5 Flexible |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | n/a | n/a |
| Arena rank | n/a | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | n/a | n/a |
| GraduallyBenchour own benchmark, 0 to 100 | 67 | n/a |
| GraduallyBench by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | 97 | n/a |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | 36 | n/a |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | 75 | n/a |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | 60 | n/a |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | $0.05 | n/a |
| 100 images | $5 | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | April 2026 | n/a |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | proprietary | unknown |
| Lifecycle | Deprecated: xAI retires the model slug on November 2, 2026; requests are then served by grok-imagine-image-2.0 (quality=low) | Selectable Mystic product variant; no separate checkpoint established |
| Access | API, Web app | Web app |
| Parameters | not published | not published |
| Largest output | 2K | not consistently published |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | n/a | 6 |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: Grok Imagine Image Quality model source, status source (verified Aug 15, 2026) · Mystic 2.5 Flexible model source, status source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on Artificial Analysis and LMArena; the sources are named under the card. “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 Quality and Mystic 2.5 Flexible from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.
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