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Grok Imagine Image 1.0

Grok Imagine Image 1.0 is rank 12 of 108 in our GraduallyBench test.

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Summary

Grok Imagine Image 1.0 is an image model from xAI. xAI confirms grok-imagine-image (1.0) is not affected by the November 2, 2026 retirement of the separate grok-imagine-image-quality ID.

Image samples from our tests

These images come from documented single requests with an archived prompt. They complement measurements but do not replace a controlled laboratory test.

Character and detailOpen Character and detail at original size

Character and detail

This sample tests Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency.

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.

Generated through fal with model ID xai/grok-imagine-image. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, n=1, seed=provider random, resolution 1K, estimated cost $0.020000.

Open source
InfographicOpen Infographic at original size

Infographic

This sample tests Numbers, labels, and visual organization.

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.

Generated through fal with model ID xai/grok-imagine-image. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, n=1, seed=provider random, resolution 1K, estimated cost $0.020000.

Open source
Product photographyOpen Product photography at original size

Product photography

This sample tests Materials, reflections, and fine details.

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.

Generated through fal with model ID xai/grok-imagine-image. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, n=1, seed=provider random, resolution 1K, estimated cost $0.020000.

Open source
Typography and layoutOpen Typography and layout at original size

Typography and layout

This sample tests Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

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.

Generated through fal with model ID xai/grok-imagine-image. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, n=1, seed=provider random, resolution 1K, estimated cost $0.020000.

Open source

All benchmark results

Every published result with its source, test setup and comparison models.

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Published benchmarks

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Nano Banana 299.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex98.1 rank points
FLUX 3 Image96 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility95.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image94.1 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite93.1 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni92.8 rank points
Nano Banana Pro91.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Max91.6 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash88.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality88.2 rank points
Krea 2 Large86.3 rank points
Firefly Image Model 585.7 rank points
Muse Image85.7 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein84.4 rank points
Seedream 4.583.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.582.2 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite82.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro81 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro81 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct78.8 rank points
Krea 377.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash76.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.575.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite75.7 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max75.1 rank points
GPT Image 274.5 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.073.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2.172.3 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo71.3 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro71 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.070.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash70.1 rank points
Recraft V4.169.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro68.9 rank points
Bria FIBO 268.5 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)68.2 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)67.9 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini67.9 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro67.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.067.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.167 rank points
Seedream 4.064.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare63.9 rank points
LLaDA-Image62 rank points
MAI-Image-2.662 rank points
GPT Image 1.559.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview55.8 rank points
Reve 2.153.9 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst53.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash53.6 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.153.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.051.4 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image51.4 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base50.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo50.8 rank points
GLM-Image50.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev49.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]45.5 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview45.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]42.1 rank points
LongCat-Image41.4 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image41.1 rank points
Z-Image Turbo39.6 rank points
Nucleus-Image38.3 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro38.3 rank points
MiniMax Image-0137.4 rank points
Chroma1-HD36.4 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite35.5 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro35.5 rank points
Z-Image Base32.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B32.4 rank points
Qwen Image 3.032.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B31.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium30.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large30.8 rank points
OmniGen229.6 rank points
Ideogram 4.528.3 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image26.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo25.5 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra21.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium21.8 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT21.5 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT21.2 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 420.6 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px20.6 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]19 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.018.4 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo18.1 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image18.1 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra16.2 rank points
Chroma1-Flash16.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]16.2 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain16.2 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px15.9 rank points
Midjourney V8.114.3 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.012.5 rank points
AuraFlow v0.311.2 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT11.2 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base9 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px8.1 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo7.8 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 36.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.05 rank points
SDXL Turbo3.4 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS3.1 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px3.1 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo0 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Product photography

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash90.3 rank points
Krea 2 Large90 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo89.7 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.189.7 rank points
GPT Image 289.4 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite88.8 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct88.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.688.2 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT87.9 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image87.9 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite87.2 rank points
Qwen Image 3.087.2 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B86.6 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst86.6 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro86.6 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT85.7 rank points
Bria FIBO 283.8 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite83.5 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro83.2 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.081.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B80.7 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo80.7 rank points
Muse Image80.7 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)80.7 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash76.9 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro76.9 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein74.8 rank points
Reve 2.173.8 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini73.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview72.6 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro71.3 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max71 rank points
Recraft V4.171 rank points
MAI-Image-2.570.1 rank points
Nano Banana Pro70.1 rank points
Nano Banana 2.169.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare69.2 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)68.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.568.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.067.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex62.6 rank points
Krea 362.6 rank points
FLUX 3 Image62 rank points
Nucleus-Image62 rank points
Kling Image 3.060.4 rank points
Luma Uni-1.159.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Max58.6 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro58.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro57.9 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain57.9 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash57.6 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image53.9 rank points
GPT Image 1.552.3 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.550.8 rank points
Midjourney V8.149.5 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]46.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev46.4 rank points
Firefly Image Model 545.8 rank points
Nano Banana 244.9 rank points
Seedream 4.044.2 rank points
Seedream 4.544.2 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni39.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality37.1 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base36.1 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash36.1 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]35.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro35.8 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite35.2 rank points
LLaDA-Image35.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.033.6 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image32.7 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility32.4 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image32.4 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image31.1 rank points
MiniMax Image-0129.9 rank points
OmniGen229.9 rank points
Z-Image Turbo29.9 rank points
LongCat-Image29.3 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium29 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]28.7 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra28.3 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo26.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px26.8 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium25.9 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]25.5 rank points
Ideogram 4.022.1 rank points
Z-Image Base21.5 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px19 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large16.5 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra15.9 rank points
Chroma1-HD15.9 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.015.9 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS15.9 rank points
Chroma1-Flash15.6 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview15.3 rank points
AuraFlow v0.315 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT15 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 314.6 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo14.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 413.7 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.012.8 rank points
GLM-Image9 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base7.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo5.6 rank points
SDXL Turbo2.8 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px1.2 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo1.2 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px0.3 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Character and detail

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

GPT Image 1.588.8 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro88.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro86.9 rank points
Krea 384.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev81.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni81.6 rank points
Reve 2.180.1 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)79.4 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image78.5 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro78.2 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash75.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex75.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.075.1 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT74.1 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro74.1 rank points
Seedream 4.072.9 rank points
Firefly Image Model 572.3 rank points
Z-Image Base71 rank points
Z-Image Turbo71 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite70.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Max70.4 rank points
FLUX 3 Image69.5 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash67.9 rank points
Ideogram 4.567.6 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein66.4 rank points
Nucleus-Image66.4 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility66.4 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT65.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro64.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro64.8 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst64.2 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare63.2 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image63.2 rank points
MAI-Image-2.662.9 rank points
LLaDA-Image62.6 rank points
Qwen Image 3.061.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B61.1 rank points
Muse Image61.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.060.7 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max60.4 rank points
GPT Image 260.1 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Pro60.1 rank points
Kling Image 3.059.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.058.9 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.558.3 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct57.9 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)57 rank points
Nano Banana 2.156.7 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality55.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.554.8 rank points
Krea 2 Large54.2 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]52.6 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo52.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 452.3 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash52 rank points
Midjourney V8.151.4 rank points
GLM-Image51.1 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo51.1 rank points
Chroma1-Flash50.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]50.2 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview49.5 rank points
Luma Uni-1.148.6 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite48.6 rank points
Bria FIBO 248.3 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra48 rank points
Recraft V4.148 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo47.7 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite47.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium45.8 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base45.5 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview45.2 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra45.2 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image45.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash42.4 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]39.3 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B38.9 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image38.9 rank points
Nano Banana Pro37.1 rank points
Seedream 4.537.1 rank points
Nano Banana 236.4 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite34.9 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.133.6 rank points
MiniMax Image-0132.7 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT32.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium31.1 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini30.8 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo29.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.028 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]27.1 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 326.8 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS26.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px26.2 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image26.2 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.024.3 rank points
LongCat-Image24.3 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.023.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large23.1 rank points
Chroma1-HD16.5 rank points
AuraFlow v0.316.2 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain14 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px8.7 rank points
OmniGen27.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base7.5 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo5 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo4.7 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px4 rank points
SDXL Turbo2.8 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px0.3 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Gradually sample test: Infographic

The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank from model-blind comparison rounds. One archived first output contributes per model. This remains an n = 1 sample.

Seedream 5.0 Pro99.1 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst97.2 rank points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare91 rank points
Luma Uni-1.189.4 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo88.8 rank points
Qwen Image 3.088.8 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image Pro88.5 rank points
Muse Image86.3 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Flash86 rank points
Ideogram 4.585.4 rank points
Reve 2.184.7 rank points
Qwen-Image-2.182.9 rank points
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)82.6 rank points
MAI-Image-2.5 Flash81.3 rank points
SenseNova U1.5 Lite80.4 rank points
Wan 2.7 Image79.4 rank points
Krea 2 Medium Turbo78.8 rank points
Luma Uni-1.1 Max78.8 rank points
Bria FIBO 278.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image Klein77.3 rank points
Wan 2.6 Text to Image77.3 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 1.076.9 rank points
Grok Imagine Image 2.076.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image-1.576.3 rank points
Krea 2 Large75.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-SFT75.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview74.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro74.5 rank points
Krea 373.8 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Flash73.8 rank points
MAI-Image-2.6 Flash73.5 rank points
Recraft V4.173.2 rank points
Ideogram 4.072.6 rank points
FLUX.2 Dev72 rank points
GPT Image 1.571.7 rank points
Hy Image 3.5 Preview70.7 rank points
MOSS-Image-Base70.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.569.2 rank points
FLUX 3 Image68.5 rank points
Seedream 4.067.3 rank points
GPT Image 266.4 rank points
Nano Banana 2 Lite65.7 rank points
Nano Banana Pro64.8 rank points
Nano Banana 2.164.2 rank points
Recraft V4.1 Utility63.9 rank points
Nano Banana 263.2 rank points
Qwen Image 2.1 Pro62 rank points
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro61.7 rank points
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro61.7 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct61.1 rank points
Grok Imagine Image Quality60.7 rank points
MAI-Image-2.660.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Flex57 rank points
Seedream 5.0 Lite55.8 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [max]53.9 rank points
FLUX.2 Max53.6 rank points
FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]52.6 rank points
Kling Image 3.051.4 rank points
FLUX.2 Pro44.6 rank points
HiDream-O1-Image42.7 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B41.7 rank points
FLUX.1 [dev]39.9 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large38.6 rank points
Z-Image Turbo37.4 rank points
Vidu Q2 Image37.1 rank points
LongCat-Image36.8 rank points
HunyuanImage 3.036.1 rank points
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)36.1 rank points
LLaDA-Image-Turbo35.8 rank points
Midjourney V8.135.2 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3 Medium34.3 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT33 rank points
LLaDA-Image32.7 rank points
Runway Gen-4 Image32.4 rank points
GPT Image 1 Mini31.8 rank points
FLUX.2 Klein 4B30.2 rank points
GLM-Image29.9 rank points
Kling Image 3.0 Omni29.6 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra27.7 rank points
Seedream 4.526.5 rank points
MiniMax Image-0125.5 rank points
FLUX1.1 [pro]24 rank points
Z-Image Base24 rank points
Nucleus-Image23.4 rank points
Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain23.1 rank points
Chroma1-HD22.4 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium19.9 rank points
Bria FIBO Lite19.6 rank points
OmniGen219 rank points
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo16.8 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Base15.9 rank points
Lumina-Image 2.015.9 rank points
Firefly Image Model 515 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 412.5 rank points
Chroma1-Flash12.1 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra11.8 rank points
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px10 rank points
Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo8.4 rank points
SDXL Turbo8.4 rank points
SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px7.2 rank points
AuraFlow v0.36.9 rank points
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px6.9 rank points
BAGEL-7B-MoT5.9 rank points
SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px5.6 rank points
Adobe Firefly Image 35.3 rank points
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS5.3 rank points
Stable Diffusion XL 1.05 rank points
Stable Diffusion Turbo4.7 rank points

higher is betterAs of November 3, 2026Scale: 0 rank points - 100 rank points

Source: Gradually-Bildtest
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
rank-score-100
Scale
0-100
Participants
108
Sample
1
Methodology and context
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Source: Gradually-Bildtest

Recorded measurement details

Gradually sample test: Typography and layout (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
73.8
Score
73.8
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
28
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
29
Individual ranks
23, 40, 24
Criterion scores
headline 1.33, subline 1.33, text-control 1.33, visual-brief 1.33, layout 1.33
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Product photography (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
81.3
Score
81.3
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
20
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
21
Individual ranks
31, 12, 20
Criterion scores
subject 2, time 2, watch-details 2, photography 2, exclusions 2
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Character and detail (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
60.7
Score
60.7
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
39
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
43
Individual ranks
77, 6, 46
Criterion scores
scene 1, wardrobe 1, anatomy 1, props 1, environment 1
Source Gradually-Bildtest
Gradually sample test: Infographic (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
76.9
Score
76.9
Metric
rank-score-100
Unit
rank score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
22
Sample
1
Source type
gradually-sample-test
Evaluator
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Retrieved at
2026-11-03
Methodology
One archived image per model, using the first output of the accepted test attempt. Technical repeats are disclosed for the affected image. All 108 images are ranked in three model-blind orderings. The 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. This remains an n = 1 sample, and an automated judge may have visual preferences of its own.
Mean rank
25.67
Individual ranks
34, 36, 7
Criterion scores
title 1.67, sequence 1, labels 1.67, diagram 1.67, clarity 1.67
Source Gradually-Bildtest

Popularity compared

How often the model is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every model of its category.

Popularity index

The 100 most popular models of this category, 0 to 100, higher is more popular

20 of 100 models

Stable Diffusion XL 1.072
Anima Base v1.068
SDXL Turbo63
Stable Diffusion Turbo63
Nano Banana 261
FLUX.2 Max55
Krea 2 Raw54
Nano Banana Pro50
FLUX.2 Pro48
MOSS-Image-SFT46
FLUX.2 Flex46
GPT Image 246
LongCat-Image45
MAI-Image-2.645
FLUX.2 Klein 9B45
PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS44
Janus-Pro-7B44
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct44
MOSS-Image-Base44
Grok Imagine Image 1.00

As of November 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index

Over time

First value from November 5, 2026. The timeline appears from the second week.

Grok Imagine Image 1.0 compared

Compare with another model

The most popular comparisons

  1. 1GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  2. 2GPT Image 2 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  3. 3Reve 2.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  4. 4Nano Banana 2 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  5. 5GPT Image 1.5 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  6. 6MAI-Image-2.5 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  7. 7Nano Banana Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  8. 8Nano Banana 2 Lite vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  9. 9Seedream 5.0 Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
Show all 107 comparisons
  1. 10Grok Imagine Image Quality vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  2. 11FLUX.2 Max vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  3. 12Qwen Image 2.0 Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  4. 13MAI-Image-2.5 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  5. 14HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  6. 15Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  7. 16Seedream 4.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  8. 17Krea 2 Large vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  9. 18Luma Uni-1.1 Max vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  10. 19FLUX.2 Flex vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  11. 20Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  12. 21Ideogram 4.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  13. 22Wan 2.6 Text to Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  14. 23FLUX.2 Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  15. 24HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  16. 25FLUX.2 Klein 9B vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  17. 26HiDream-O1-Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  18. 27Firefly Image Model 5 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  19. 28Midjourney V8.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  20. 29Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  21. 30GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  22. 31Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  23. 32MAI-Image-2.6 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  24. 33MAI-Image-2.6 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  25. 34Muse Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  26. 35Grok Imagine Image 2.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  27. 36FLUX 3 Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  28. 37FLUX 3 Image Klein vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  29. 38Nano Banana 2.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  30. 39Ideogram 4.5 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  31. 40Hy Image 3.5 Preview vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  32. 41Recraft V4.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  33. 42Recraft V4.1 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  34. 43Bria FIBO 2 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  35. 44Krea 3 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  36. 45Qwen Image 3.0 Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  37. 46Qwen Image 3.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  38. 47Qwen Image 2.1 Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  39. 48Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  40. 49Wan 2.7 Image Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  41. 50Wan 2.7 Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  42. 51Seedream 5.0 Flash vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  43. 52SenseNova U1.5 Lite vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  44. 53Kling Image 3.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  45. 54Kling Image 3.0 Omni vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  46. 55Vidu Q2 Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  47. 56GLM-Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  48. 57MiniMax Image-01 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  49. 58Z-Image Turbo vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  50. 59Luma Uni-1.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  51. 60Runway Gen-4 Image vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  52. 61Adobe Firefly Image 3 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  53. 62Adobe Firefly Image 4 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  54. 63Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  55. 64Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  56. 65Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  57. 66Bria FIBO Lite vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  58. 67Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  59. 68Seedream 4.5 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  60. 69Seedream 5.0 Lite vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  61. 70FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  62. 71GPT Image 1 Mini vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  63. 72ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  64. 73Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  65. 74FLUX.2 Klein 4B vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  66. 75FLUX.2 Dev vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  67. 76FLUX1.1 [pro] vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  68. 77FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  69. 78FLUX.1 [dev] vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  70. 79FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  71. 80FLUX.1 Kontext [max] vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  72. 81Stable Diffusion XL 1.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  73. 82Stable Diffusion 3 Medium vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  74. 83SDXL Turbo vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  75. 84Stable Diffusion Turbo vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  76. 85Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. MOSS-Image-Base
  77. 86Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. MOSS-Image-SFT
  78. 87Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. LLaDA-Image
  79. 88Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. LLaDA-Image-Turbo
  80. 89Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Nucleus-Image
  81. 90Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. LongCat-Image
  82. 91Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. BAGEL-7B-MoT
  83. 92Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. OmniGen2
  84. 93Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT
  85. 94Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain
  86. 95Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Base
  87. 96Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo
  88. 97Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px
  89. 98Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px
  90. 99Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px
  91. 100Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px
  92. 101Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Chroma1-HD
  93. 102Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Chroma1-Flash
  94. 103Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. AuraFlow v0.3
  95. 104Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS
  96. 105Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Lumina-Image 2.0
  97. 106Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. HunyuanImage 3.0
  98. 107Grok Imagine Image 1.0 vs. Z-Image Base

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Watermarking and provenance

AI watermarking refers to invisible signals embedded in the output. Visible marks and provenance metadata are listed separately. Unknown means there is insufficient evidence for that particular field.

AI watermarking
Unknown
no source
Watermarking technique
Not known
no source

Licence and access

Access
API
Source: Access

API

API model ID
The active xAI image API model ID is grok-imagine-image. The documentation also lists the snapshot alias grok-imagine-image-2026-03-02.
Source: API model ID

Further details

Retirement distinction
xAI confirms grok-imagine-image (1.0) is not affected by the November 2, 2026 retirement of the separate grok-imagine-image-quality ID.
Source: Retirement distinction

Prices

fal.ai (xai/grok-imagine-image)
$0.02 per image (estimated)Source

Frequently asked questions about Grok Imagine Image 1.0

How good is Grok Imagine Image 1.0?

Rank 12 of 108 in our own test.

GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
Krea 375
FLUX 3 Image74
FLUX.2 Flex73
Grok Imagine Image 1.0Rank 12 of 10873
Reve 2.173
SenseNova U1.5 Lite73
GPT Image 273

What is Grok Imagine Image 1.0 good at?

Best at Product photography (81 out of 100), weakest at Character and detail (61).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

  1. Grok Imagine Image 1.0: Typography and layoutTypography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition74out of 100Rank 28 of 108 in this task
  2. Grok Imagine Image 1.0: Product photographyProduct photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details81out of 100Rank 20 of 108 in this task
  3. Grok Imagine Image 1.0: Character and detailCharacter and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency61out of 100Rank 39 of 108 in this task
  4. Grok Imagine Image 1.0: InfographicInfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization77out of 100Rank 22 of 108 in this task

Sources and data date

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Benchmark sources at a glance

Which independent evaluators tested this model. This is coverage, not a quality ranking.

No active result from the reviewed external evaluators can currently be attributed to this model. Other source evidence remains available below.

Without vendor claims and historical or disputed results; those stay labelled in the single values.

TypeEvidence and data date
Additional sourcexAI (retrieved November 1, 2026)
Additional sourcexAI (retrieved November 1, 2026) · xAI · Editorial description reviewed November 1, 2026
Additional sourcefal.ai
Additional sourceGradually-Bildtest (retrieved November 3, 2026)
Additional sourceOpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional sourceVercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional sourceOllama: cumulative downloads for the popularity index
Additional sourceReplicate: cumulative runs for the popularity index
Additional sourceGoogle Trending Now: limited feed selection for Germany and the US
Additional sourceCreative Commons Attribution 4.0