Grok Imagine Image 2.0: Benchmarks, Pricing & Comparison

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.

Open 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 openrouter with model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-2.0. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, quality medium, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.060000.

Open source

Open 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 openrouter with model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-2.0. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, quality medium, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.060000.

Open source

Open 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 openrouter with model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-2.0. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, quality medium, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.060000.

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Open 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 openrouter with model ID x-ai/grok-imagine-image-2.0. Archived settings were aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, quality medium, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.060000.

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All benchmark results

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

Show all 60 published benchmark results

Published benchmarks

Text to image

Text to Image Arena

Elo ratings summarize pairwise comparisons within this leaderboard. They are not percentages. The scale does not express absolute quality or linear gaps between models.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,227.25 Elo

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,208.16 Elo

GPT Image 21,187.61 Elo

MAI-Image-2.61,168.32 Elo

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,165.79 Elo

Nano Banana 21,141.6 Elo

Muse Image1,127.86 Elo

GPT Image 1.51,123.86 Elo

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash1,121.56 Elo

MAI-Image-2.51,120.06 Elo

Nano Banana Pro1,118.67 Elo

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,109.07 Elo

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,101.17 Elo

Grok Imagine Image Quality1,049.08 Elo

Qwen-Image-2.11,045.48 Elo

Krea 2 Large1,035.45 Elo

MAI-Image-2.5 Flash1,032.28 Elo

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,031.23 Elo

FLUX.2 Flex1,027.68 Elo

Recraft V4.1 Utility1,027.66 Elo

FLUX.2 Max1,020.57 Elo

Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,020.35 Elo

Wan 2.6 Text to Image1,017.69 Elo

HiDream-O1-Image-1.51,017.68 Elo

Ideogram 4.51,015.99 Elo

FLUX.2 Pro1,003.17 Elo

Ideogram 4.01,002.93 Elo

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct988.05 Elo

HiDream-O1-Image978 Elo

FLUX.2 Klein 9B932.08 Elo

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 Elo - 1,227.25 Elo

Source: Artificial Analysis

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Methodology and context

Metric: elo-rating
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 30
Methodology and context: AA appearances: 7735. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 4. Upper rank: 6. Source model ID: 748fadd1-ecd9-41d0-9b43-f5fccd4fb843. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0

Source: Artificial Analysis

LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,412.39 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,381.8 points

GPT Image 21,365.33 points

MAI-Image-2.61,323.82 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,291.41 points

Reve 2.11,281.14 points

Nano Banana 21,255.68 points

MAI-Image-2.51,251.47 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,246.55 points

Muse Image1,238.45 points

Nano Banana Pro1,232.1 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,225.65 points

GPT Image 1.51,217.68 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,213.88 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,173.15 points

FLUX.2 Max1,160.58 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,145.47 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,120.68 points

Krea 2 Large1,115.65 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,078.61 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large963.03 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,412.39 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 743
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Agentic image generation

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,393.27 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,362.55 points

GPT Image 21,337.71 points

MAI-Image-2.61,316.28 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,287.47 points

Nano Banana 21,257.08 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,240.85 points

GPT Image 1.51,237.12 points

Nano Banana Pro1,236.88 points

Muse Image1,234.77 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,231.48 points

Krea 2 Large1,140.86 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,137.07 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,110.87 points

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

GPT Image 2

MAI-Image-2.6

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,393.27 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 14
Sample: 1,625
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Art

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,410.08 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,387.35 points

GPT Image 21,370.68 points

MAI-Image-2.61,337.7 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,328.25 points

Reve 2.11,290.77 points

MAI-Image-2.51,276.76 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,258.85 points

Muse Image1,258.79 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,255.8 points

Nano Banana 21,239.62 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,234.74 points

GPT Image 1.51,224.81 points

Nano Banana Pro1,224.23 points

FLUX.2 Max1,168.74 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,159.34 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,155.3 points

Krea 2 Large1,122.19 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,116.78 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,078.63 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large997.29 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,410.08 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 1,344
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,456.88 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,427.12 points

GPT Image 21,402.93 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,352.36 points

MAI-Image-2.61,348.71 points

Reve 2.11,309.78 points

Muse Image1,274.79 points

MAI-Image-2.51,268.65 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,263.52 points

Nano Banana 21,260.23 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,256.09 points

GPT Image 1.51,243.95 points

Nano Banana Pro1,243.91 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,234.48 points

FLUX.2 Max1,167.57 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,163.29 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,158.62 points

Krea 2 Large1,118.81 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,118.12 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,063.58 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large945.23 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,456.88 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 3,884
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,415.51 points

GPT Image 21,385.8 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,384.8 points

MAI-Image-2.61,332.9 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,324.96 points

Reve 2.11,315.65 points

Nano Banana 21,267.93 points

MAI-Image-2.51,259.36 points

Muse Image1,258.15 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,248.4 points

Nano Banana Pro1,245.44 points

GPT Image 1.51,237.88 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,237.36 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,236.31 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,172.44 points

FLUX.2 Max1,163.75 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,154.5 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,129.54 points

Krea 2 Large1,110.71 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,070.2 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large936.77 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,415.51 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 2,617
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Overall

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,427.13 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,399.44 points

GPT Image 21,382.1 points

MAI-Image-2.61,330.58 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,317.31 points

Reve 2.11,300.4 points

Muse Image1,268.12 points

Nano Banana 21,257.49 points

MAI-Image-2.51,253 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,250.8 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,249.44 points

Nano Banana Pro1,246.31 points

GPT Image 1.51,236.39 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,226.55 points

FLUX.2 Max1,161.46 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,156.26 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,152.68 points

Krea 2 Large1,115.37 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,114.71 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,069.84 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large938.35 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,427.13 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 10,830
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,434.4 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,415.95 points

GPT Image 21,379.13 points

MAI-Image-2.61,330.88 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,312.19 points

Reve 2.11,302.1 points

Muse Image1,278.09 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,274.42 points

Nano Banana 21,261.31 points

Nano Banana Pro1,260.39 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,258.64 points

MAI-Image-2.51,250.67 points

GPT Image 1.51,246.79 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,229.66 points

FLUX.2 Max1,160.87 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,151.76 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,145.47 points

Krea 2 Large1,128.88 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,109.06 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,091.05 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large928.41 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,434.4 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 3,822
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Portraits

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,461.22 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,439.29 points

GPT Image 21,426.27 points

MAI-Image-2.61,341.91 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,332.04 points

Reve 2.11,316.59 points

Muse Image1,289.88 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,286.94 points

GPT Image 1.51,258.96 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,256.2 points

Nano Banana Pro1,255.64 points

Nano Banana 21,254.9 points

MAI-Image-2.51,254.78 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,244.1 points

FLUX.2 Max1,156.6 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,144.32 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,143.85 points

Krea 2 Large1,123.58 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,105.31 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,091.81 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large941.86 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,461.22 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 2,159
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,461.65 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,431.87 points

GPT Image 21,424.21 points

MAI-Image-2.61,365.86 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,349.22 points

Reve 2.11,339.46 points

Nano Banana 21,294.44 points

Muse Image1,293.25 points

MAI-Image-2.51,280.73 points

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,273.63 points

Nano Banana Pro1,270.33 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,254.93 points

GPT Image 1.51,251.47 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,250.12 points

FLUX.2 Flex1,171.57 points

FLUX.2 Max1,165.6 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,154.35 points

HiDream-O1-Image1,134.31 points

Krea 2 Large1,116.42 points

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,057.76 points

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large921.07 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,461.65 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 21
Sample: 2,809
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source: LMArena

Image editing

Image Editing Arena

Elo ratings summarize pairwise comparisons within this leaderboard. They are not percentages. The scale does not express absolute quality or linear gaps between models.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,199.46 Elo

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,182.04 Elo

MAI-Image-2.61,149.25 Elo

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash1,141.24 Elo

GPT Image 21,135.9 Elo

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,129.43 Elo

Muse Image1,128.02 Elo

Nano Banana 21,125.1 Elo

MAI-Image-2.51,124.35 Elo

GPT Image 1.51,116.41 Elo

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,115.93 Elo

Nano Banana Pro1,108.99 Elo

Grok Imagine Image Quality1,097.22 Elo

MAI-Image-2.5 Flash1,089.17 Elo

Qwen-Image-2.11,080.38 Elo

Ideogram 4.51,066.78 Elo

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct1,065.36 Elo

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,056.78 Elo

Nano Banana 2 Lite1,053.63 Elo

FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,012.79 Elo

FLUX.2 Pro1,011.07 Elo

FLUX.2 Max998.84 Elo

FLUX.2 Flex995.52 Elo

HiDream-O1-Image953.1 Elo

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 Elo - 1,199.46 Elo

Source: Artificial Analysis

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: elo-rating
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 24
Methodology and context: AA appearances: 9040. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 12. Upper rank: 18. Source model ID: 748fadd1-ecd9-41d0-9b43-f5fccd4fb843. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-image-editing-v2.1-2026-11-06-0a4f79bb0933. Source payload hash: 0a4f79bb0933c8ef52ce1327ef382eb3442dab864e254d37ecd3176d39727555

Source: Artificial Analysis

LMArena Image Editing: Agentic image generation

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,536.61 points

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,491.71 points

GPT Image 21,459.51 points

Grok Imagine Image 2.01,426.01 points

MAI-Image-2.61,417.96 points

Seedream 5.0 Pro1,409.2 points

Nano Banana Pro1,404.88 points

Muse Image1,382.3 points

Nano Banana 21,376.8 points

Qwen-Image-2.11,362.02 points

GPT Image 1.51,360.14 points

Ideogram 4.51,298.95 points

FLUX.2 Pro1,212.35 points

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

GPT Image 2

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,536.61 points

Source: LMArena

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gradually.ai

Methodology and context

Metric: arena-score
Scale: No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants: 13
Sample: 1,943
Methodology and context: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-image_edit-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-4db53937a0d3. Source payload hash: 4db53937a0d39e716e49e4c3fb1b88c68578a094c4339bb7c714dbedfd0a85d0

Source: LMArena

Recorded measurement details

Text to Image Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1165.79
Score: 1165.79
Metric: elo-rating
Unit: Elo
Benchmark version: v2.1
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 6
Confidence interval: 12
Lower confidence bound: 1153.79
Upper confidence bound: 1177.79
Source type: independent-evaluator
Evaluator: Artificial Analysis
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: AA appearances: 7735. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 4. Upper rank: 6. Source model ID: 748fadd1-ecd9-41d0-9b43-f5fccd4fb843. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0
USD price per 1,000 tokens: 60

Source Artificial Analysis

Image Editing Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1115.93
Score: 1115.93
Metric: elo-rating
Unit: Elo
Benchmark version: v2.1
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 17
Confidence interval: 12
Lower confidence bound: 1103.93
Upper confidence bound: 1127.93
Source type: independent-evaluator
Evaluator: Artificial Analysis
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: AA appearances: 9040. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 12. Upper rank: 18. Source model ID: 748fadd1-ecd9-41d0-9b43-f5fccd4fb843. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-image-editing-v2.1-2026-11-06-0a4f79bb0933. Source payload hash: 0a4f79bb0933c8ef52ce1327ef382eb3442dab864e254d37ecd3176d39727555
USD price per 1,000 tokens: 60

Source Artificial Analysis

LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1291.4111568466944
Score: 1291.4111568466944
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 8
Sample: 743
Confidence interval: 22.702286
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Agentic image generation (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1287.4677992855673
Score: 1287.4677992855673
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 6
Sample: 1625
Confidence interval: 17.826197
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Art (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1328.252995131502
Score: 1328.252995131502
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 7
Sample: 1344
Confidence interval: 16.197167
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1352.3553233334483
Score: 1352.3553233334483
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 6
Sample: 3884
Confidence interval: 10.354946
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1324.962744056274
Score: 1324.962744056274
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 8
Sample: 2617
Confidence interval: 11.716828
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Overall (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1317.3115768476634
Score: 1317.3115768476634
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 8
Sample: 10830
Confidence interval: 7.145089
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1312.193353527505
Score: 1312.193353527505
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 8
Sample: 3822
Confidence interval: 10.198758
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Portraits (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1332.0442978344863
Score: 1332.0442978344863
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 8
Sample: 2159
Confidence interval: 13.235311
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1349.2158560461764
Score: 1349.2158560461764
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 8
Sample: 2809
Confidence interval: 11.614734
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a

Source LMArena

LMArena Image Editing: Agentic image generation (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)

Source value: 1426.0075628244538
Score: 1426.0075628244538
Metric: arena-score
Unit: score
Direction: Higher is better
Source rank: 5
Sample: 1943
Confidence interval: 16.587852
Source type: official-leaderboard
Evaluator: LMArena
Retrieved at: 2026-11-06
Methodology: Evidence capture ID: lmarena-image_edit-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-4db53937a0d3. Source payload hash: 4db53937a0d39e716e49e4c3fb1b88c68578a094c4339bb7c714dbedfd0a85d0

Source LMArena

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Popularity compared

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

Popularity index

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Grok Imagine Image 2.0

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

Over time

Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 5, 2026

Grok Imagine Image 2.0Recraft V4.1 UtilityGPT Image 1.5Firefly Image Model 5Midjourney V8.2

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 compared

Compare with another model

First image modelSecond image model

Predecessor and successor

PredecessorGrok Imagine Image 2.0 vs. Grok Imagine Image QualityPredecessor of Grok Imagine Image 2.0

The most popular comparisons

Show all 107 comparisons

All specifications

Input and output

Maximum output: 2K; Source: Maximum output
Modalities: Text and image input, image output; Source: Modalities
Reference images: Up to 5 input images per generation; Source: Reference images

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

Weights: Proprietary; Source: Weights
Access: API, Web; Source: Access
Availability: Quality Mode on grok.com/imagine and in the Grok iOS and Android apps, plus the xAI API; Source: Availability

API

API model ID: grok-imagine-image-2.0; Source: API model ID

Further details

Editing tools: Magic wand for single regions, segmentation, and background removal with transparent export in the Grok apps; Source: Editing tools
Quality settings: low, medium, and auto; auto currently serves low for generation and medium for editing; Source: Quality settings
Resolutions: 1K (default) and 2K; Source: Resolutions
API regions: us-east-1 and us-west-2; Source: API regions

Prices

PricesSubscriptions

Representative price: $0.06 per imageSource
OpenRouter (x-ai/grok-imagine-image-2.0): $0.06 per image (estimated)Source
Output (low): $0.04 at 1K, $0.05 at 1.5K, and $0.06 at 2K per imageSource
Output (medium): $0.06 at 1K, $0.07 at 1.5K, and $0.08 at 2K per imageSource
Image input: $0.01 per input imageSource

No xAI subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €15.90 a month (Runway Standard, with limited credits). 5 plans in Germany.

AllIndividuals3Teams1Enterprise1

Plan	Monthly price	Note
Runway Standard	≈ €15.90	with limited credit
Runway Pro	≈ €37.11	with limited credit
Runway Team	≈ €73.16	with limited credit, for teams, per seat
Runway Max	≈ €100.72	with limited credit
Runway Enterprise	n/a	for enterprises

All plans in the AI subscription comparison

Frequently asked questions about Grok Imagine Image 2.0

How good is Grok Imagine Image 2.0?

Rank 5 of 21 in the arena rating. Rank 16 of 108 in our own test.

Arena rating from Nov 6, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026

Arena ratingfrom user votes · higher is better

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,399

GPT Image 21,382

MAI-Image-2.61,331

Grok Imagine Image 2.0Rank 5 of 211,317

Reve 2.11,300

Muse Image1,268

Nano Banana 21,257

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better

Reve 2.173

SenseNova U1.5 Lite73

GPT Image 273

Grok Imagine Image 2.0Rank 16 of 10873

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro72

GPT Image 2.5 Flare72

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct72

What is Grok Imagine Image 2.0 good at?

Best at Infographic (77 out of 100), weakest at Product photography (68).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition71out of 100Rank 32 of 108 in this task
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details68out of 100Rank 40 of 108 in this task
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency75out of 100Rank 12 of 108 in this task
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization77out of 100Rank 23 of 108 in this task

How much does an image with Grok Imagine Image 2.0 cost?

About $0.06 per image. That is fairly cheap: a typical image model costs $0.06.

Price per imageDollars per image · lower is better

Krea 2 Large$0.06

FLUX.2 Flex$0.06

Ideogram 4.0$0.06

Grok Imagine Image 2.0Rank 14 of 28$0.06

Nano Banana 2$0.067

FLUX.2 Max$0.07

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro$0.075

Where can I use Grok Imagine Image 2.0?

Not in a xAI subscription. Including other providers that makes 5 plans in Germany.

Subscription comparison, prices in Germany incl. VAT

At xAI

No xAI subscription includes this model.

Through other providers

5 plans from 1 provider, from ≈ €15.90 a month (Runway Standard), with limited credits.

Is Grok Imagine Image 2.0 better than Grok Imagine Image Quality?

Both are level in the available rating.

Grok Imagine Image Quality as predecessor according to xAI: grok-imagine-image-quality retirement notice, checked Sep 19, 2026

Arena ratinguser votes · higher is better

1,317

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Rank 5 of 21

n/a

Grok Imagine Image Quality

GraduallyBenchown rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better

73

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Rank 16 of 108

60

Grok Imagine Image Quality

Rank 54 of 108

Price per imagedollars · lower is better

$0.06

Grok Imagine Image 2.0

$0.05

Grok Imagine Image Quality

Sources and data date

Show all 29 sources

Benchmark sources at a glance

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

Evaluator	Test series	Composite indices	Recorded active measurements
LMArena	0	0	2

Without vendor claims and historical or disputed results; those stay labelled in the single values. 2 measurements are not yet assigned to a test series.

Type	Evidence and data date
Research status	Research date October 16, 2026. 16 source URLs checked. This documents the inspected sources, not an exhaustive inventory of every publication.
Unresolved	grok-imagine-image-2-run-date-and-backend-revision Note The exact result page identifies the product model but does not bind this row to a precise run date, API backend revision, or which seed path was used for all prompts. The methodology page's last-run date is suite-level context, not a model-specific timestamp.
Not published	exact-serving-configuration Original wording The API quality parameter and serving surface are not specified by the evaluator, so the row is retained only under its exact displayed model label.
Not published	exact-serving-revision Note xAI publishes the exact model API ID, but AA does not publish the internal route or checkpoint revision used for the leaderboard observation.
Additional source	xAI (retrieved September 28, 2026; October 17, 2026) · xAI Grok Imagine Image 2.0 model documentation · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026
Additional source	Image pricing (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 23, 2026; October 28, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	xAI (retrieved September 28, 2026) · xAI Imagine Image 2.0 announcement · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026
Additional source	xAI (retrieved September 28, 2026)
Additional source	OpenRouter
Additional source	Artificial Analysis (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 23, 2026; October 28, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional source	LMArena (retrieved November 6, 2026)1 2
Additional source	Gradually-Bildtest (retrieved November 3, 2026)
Additional source	IMG.LY GenAI Benchmark (retrieved October 16, 2026)
Additional source	Rapidata benchmark.ai (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional source	Arena (retrieved October 19, 2026)
Additional source	Arena, Text-to-Image Arena (Text Rendering) (retrieved October 21, 2026)
Additional source	First Page Sage (retrieved October 22, 2026)
Additional source	Rapidata text-to-image human feedback benchmark (retrieved October 22, 2026)
Additional source	Rapidata text-to-image human feedback benchmark (retrieved October 23, 2026)
Additional source	Kingy AI (retrieved October 23, 2026)
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 16, 2026)
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 17, 2026)
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 23, 2026)1 2
Additional source	Model metadata (retrieved October 28, 2026)
Additional source	xAI Grok Imagine Image migration notice · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026
Additional source	OpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional source	Vercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional source	Ollama: cumulative downloads for the popularity index
Additional source	Replicate: cumulative runs for the popularity index
Additional source	Google Trending Now: limited feed selection for Germany and the US
Additional source	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0