Grok Imagine
xAI
Grok Imagine is an image & video generation model line from xAI. The latest release is Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (8 Aug 2026). This page tracks all 5 Grok Imagine releases since 9 Dec 2024, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →
Grok Imagine Image 2.0released
New image model in Grok's Quality Mode on web and mobile: precise (selection-based) editing, smart resize, multi-reference input and workflow templates; second in Arena image rankings at launch, behind GPT-Image-2
- License
- Proprietary
- Availability
- Consumer app
Dated to first coverage (The Decoder and TestingCatalog, 2026-08-08); no xAI announcement page could be read, so the exact day is unconfirmed and API availability is unknown. Listed as consumer-only. Commercial terms not checked.
Grok Imagine Video 1.5released
True text-to-video (earlier Grok video was image-to-video only), reference inputs, native 1080p; a 6s 720p clip in ~25s, down from 40s+; $0.08 per second
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Audio
- sound effects, ambience and dialogue generated in the same pass
- Resolution
- native 1080p
- Max duration
- 15s
Preview 2026-05-31, generally available 2026-06-16. Dated to the preview announcement, matching how Wan 3.0 is dated to its public beta.
Grok Imagine Quality Modereleased
Higher realism tier for the Grok Imagine API; stronger text rendering; tighter prompt following; improved world understanding; enterprise-focused (product shots, UGC-style content, brand assets)
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API
- Model ID
- grok-imagine-image-quality
Enterprise API tier launch. Pairs with grok-imagine-video for combined image+video workflows.
Grok Imagine APIreleased
Unified image + video generation, editing, and restyle in one API; virtual try-on; product placement; image and video editing from text prompts; topped Artificial Analysis T2V leaderboard at launch
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
- Model Id Video
- grok-imagine-video
- Resolution Image
- 2K (up to 10 images/request)
- Max Duration Video
- 15s
Described on launch as 'state-of-the-art video generation, video editing, and image creation, all in one API'. xAI joined SpaceX Feb 2, 2026.
Grok Aurora (Image Generation)released
First xAI image generation; codename Aurora; native multimodal input (image editing from input images); available on X platform; strong photorealism and text following
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Consumer app
- Architecture
- Autoregressive Mixture-of-Experts (trained on interleaved text and image data)
Released on X platform December 9, 2024. Superseded by Grok Imagine API (Jan 2026).
FAQ
- When was Grok Imagine Image 2.0 released?
- Grok Imagine Image 2.0 was released around 8 Aug 2026.
- Is Grok Imagine open source?
- No. Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is closed: the weights are not released and it is available through an API or app only.
- Where can I use Grok Imagine?
- Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is available via Consumer app.
See Grok Imagine in context on the image model timeline, or browse all model families.