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Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Grok Imagine Image 2.0
xAI · Image Generation
POST /v1/images/generations

Text-to-image plus multi-reference editing with up to three source images, selectable quality tiers, and 1K or 2K output resolution.

At a glance

FieldValue
Model idgrok-imagine-image-2-0
Model release date2026-08-07
Input modalitiesText, Image
Output modalitiesImage
Context window-
Weight precision-
Featuresimage_generation, image_editing, multi_image, text_rendering
Native inferenceNo
NewYes
Supported endpointsPOST /v1/images/generations, POST /v1/images/edits
Alternate model idsgrok-imagine-image-2, grok-imagine-image-2.0, xai/grok-imagine-image-2-0, xai/grok-imagine-image-2, xai/grok-imagine-image-2.0

Pricing

ChargeSpecRate
Low quality, 1Kper image$0.048
Low quality, 2Kper image$0.072
Medium quality, 1Kper image$0.072
Medium quality, 2Kper image$0.096
Image inputper image$0.05

Example request

$curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/images/generations \
>  -H 'Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY' \
>  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
>  -d '{"model": "grok-imagine-image-2-0", "prompt": "a misty forest at dawn", "size": "1024x1024"}'

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
promptstringno-Describe the image to create. With source images attached, this becomes the editing instruction. Refer to multiple images as <IMAGE_0>, <IMAGE_1>, and so on. Up to 8,000 characters.
imagearrayno-One to three source images to edit, as URLs, data URIs, or uploaded image objects. Leave empty to generate from the prompt alone.
imagesarrayno-Plural alias for multiple uploaded image references.
qualityenumno"medium"Rendering quality. Low returns in a few seconds and costs less per image. Medium takes longer and resolves finer detail. · Allowed: low, medium
resolutionenumno"1k"Output resolution tier. 2k renders more pixels and costs more per image than 1k. · Allowed: 1k, 2k
aspect_ratioenumno"auto"Output aspect ratio. Auto lets the model pick the best fit for the prompt. For an edit, auto follows the first source image. · Allowed: auto, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 2:1, 1:2, 19.5:9, 9:19.5, 20:9, 9:20
num_imagesnumberno1Number of output images. Each output image is billed separately. · Range: 1 – 10
response_formatenumno"url"Return signed image URLs by default, or include base64 image data when b64_json is requested. · Allowed: url, b64_json

Notes

Generates images from a text prompt, or edits up to three source images from a natural-language instruction.

Modes

  • Text-to-image: send a prompt with no image.
  • Image editing: attach one image and describe the change you want.
  • Multi-image editing: attach two or three images to combine subjects, transfer a style, or compose a scene. Refer to them in the prompt as <IMAGE_0>, <IMAGE_1>, and so on.

Example multi-image prompt

Place the product from <IMAGE_0> onto the marble surface in <IMAGE_1>.

Defaults

  • Medium quality at 1K resolution
  • Auto aspect ratio, so the model picks the best fit for the prompt
  • One output image per request

Quality and resolution

Quality selects how much work goes into the render: low returns in a few seconds, medium takes longer and resolves finer detail. Resolution selects the 1K or 2K output tier. The two combine into four price points, so a low 1K image is the cheapest option and a medium 2K image the most detailed.

Controls

Supports prompt, source images (URL or upload), quality, resolution, aspect ratio across fourteen ratios including auto, number of images, and response format.

Limits

  • Up to 3 source images per edit
  • Up to 10 output images per request
  • Prompt up to 8,000 characters

Billing

  • Charged per output image at the selected quality and resolution, plus a per-image fee for each source image you attach. Text-to-image has no source-image fee.
  • A request that fails validation or is rejected before any image is produced is not billed.
  • An image that is produced but then blocked by content policy is still billed. This follows xAI usage policy, which charges for the generation even when the output is blocked by the content safety check. Keep prompts and source images within the usage policy to avoid this.

Content safety

Generated images pass an automated content-safety check. An image flagged as explicit is not returned. Because the image is generated before the check runs, a flagged generation is still billed.

Machine-readable schema: GET https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/models/grok-imagine-image-2-0.