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Grok Imagine Image (Quality)

Retired

Image-generation model priced per image ($0.05/image at 1K, $0.07 at 2K until its retirement), not per token, so token price fields are null. RETIRED 2026-11-02. SIGNAL USED for status 'retired': xAI's own dated, past-tense release-note entry 'grok-imagine-image-quality retired' (November 2, docs.x.ai/developers/release-notes#grok-imagine-image-quality-retired), read first-hand on 2026-11-04, which states requests to this slug 'are now served by grok-imagine-image-2.0-low' (grok-imagine-image-2.0 with quality set to low) at a lower per-image price, with no request changes needed; it matches the migration guide's 'Effective November 2, 2026, the grok-imagine-image-quality model slug is retired from the xAI API'. So the slug STILL RESOLVES, but the model behind it is gone: callers get grok-imagine-image-2.0 at 'low' quality and a lower price, and gRPC responses report grok-imagine-image-2.0-low as the model. From 2026-09-18 to 2026-11-04 the row was held at deprecated on xAI's 60-day notice (opened 2026-09-02); before 2026-09-18 it wrongly published 'ga' with no lifecycle dates, 16 days after the announcement. The retired grok-imagine-image-pro (2026-05-15) redirected here and is now likewise served by grok-imagine-image-2.0-low. Standard tier grok-imagine-image (1.0) is not affected.

Grok Imagine Image (Quality) by xAI is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It has been retired (shut down 2 Nov 2026); the recommended migration is Grok Imagine Image 2.0.

Last verified: 13 Nov 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Retired on 2 Nov 2026 · deprecated since 2 Sep 2026

Lifecycle warning

This model has been retired. Recommended migration: Grok Imagine Image 2.0.

Read the Grok Imagine Image (Quality) migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
xAI
Status
Retired
Input price
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Output price
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Cached input
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Blended price
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Context window
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Max output
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Modality
text-in, image-out
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
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Released
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API string
grok-imagine-image-quality

Source: xAI official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Grok Imagine Image (Quality) — questions & answers

Is Grok Imagine Image (Quality) still available?

Grok Imagine Image (Quality) has been retired and is no longer available. Its scheduled shutdown date is 2 Nov 2026. The recommended migration is Grok Imagine Image 2.0.

Does Grok Imagine Image (Quality) support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Grok Imagine Image (Quality)'s modalities as text-in, image-out; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Grok Imagine Image (Quality)?

No — Grok Imagine Image (Quality) is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through xAI's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for Grok Imagine Image (Quality)?

The API model identifier for Grok Imagine Image (Quality) is "grok-imagine-image-quality" when calling xAI's API.