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Grok Imagine Image (Quality)

Deprecated

Image-generation model priced per image ($0.05/image at 1K, $0.07 at 2K), not per token, so token price fields are null. Until 2026-09-18 this row published status 'ga' with no lifecycle dates; xAI announced the retirement on 2026-09-02 and this row missed it for 16 days. SIGNAL USED for the status change: xAI's own dated migration guide and release-note entry, which state 'Effective November 2, 2026, the grok-imagine-image-quality model slug is retired from the xAI API' and 'Its 60-day notice period began on September 2, 2026' - a first-party declaration, not an inference from a missing rate row. After 2026-11-02 the slug KEEPS RESOLVING and is served by grok-imagine-image-2.0 with quality 'low', so callers see no breakage, only a different model and a lower per-image price; xAI recommends switching explicitly to choose the quality tier rather than accepting the 'low' default. This row is also the redirect target for the retired grok-imagine-image-pro (retired 2026-05-15), which follows it on to grok-imagine-image-2.0. Standard tier grok-imagine-image (1.0) is $0.02/image and is not affected.

Grok Imagine Image (Quality) by xAI is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It is deprecated, shutting down 2 Nov 2026; the recommended replacement is Grok Imagine Image 2.0.

Last verified: 26 Sep 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Retires on 2 Nov 2026 · deprecated since 2 Sep 2026

Lifecycle warning

This model is deprecated. Recommended migration: Grok Imagine Image 2.0.

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

Provider
xAI
Status
Deprecated
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
—
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) being deprecated or retired?

Grok Imagine Image (Quality) is deprecated. 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.