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Grok Imagine Image 2.0

SpaceXAI's image generation and editing model. Ranked #3 on the Arena text-to-image leaderboard as of 2026-09-04, and edits from up to five reference images in a single request.

Modality
Image-Gen
License
Proprietary (Proprietary)
Context window
Generates at 1k or 2k (2k must be requested; 1k is the default). Eleven aspect ratios from 1:1 through 21:9, plus auto. Up to 10 images per request, and up to 5 source images when editing.
Released
August 7, 2026
Last verified
September 8, 2026
Runs locally
No
Also handles
vision

Strengths

  • Top-tier quality — #3 on the Arena text-to-image leaderboard as of 2026-09-04, behind only gpt-image-2 and Microsoft's mai-image-2.6
  • Multi-reference editing from up to 5 source images in one request
  • Flexible output shapes: eleven aspect ratios plus auto, at 1k or 2k
  • Batch API supported, at $0.04 per image

Weaknesses

  • Double the price of its predecessor ($0.04 vs $0.02 per image)
  • The magic-wand, segmentation and background-removal features shown at launch are app-surface features — the API documents no parameters for masks, segmentation or transparency
  • SpaceXAI publishes the tokens 1k and 2k but no actual pixel dimensions
  • 6 requests per second rate limit
  • Closed weights — API and product only

Try it

WhereTypeNotes
xAI API hosted-api API key required; us-east-1 and us-west-2

Change log

  • — Initial entry. Released 2026-08-07. SpaceXAI's announcement claims #2 worldwide on the Arena text-to-image and image-edit leaderboards as of the launch date; the live text-to-image leaderboard on 2026-09-04 shows it at #3, displaced by Microsoft's mai-image-2.6, with gpt-image-2 still #1. The entry records the current position rather than the launch claim. Current Image Edit standing was not re-checked.