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Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is xAI's image model for making pictures from text and editing up to 5 reference images. It offers 1k and 2k sizes, low and medium quality modes, and 13 aspect ratios.

Make pictures with Grok Imagine Image 2.0Price per picture

What it is good at

  • Phone-shaped and wide formats: 9:20, 20:9, 9:19.5, 19.5:9, 2:1 and 1:2 are all offered.
  • Editing from up to 5 images, keeping the shape of the first image when the ratio is on auto.
  • Two quality modes, low and medium, for quick drafts or cleaner finals.

Honest limits

  • Only low and medium quality modes exist.
  • Sizes are 1k and 2k.
  • One request makes up to 4 pictures.

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 price and free credits

From 15 credits a picture. The same quote the generator uses.

Credits for one picture (text to image; dollars at the Starter plan rate of $12 for 1,000 credits)
Size or qualityOne picture
Low quality15 credits ($0.18)
Medium quality20 credits ($0.24)
  • Price on Ziztu. One picture costs 15 credits ($0.18) (low quality), 20 credits ($0.24) (medium quality). Bigger plans and packs cost less per credit.
  • Free credits on Ziztu. A new account gets 40 free credits, no card, for scripts, character art, storyboards, voices and sound. Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is not one of the image models open to the free credits: it starts on a plan, from $12 a month for 1,000 credits, and the cheaper image models on the free credits make the first pictures. Video starts on a plan too.
  • Free from xAI. xAI may give free use of Grok Imagine Image 2.0 in its own apps. Those allowances, limits and watermark rules are set by xAI, change often and are not Ziztu's, so read xAI's own page before you count on one.

Prompts to try on Grok Imagine Image 2.0

Copy a prompt, or press Try it to open the generator with the model and the prompt in place.

  • A bright poster of a lemonade stand on a sunny street, hand-lettered sign "Cold Lemonade", two kids in aprons smiling, bold colors.

    Makes: A colorful poster with a sign.

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  • A girl with a silver ponytail in a red bomber jacket on a rooftop at dusk, city lights beginning to glow, cinematic photo look.

    Makes: A cinematic portrait first frame.

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  • A cheerful cartoon octopus playing five instruments at once on a coral stage, bright underwater colors.

    Makes: A playful illustration.

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  • A cozy cabin in a snowy forest with warm yellow windows and smoke from the chimney, soft evening light, painted style.

    Makes: A painted landscape.

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  • Two chefs in white hats high-fiving in a busy kitchen, steam and motion, magazine photo style.

    Makes: A lively two person scene.

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  • Edit: add a rainbow in the sky and keep everything else.

    Makes: An edit of a picture you add (the edit model takes up to five pictures).

    Try it

Prompts for every model

Prompt tips for Grok Imagine Image 2.0

  • Describe the picture in plain sentences: who, where, light and mood.
  • Use low quality to explore several ideas, then medium for the one you keep.
  • When editing, name the change and leave the ratio on auto to keep the original shape.

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 in Ziztu

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 makes the pictures that other models animate. In the AI Video Generator open Reference to video, then Make pictures, pick Grok Imagine Image 2.0, and use what it makes as the first frame or the references of a clip. In Ziztu Studio the same pictures become character sheets that travel with every shot.

Other image models

Make the same picture on a second model and keep the one you like.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Grok Imagine Image 2.0?

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is xAI's image model for making pictures from text and editing up to 5 reference images. It offers 1k and 2k sizes, low and medium quality modes, and 13 aspect ratios.

How much does a Grok Imagine Image 2.0 picture cost?

On Ziztu one picture costs 15 credits ($0.18) (low quality), 20 credits ($0.24) (medium quality). Dollars are at the Starter plan rate of $12 for 1,000 credits; bigger plans and packs cost less per credit.

Is Grok Imagine Image 2.0 free to use?

Free credits on Ziztu. A new account gets 40 free credits, no card, for scripts, character art, storyboards, voices and sound. Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is not one of the image models open to the free credits: it starts on a plan, from $12 a month for 1,000 credits, and the cheaper image models on the free credits make the first pictures. Video starts on a plan too. Free from xAI. xAI may give free use of Grok Imagine Image 2.0 in its own apps. Those allowances, limits and watermark rules are set by xAI, change often and are not Ziztu's, so read xAI's own page before you count on one.

How do I use Grok Imagine Image 2.0 for reference pictures?

Open the AI Video Generator, choose Reference to video, open Make pictures, pick Grok Imagine Image 2.0 as the image model, describe the person, place or prop and make one to four pictures. Pick the ones you like as the references of a clip.

Can Grok Imagine Image 2.0 keep the same character across pictures?

Use the same reference pictures and the same description in every request. For a full episode, Ziztu Studio keeps character sheets and sends them with every shot.

Is there a Grok Imagine Image 2.0 API?

Ziztu is the app, not an API: it does not sell API access to Grok Imagine Image 2.0, and the generator is not a public endpoint. Developers can call Grok Imagine Image 2.0 through the platforms that host it. The endpoint IDs from the facts we read on 15 October 2026 (sources are listed at the bottom of this page) are xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/text-to-image, xai/grok-imagine-image/v2.0/edit. Check the host's own page for its price and terms.

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