Grok Imagine Image 2.0 costs between $0.04 and $0.06 per image at 1024×1024 depending on the provider. Cheapest verified path: xAI (1K · low quality) at $0.04. Prices stamped 2026-09-07; labels below state how each number was obtained.
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 pricing
xAI's second-generation image model — per-image rates published by resolution and quality tier.
How much does Grok Imagine Image 2.0 cost per image?
| Provider | Price /image (1024²) | Provider's own unit | vs official | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI · 1K · low qualitycheapest | $0.04 | $0.04 per image (1K, low quality)USD per image by resolution and quality | — | Verified2026-09-07 | source |
| xAI · 1K · medium quality | $0.06 | $0.06 per image (1K, medium quality)USD per image by resolution and quality | — | Verified2026-09-07 | source |
1K = 1024×1024. 2K outputs bill $0.06 (low) / $0.08 (medium). Reference-image input adds $0.01 per input image.
What would Grok Imagine Image 2.0 cost you?
| Model · provider | $/image (1024²) | Total | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine Image 2.0 · xAI (1K · low quality) | $0.040 | — | verified |
| Grok Imagine Image 2.0 · xAI (1K · medium quality) | $0.060 | — | verified |
Totals use the normalized canonical rate (USD per image at 1024×1024, default quality). Resolution multipliers, minimum charges, and tier effects can change real invoices — check each model page.
Price history
- 2026-09-07 — Added to the index: official prices read live from the provider's public pricing page (verified), aggregator rates carried from the operator's cost audit (2026-03-23).
Every future change to a Grok Imagine Image 2.0 price lands in the public change log.
Frequently asked
How much does Grok Imagine Image 2.0 cost per image?
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 costs between $0.04 and $0.06 per 1024×1024 image depending on the provider and tier (stamped 2026-09-07).
What do 1,000 images cost with Grok Imagine Image 2.0?
Between $40 and $60 for 1,000 images at 1024×1024, using the normalized canonical rate. Real invoices vary with resolution, quality tier, and input-token charges.
What is the cheapest way to run Grok Imagine Image 2.0?
The lowest verified price in the index is $0.04/image via xai (1K · low quality). Check the label — only live-verified prices are guaranteed current.
What happened to the original Grok Imagine image model?
xAI still lists the first-generation grok-imagine-image at $0.02 per image (read 2026-09-07) — half the price of Image 2.0's low tier. If cost beats quality for your use case, the older model remains the cheapest xAI path.
Data provenance: Official prices read live from the provider's public pricing page on 2026-09-07; aggregator rates carried from the FairStack operational cost audit, 2026-03-23 (price-audit-full.json). For quality benchmarks (not pricing), seeArtificial Analysis — we index cost, they index quality.