xAI: Grok Imagine Image
Grok Imagine Image is an image generation model from xAI released on Jan 28, 2026. It reads text, images and files and writes images and files, with a 16K token context window.
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It costs $0 per million input tokens and $0 per million output tokens.
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway and Kenari.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0 / $0 per 1M
- Context
- 16K
- Max output
- n/a
- Released
- Jan 28, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Grok Imagine Image pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $0 / 1M tokens |
Grok Imagine Image providers
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway and Kenari. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xAI First party | n/a | n/a | – | 16K | n/a |
| Vercel AI Gateway | n/a | n/a | – | n/a | n/a |
| Kenari | $0 | $0 | – | 16K | n/a |
What Grok Imagine Image costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
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Grok Imagine Image questions
How much does the Grok Imagine Image API cost?
$0 per million input tokens and $0 per million output tokens. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Grok Imagine Image?
16,000 tokens of input. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Grok Imagine Image?
3 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway and Kenari. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Is Grok Imagine Image open source?
No. xAI serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was Grok Imagine Image released?
Jan 28, 2026.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on Grok Imagine Image?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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