What is the Grok Imagine 2.0 release date for the API?

xAI has not announced one. The official announcement says only that API access is coming soon. We track the vendor's developer channels and will publish the endpoint here as soon as it exists — an honest teaser beats an invented date.

Is Grok Imagine 2.0 free or paid?

On reAPI it will be paid and pay-as-you-go, with no subscription. You buy credits and spend them per completed generation, $1 equals 1,000 credits, credits never expire, and failed generations refund automatically. New accounts get a small starter grant to try the platform — a starter grant, not a free tier. Grok Imagine 2.0 rates appear in the pricing table on this page at launch.

Does Grok Imagine 2.0 require a monthly subscription?

No. reAPI has no seat fee and no monthly minimum. You top up credits when you need them and pay only for generations that succeed.

How do I get a Grok Imagine 2.0 API key?

Create a reAPI account and generate a key under Settings → API keys. One key works across every model on the platform, so you can build against another image model today and point the same integration at Grok Imagine 2.0 when it launches.

How is Grok Imagine 2.0 different from a normal text-to-image model?

Editing is a first-class capability, not an add-on. The magic wand edits only the region you point at, segmentation selects precise areas, background removal exports subjects on transparency, and multi-reference editing takes up to five inputs in one generation. Grok Imagine 2.0 also plans type and layout deliberately, which is why dense compositions survive review.

How does Grok Imagine 2.0 compare to gpt-image-2?

xAI's own announcement puts Grok Imagine 2.0 second in the world in both text-to-image and image editing on the Arena boards it cites, with OpenAI's gpt-image-2 first in both. gpt-image-2 is callable on reAPI today; Grok Imagine 2.0 is not yet. The comparison table on this page breaks it down capability by capability.

What aspect ratios does Grok Imagine 2.0 support?

Nine, announced by the vendor: 1:2, 9:16, 2:3, 3:4, 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 and 2:1. Rather than cropping an existing composition, Grok Imagine 2.0 fills the frame for the ratio you pick.

Grok Imagine 2.0 — Precise Image Generation & Editing

Grok Imagine 2.0 is xAI's new image model, built so editing is part of the model instead of a bolt-on. Point at a region and change only that. Composite from five references in one pass. Coming soon to reAPI.

Coming soon — the API for this model is not available yet.

Highlights: Latest xAI image model · up to 5 references
Best for: Stylized art, memes, fast iteration
Input: Text, plus up to 5 reference images
Output: One image per request

What is Grok Imagine 2.0?

Grok Imagine 2.0 is the image generation and editing model xAI shipped on 7 August 2026 as the new Quality Mode inside Grok. It was built for one thing: images you can use in real work. Grok Imagine 2.0 follows instructions down to the detail, plans typography and layout the way a designer would, and keeps small text sharp in dense, multi-part visuals. The real break from a plain text-to-image model is editing. A magic wand changes only the region you point at. Segmentation picks precise areas. Background removal exports any subject on transparency. And multi-reference editing takes up to five input images in a single generation. On the Arena boards cited in xAI's announcement, Grok Imagine 2.0 ranks second in the world in both text-to-image and image editing. Grok Imagine 2.0 runs today inside Grok's own apps. xAI says API access is coming soon, and this page becomes a working console the day that endpoint opens.

What you can build with this model

Real-world workflows and production use cases you can build and ship with this model.

Editing a single region while the rest of the image stays untouched

Fix one region without re-rolling the image

The first generation is rarely the final asset. Point at a label, a sky, a jacket — Grok Imagine 2.0 changes that region and leaves everything you already approved untouched. No more regenerating a whole frame to fix a corner of it.

Read the docs

Five reference images combined into a single generated composition

Five references, one generation

Feed a character, a location and a prop into Grok Imagine 2.0 at once and get one composed frame back. Up to five inputs per generation, so the manual layer-stitching pass disappears from your workflow.

An editorial poster with crisp small typography and planned layout

Design work where the type has to be right

Posters, packaging and UI mockups fail on typography first. Grok Imagine 2.0 plans type and layout deliberately, so dense compositions hold together and small text stays sharp in Grok Imagine 2.0 output instead of melting into texture.

Why reAPI

Editing built in, not bolted on

Magic wand, segmentation and background removal are part of Grok Imagine 2.0 rather than a post-process, so an edit preserves what you approved instead of regenerating it.

Composite in one pass

Grok Imagine 2.0 accepts five reference images per generation, replacing the manual compositing step that used to sit between a generation and a usable asset.

Type that survives review

Small text stays legible and multi-part layouts hold in Grok Imagine 2.0 — the two things that usually send AI imagery back for a redo.

Grok Imagine 2.0 vs gpt-image-2

xAI's own announcement puts gpt-image-2 first on both Arena boards and Grok Imagine 2.0 second — and gpt-image-2 already ships on reAPI. Here is how they line up on the capabilities xAI has published.

Capability

Grok Imagine 2.0

gpt-image-2

Availability on reAPI

Coming soon — xAI says Grok Imagine 2.0 API access is on the way, no date

Live today, callable through the shared images endpoint

Arena ranking (vendor-cited, Aug 2026)

Second in the world in text-to-image and in image editing

First on both boards, per the same leaderboards xAI cites

Region-level editing

Magic wand edits only the region you point at; segmentation picks precise areas

Supports edits with an image plus mask input

Reference images per generation

Up to 5 inputs in one pass, no manual compositing

Accepts reference images for edits and variations

Background removal

Built in — exports any subject on transparency

Supports transparent output on supported formats

Aspect ratio control

Nine published ratios from 1:2 to 2:1, filling the frame rather than cropping

A fixed set of square and landscape/portrait sizes

Comparison reflects publicly documented behavior at the time of writing: xAI's Grok Imagine 2.0 announcement (7 August 2026) and OpenAI's published gpt-image-2 capabilities. Grok Imagine 2.0 is not yet callable on reAPI, so its side describes announced capabilities rather than measured behavior. Rankings are the Arena leaderboards cited by xAI as of 7 August 2026.

Start in three steps

step 01
Create an API key
Sign up and generate a key in your reAPI console — the same key will call Grok Imagine 2.0 at launch. Starter credits are included so you can test first.
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step 02
Watch this page for launch
xAI says API access for Grok Imagine 2.0 is coming soon. The day the endpoint opens, this page turns into a live console with pricing.
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step 03
Ship with one endpoint
Every image model on reAPI speaks the same async request shape, so the integration you write today is the one that will call Grok Imagine 2.0.
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docs/api/grok-imagine-image-2-0

API reference

Drop-in code and the full parameter table.

View full reference

curl -X POST https://reapi.ai/api/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "grok-imagine-image-2",
    "prompt": "An editorial product poster with crisp small type",
    "aspect_ratio": "3:2"
  }'

Parameter validation failed

Rejected synchronously with the failing field named. Check enum values, ranges, and URL fields — nothing is charged.

Authentication or balance issue

401 means a missing or invalid Bearer key; 402 means the reserve exceeds your balance. Manage keys and credits in the console.

Content or material rejected

Reference material and outputs pass automated moderation. Rejected tasks fail with a clear error and a full refund.

Task failed or timed out

A task that reaches a failed state is never charged — the reserve refunds automatically. Keep the task id and retry when ready.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this model.

Not yet. xAI shipped Grok Imagine 2.0 on 7 August 2026 inside its own Grok apps and said API access is coming soon, without publishing an endpoint or a date. This page is a teaser; the moment the API opens we switch it to a live console with pricing.