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xAI Grok Imagine v2 Image edit pricing

x-ai/grok-imagine-image-v2.0/edit

xAI's Grok Imagine v2 edit endpoint. No aspect ratio parameter, yet two resolution tiers and two quality steps, plus a charge for every input image.

From, per image
$0.05
✦01 · Pricing

What it costs

Per image, and what that comes to at volume. Every figure is computed through the same function the app estimates a real run with.

Tierper image100 images1,000 images
low, 1k$0.05$5.00$50.00
low, 2k$0.07$7.00$70.00
medium, 1k$0.07$7.00$70.00
medium, 2k$0.09$9.00$90.00
Sizing
none, output tracks the input
Max input images
3
✦02 · Worth knowing

Things that catch people out

  • Bills $0.01 for every input image, the first included.
  • Takes no aspect_ratio at all, so the output follows image 1. Its text-to-image sibling offers thirteen ratios, including 19.5:9 and 20:9.
  • Accepts at most 3 input images.
✦03 · Capabilities

What it accepts

Reference image

Takes input images, which is what holds a persona's face consistent between runs.

Aspect ratio

No aspect control on this endpoint.

Resolution tiers

2 tiers, and they are priced differently.

Quality control

2 steps (low, medium), each priced differently.

Web search

Not offered on this endpoint.

Image search

Not offered on this endpoint.

✦04 · Alternatives

Others in this lane

Image to image. You supply one or more reference images and a prompt, and the model returns a new image of the same subject. This is the lane every persona workflow runs on, because the reference is what holds the face steady.

ModelFrom, per image
Pruna P-Image$0.01
Meta Muse Image$0.011
Flux 2 Klein 4B$0.012
Flux 2 Klein 9B$0.016
OpenAI GPT Image 2$0.02
HiDream O1 Image Dev$0.02
NVIDIA Chrono Edit$0.02
Flux PuLID$0.02
Flux 2 Dev$0.024
OpenAI GPT Image 2.5 Flare$0.025
OpenAI GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst$0.025
ByteDance Seedream v4$0.027
ByteDance Seedream v5.0 Flash$0.027
Kling Image O3$0.028
Kling Image V3$0.028
Alibaba Wan 2.7$0.03
MiniMax H3$0.03
Flux 2 Flash$0.03
Alibaba Qwen Image 3.0$0.033
ByteDance Seedream v5.0 Lite$0.035
Alibaba Wan 2.6$0.035
Alibaba Wan 2.5$0.035
ByteDance Seedream v5.0 Lite Set$0.035
Google Nano-Banana$0.038
ByteDance Seedream v4.5$0.04
Google Nano-Banana 2 Lite$0.04
HiDream O1 Image$0.04
Vidu Q2$0.04
Bria FIBO 1.5$0.04
ByteDance Seedream v4.5 Set$0.04
Google Nano-Banana 2.1$0.042
Alibaba Qwen Image 3.0 Pro$0.043
ByteDance Seedream v5.0 Pro$0.045
Google Nano-Banana 2 Fast$0.045
Google Nano-Banana 2$0.045
Luma Uni v1$0.045
Flux 2 Turbo$0.048
Flux 3$0.05
Boogu Image$0.05
UNO$0.05
Microsoft MAI Image 2.5$0.058
Flux 2 Pro$0.06
Flux 2 Max$0.07
Google Nano-Banana Pro Set$0.07
Alibaba Wan 2.7 Pro$0.075
Phota$0.09
Ideogram Character$0.10
Zhipu GLM Image$0.12
Flux 2 Flex$0.12
Google Nano-Banana Pro$0.14
Google Nano-Banana Pro Ultra$0.15
Sourceful Riverflow 2.0 Pro$0.15
FireRed Image v1.1$0.15
Meituan LongCat Image$0.15
Microsoft MAI Image 2.5 Pro$0.29
JoyAI Image$0.30
Instant Character$0.30
ByteDance USO$0.50