Grok Imagine Image 2 - AI Model API and Pricing

What it does well

xAI describes it as a general model that follows detailed prompts: subject, style, light, composition and real things such as places and objects. Bold, graphic styles come out strong, which makes it a fit for concepts, logos, posters and social graphics.

It also edits a photo. Upload one picture and describe the change in a sentence. The model keeps the structure of the photo, so the frame and proportions stay as they were.

Settings Ugesi uses

Every run is 2K, 2048 pixels on the long edge, at medium quality, the higher of the two quality levels the model offers. For a new image you pick the frame: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2 or 2:3. When you edit, the frame follows your photo.

Where to run it

Grok Imagine Image 2 is in AI Image Generator, AI Image Editor, AI Logo Generator and AI Poster Generator. In the logo and poster tools it sits next to Recraft V3, GPT Image 2.5 and Nano Banana Pro, so the same preset can run on each of them.

Prompts that work

Name the style and the layout in one go. Try: "Minimalist flat vector logo for a bakery called Crumb, a single wheat stalk forming the letter C, warm brown on cream, lots of whitespace."

For an edit, say what stays before what changes: "Keep the person and the pose. Turn the background into a neon-lit street at night."

What a batch costs

Each image costs 8 credits, about $0.09 at the best pack. Ten drafts come to 80 credits. Counting from the cheapest, it ranks 24th of 41 image models. For a final where skin and texture are judged up close, Nano Banana Pro costs 38 credits.

Where to actually run it

Grok Imagine Image 2 API

curl -X POST https://ugesi.com/api/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "grok-imagine-image-2",
    "prompt": "a product shot on white marble"
  }'

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://ugesi.com/api/generate');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
        'model' => 'grok-imagine-image-2',
        'prompt' => 'a product shot on white marble',
    ]),
]);
$response = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);
print_r($response);

type GenerateRequest = {
  model: string;
  prompt: string;
};
type GenerateResponse = {
  job_id: number;
  job_token: string;
  credits_held: number;
  status: "queued" | "succeeded";
  output_text?: string;
};

const body: GenerateRequest = {
  model: "grok-imagine-image-2",
  prompt: "a product shot on white marble",
};

const resp = await fetch("https://ugesi.com/api/generate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UGESI_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(body),
});
if (!resp.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${resp.status}`);
const job = (await resp.json()) as GenerateResponse;
console.log(job.job_id, job.status);

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://ugesi.com/api/generate",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "grok-imagine-image-2",
        "prompt": "a product shot on white marble",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())

{
  "model": "grok-imagine-image-2",
  "prompt": "a product shot on white marble"
}

The API comes with every credit pack, from Lite to Enterprise, and uses the same balance as the website. API documentation and access →

License and terms of use

Outputs made with paid credits can be used commercially. The maker's own rules for Grok Imagine Image 2 also apply (xAI Acceptable Use Policy). The full rules are in our Terms of service.

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