Grok Imagine review
8.2/10★★★★★xAI's image and video generator in the Grok apps, with precise editing tools
- Best for
- Grok and X users who want strong photorealism and editing
- Price
- Freemium · from $10/month
Free: Limited free use of the Grok app - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, API, Other
- Made by
- xAI, Palo Alto, USA · since 2023
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.9★ (1.5M) · Android 4.9★ (3.95M)
What it is
Grok Imagine creates and edits images and videos inside Grok on the web, iOS and Android. Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (August 2026) added a magic wand for editing regions, background removal and up to five reference images, and ranks near the top of the Arena leaderboard.
Latest: xAI released Grok Imagine Image 2.0 in August 2026.
What the AI does
- Grok Imagine Image 2.0 model
- Magic wand region editing and segmentation
- Background removal
- Up to five reference images per edit
- Image-to-video generation
Pros and cons
- Image 2.0 ranks in the Arena top 10
- Excellent photorealism and portraits
- Very highly rated mobile apps
- Fast editing tools
- Generated sexualised deepfakes in early 2026, prompting regulator scrutiny
- Weaker at stylised art and some non-Latin text
- Free limits are unclear and change often
How it scores
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 ranks 6th on Arena; safety controversies and unclear free limits hold back value.
Feature checklist · 6 of 9
- Edit an uploaded image with text instructions (yes)
- Reliable text rendering inside images (no)
- Style or character references, or custom style training (yes)
- Edit selected regions (inpaint, outpaint or expand) (yes)
- Upscaling or 2K+ output (no)
- Free plan for generating images (yes)
- Commercial use allowed on a paid plan (no)
- iOS and Android apps (yes)
- Developer API (yes)
Alternatives
See all Grok Imagine alternatives, ranked →
- ChatGPT Images 9.2/10Anyone who wants the best all-round results just by describing what they want
- Gemini (Nano Banana) 8.9/10Editing your own photos and anyone already using Google's apps
- Adobe Firefly 8.0/10Designers working in Photoshop and businesses that need commercially safe images
- Bing Image Creator 7.9/10Anyone who wants good AI images completely free
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