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Grok Imagine 2 AI image generator

Looks like a phone snapshot unless you ask otherwise. Exact text, but the slowest image model we tested.

40 credits / image at Standard 1K
22.2 s an image
1–4 images per run
Takes references
up to 2K · 13 ratios

“Candid phone photo snapped by a coworker of a young Filipino man with glasses at his desk, turning toward the camera with a genuine laugh, wearing a denim shirt. Monitors, a plant, sticky notes and an open-plan office in the background, overhead fluorescent light mixed with window daylight, slight motion and imperfect framing. Natural skin texture, catchlights, authentic team page photo, no text, no lettering, no watermark.”

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What it does best

Every line here comes from our own runs of Grok Imagine 2.

Real-photo look
Both cold brew runs looked like a phone snapshot, not an ad. It was the only one of 18 images to frost the glass itself, as the prompt said.
The only frosted bottle of 18 images in our nine-model test
Can go polished too
Asked for a retouched studio portrait, it dropped the snapshot look. Grey paper backdrop, navy suit, softbox light, in both runs.
2 of 2 studio portraits on brief
Exact text
Both cold brew labels and both night market posters came out right. It added no words of its own to any of them.
Text exact in 4 of 4 runs across two of our tests

The work

Curated from what Grok Imagine 2 made in our studio. HoverTap a picture for its prompt.

Product still life of a cobalt glass sake bottle with a washi label, from "NIGHT HERON", a fictional Edo-founded brewery that only bottles on moonlit nights. The label is ukiyo-e woodblock print style: a black-crowned night heron standing in reeds under a full moon, a stylised Hokusai-style wave curling behind, flat indigo, persimmon and pale ochre areas with visible woodgrain texture and keyline outlines, printed on fibrous washi. Typography: "NIGHT HERON" in a brushy Latin serif in a vertical cartouche, "Junmai Ginjo" in small caps, and "720 ml" at the bottom. Tied with a braided red cord at the neck. On a dark slate tray with a small ceramic ochoko cup, moonlit cool blue light and a warm paper lantern glow. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Studio product shot of a tall rectangular olive oil tin from "RASTER", a fictional Ligurian co-op that labels its oil like a 1960s Zurich transit poster. Swiss International Typographic Style: a strict modular grid screen-printed directly on the matte white tin, flush-left asymmetric layout, an enormous red numeral "01" bleeding off the top edge, thin black rules dividing the panel into exact columns, a single solid black circle as the only graphic. Typography: "RASTER" in a tight neo-grotesque sans, lowercase "extra virgin olive oil" set small in the second column, "500 ml" aligned to the baseline grid at the bottom. Only red, black and white. The tin stands on a pale limestone slab with a few olives and a sprig of olive leaves, hard Mediterranean sunlight casting one crisp diagonal shadow, clean seamless background in warm grey. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Candid smartphone photo looking down at a freshly opened mailer box on a rumpled white duvet, crinkled pink tissue paper pulled back to reveal a lavender skincare jar labelled "DEW DROP" spelled exactly, no other text. A thank-you sticker and a folded receipt-free insert card beside it. Morning window light, slightly tilted framing, mild phone HDR, a corner of a knit blanket in frame. Authentic UGC unboxing post feel.
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Candid smartphone photo looking down at a freshly opened mailer box on a rumpled white duvet, crinkled pink tissue paper pulled back to reveal a lavender skincare jar labelled "DEW DROP" spelled exactly, no other text. A thank-you sticker and a folded receipt-free insert card beside it. Morning window light, slightly tilted framing, mild phone HDR, a corner of a knit blanket in frame. Authentic UGC unboxing post feel.
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Night-time smartphone flash photo of a cold energy drink can resting in a car cupholder, droplets of condensation flaring in the flash, dashboard lights glowing blue in the soft background. Electric purple can with a lightning graphic and the words "VOLT RUSH" spelled exactly, no other text. Hard on-camera flash, slight vignette and grain, off-centre framing. Authentic late-night road trip social post.
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Night-time smartphone flash photo of a cold energy drink can resting in a car cupholder, droplets of condensation flaring in the flash, dashboard lights glowing blue in the soft background. Electric purple can with a lightning graphic and the words "VOLT RUSH" spelled exactly, no other text. Hard on-camera flash, slight vignette and grain, off-centre framing. Authentic late-night road trip social post.
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Smartphone selfie of a grandmother in her seventies with short white curls and pearl earrings, smiling warmly, sitting by a cafe window with a cappuccino in front of her. Soft overcast daylight from the window, cosy wooden interior and pastries in the background, slight front-camera softness and wide-angle feel. Natural wrinkles, visible pores, catchlights in her eyes, charming candid profile picture, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Front-camera smartphone selfie of a young Black man in his twenties sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car, golden hour sun pouring through the side window onto his face, easy grin, white tee. Seatbelt off, headrest and window frame visible, slight wide-angle distortion, warm lens flare, phone HDR. Natural skin texture with visible pores, catchlights in his eyes, authentic profile picture, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Product still life of a cobalt glass sake bottle with a washi label, from "NIGHT HERON", a fictional Edo-founded brewery that only bottles on moonlit nights. The label is ukiyo-e woodblock print style: a black-crowned night heron standing in reeds under a full moon, a stylised Hokusai-style wave curling behind, flat indigo, persimmon and pale ochre areas with visible woodgrain texture and keyline outlines, printed on fibrous washi. Typography: "NIGHT HERON" in a brushy Latin serif in a vertical cartouche, "Junmai Ginjo" in small caps, and "720 ml" at the bottom. Tied with a braided red cord at the neck. On a dark slate tray with a small ceramic ochoko cup, moonlit cool blue light and a warm paper lantern glow. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Studio product shot of a tall rectangular olive oil tin from "RASTER", a fictional Ligurian co-op that labels its oil like a 1960s Zurich transit poster. Swiss International Typographic Style: a strict modular grid screen-printed directly on the matte white tin, flush-left asymmetric layout, an enormous red numeral "01" bleeding off the top edge, thin black rules dividing the panel into exact columns, a single solid black circle as the only graphic. Typography: "RASTER" in a tight neo-grotesque sans, lowercase "extra virgin olive oil" set small in the second column, "500 ml" aligned to the baseline grid at the bottom. Only red, black and white. The tin stands on a pale limestone slab with a few olives and a sprig of olive leaves, hard Mediterranean sunlight casting one crisp diagonal shadow, clean seamless background in warm grey. Every quoted string is spelled exactly and is the only text on the packaging. Fictional brand; no real logos or trademarks.
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Candid smartphone photo looking down at a freshly opened mailer box on a rumpled white duvet, crinkled pink tissue paper pulled back to reveal a lavender skincare jar labelled "DEW DROP" spelled exactly, no other text. A thank-you sticker and a folded receipt-free insert card beside it. Morning window light, slightly tilted framing, mild phone HDR, a corner of a knit blanket in frame. Authentic UGC unboxing post feel.
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Candid smartphone photo looking down at a freshly opened mailer box on a rumpled white duvet, crinkled pink tissue paper pulled back to reveal a lavender skincare jar labelled "DEW DROP" spelled exactly, no other text. A thank-you sticker and a folded receipt-free insert card beside it. Morning window light, slightly tilted framing, mild phone HDR, a corner of a knit blanket in frame. Authentic UGC unboxing post feel.
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Night-time smartphone flash photo of a cold energy drink can resting in a car cupholder, droplets of condensation flaring in the flash, dashboard lights glowing blue in the soft background. Electric purple can with a lightning graphic and the words "VOLT RUSH" spelled exactly, no other text. Hard on-camera flash, slight vignette and grain, off-centre framing. Authentic late-night road trip social post.
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Night-time smartphone flash photo of a cold energy drink can resting in a car cupholder, droplets of condensation flaring in the flash, dashboard lights glowing blue in the soft background. Electric purple can with a lightning graphic and the words "VOLT RUSH" spelled exactly, no other text. Hard on-camera flash, slight vignette and grain, off-centre framing. Authentic late-night road trip social post.
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Smartphone selfie of a grandmother in her seventies with short white curls and pearl earrings, smiling warmly, sitting by a cafe window with a cappuccino in front of her. Soft overcast daylight from the window, cosy wooden interior and pastries in the background, slight front-camera softness and wide-angle feel. Natural wrinkles, visible pores, catchlights in her eyes, charming candid profile picture, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Front-camera smartphone selfie of a young Black man in his twenties sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car, golden hour sun pouring through the side window onto his face, easy grin, white tee. Seatbelt off, headrest and window frame visible, slight wide-angle distortion, warm lens flare, phone HDR. Natural skin texture with visible pores, catchlights in his eyes, authentic profile picture, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Wide-angle phone selfie of a sunburnt white woman in her fifties with windswept grey ponytail, cap and fleece jacket, beaming at a mountain summit. Vast valley, layered ridges and clouds sharp behind her, bright midday sun, slightly tilted horizon, phone HDR making the sky deep blue. Natural skin texture, freckles and smile lines, catchlights in her eyes, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Wide-angle phone selfie of a sunburnt white woman in her fifties with windswept grey ponytail, cap and fleece jacket, beaming at a mountain summit. Vast valley, layered ridges and clouds sharp behind her, bright midday sun, slightly tilted horizon, phone HDR making the sky deep blue. Natural skin texture, freckles and smile lines, catchlights in her eyes, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Close front-camera flash selfie of a woman in her thirties with a sleek black bob and bold red lipstick, laughing, at a dim house party. Harsh on-camera flash, dark background with blurry fairy lights and silhouettes, slight grain, a bit off-centre. Visible pores and natural skin sheen in the flash, bright catchlights. Spontaneous social media profile shot, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Close front-camera flash selfie of a woman in her thirties with a sleek black bob and bold red lipstick, laughing, at a dim house party. Harsh on-camera flash, dark background with blurry fairy lights and silhouettes, slight grain, a bit off-centre. Visible pores and natural skin sheen in the flash, bright catchlights. Spontaneous social media profile shot, no text, no lettering, no watermark.
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Recipes made with Grok Imagine 2

Made in Creator and shared with how it was done. Open one to see the steps, then use it.

How it stacks up

The same cold brew prompt, the same 3:4 frame, default settings: Grok Imagine 2 next to the two models people weigh it against. Credits are each model's price today.

Grok Imagine 240 credits · 22.2sLabel exact 2 of 2
FLUX.2 Pro30 credits · 8.9sLabel exact 2 of 2
Recraft V4.118 credits · 6.2sLabel exact 2 of 2

Grok got the label and the frost right, but it was the slowest of the nine. Pro matched it on text.

Read the full nine-model test

What it costs

Per image, Standard 1K

40 credits

Low 1K 20 credits
Low 2K 30 credits
Standard 1K 40 credits
Standard 2K 40 credits
A run of 4 80–160 credits

You pay the credits on the Generate button for each image, nothing more. A failed run gives its credits back. New accounts get 100 credits free, enough for 2 Standard 1K images.

Aspect ratios: 5:2
21:9
20:9
2:1
16:9
3:2
4:3
1:1
3:4
2:3
9:16
1:2
9:20
Images per run: 1 to 4
References: Yes, alongside the prompt
Resolution: 1K or 2K
Quality: Low or Standard
Typical speed: 22.2 seconds an image in our test
Commercial use: Yes, you own the output. xAI's acceptable use policy also applies.

Prompt tips

What changed Grok Imagine 2's results in our runs.

Start with "phone photo"
All three Grok images our curators kept begin that way, and name the light a phone would see.
Phone photo with the flash on at night
Change the prompt, not the run
Our two kitchen runs gave the same two people at the same table. A new run won't give you a new shot.
seen from the doorway
Ask for what you'd see
It takes words literally. "Frosted glass bottle" got frosted glass; the others drew condensation.
beads of condensation on clear glass

When to pick another

Grok Imagine 2 isn't the answer to everything. Here's what we'd use instead.

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Questions

How much does a Grok Imagine 2 image cost?

Standard 1K, the default, is 40 credits; Low 1K 20, Low 2K 30 and Standard 2K 40. A run of four on Standard 1K costs 160. Each reference image adds 5 credits to every image you make. Your free credits cover two Standard 1K images. A failed run gives its credits back.

Which aspect ratios does Grok Imagine 2 support?

Thirteen: 5:2, 21:9, 20:9, 2:1, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 1:2 and 9:20.

Can I use reference images with Grok Imagine 2?

No. It generates from a text prompt only. For edits to a photo, use Nano Banana 2.

Can I use Grok Imagine 2 images commercially?

Yes. You own what you make and can use it for any lawful purpose, personal or commercial. Our Terms of Service, section 5, have the details. xAI's acceptable use policy also applies, including no sexualised images of real people.

Make your first one free.

New accounts get 100 credits free. One Grok Imagine 2 image at Standard 1K is 40 credits.

Start with Grok Imagine 2

What it does best

Real-photo look

Can go polished too

Exact text