The newest Grok Imagine model is Grok Imagine Image 2.0, released on August 7, 2026. The line's usual gap is about 113 days and 78 have passed, so it is mid-cycle.
How long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.
Latest: Grok Imagine Image 2.0 · Aug 7, 2026
Every Monday, only when something shipped: the AI models that came out, what each one changed, and which lines are due next.
We email you a link to confirm first · unsubscribe anytime · read past issues · about the newsletter · RSS for the Grok Imagine line
Newest first — what each version changed versus the one before, in xAI's own numbers.
xAI's new image model, built for precise editing, sharp text rendering and consistent multi-image workflows.
Compared with Grok Imagine 1.0 · the model it replaces
Scores higher than Grok Imagine 1.0's image model in blind image comparisons
Artificial Analysis Text to Image Arena — people pick the better image without knowing the model
1157
▲ up from 1020 for grok-imagine-image · +137 Elo · #4 on Artificial Analysis, Sep 2026
Costs twice as much per image as the standard Grok Imagine model
Price per image — xAI API list price
$0.04
up from $0.02 per image for grok-imagine-image · the quality tier was $0.05
xAI's video model that turns a still image into a clip with sound effects, ambience and dialogue generated in the same pass; a July 31 update added text-to-video, reference-to-video and native 1080p.
Compared with Grok Imagine 1.0 · the model it replaces
Scores higher than Grok Imagine 1.0 in blind comparisons of videos made from a photo
Arena Image-to-Video — people pick the better clip without knowing the model
1456
▲ 720p · up from 1415 for grok-imagine-video · +41 Elo · #8 on Arena, Sep 2026
Costs twice as much per second of 720p video as Grok Imagine 1.0
Price per second of video — xAI API list price
$0.14 / second
720p · up from $0.07 for grok-imagine-video · 480p $0.08, 1080p $0.25