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Grok Imagine Image API

xAI's Grok Imagine from $0.11 per image — expressive generation with 14 aspect ratios.

xAI's Grok Imagine image model in quality mode. Expressive, high-detail generation with 14 aspect ratios including phone-native 19.5:9 and 20:9 — from $0.11 per image.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

Grok Imagine Image API pricing

Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.

BillingPrice
Rate$0.11/image
What it costsPer job
1 imagefrom default size$0.11
100 imagesa product catalog batch$11.00
1,000 imagesa month of app traffic$110.00

2,400+

Developers

1.2M+

API calls served

100+

Endpoints

$0.01

Per call

Yep, that's it.

Try it live

Enter a prompt and generate an image with Grok Imagine Image.

POST/v1/media/queue

Drop image or click to upload

For image-to-image editing

Response
Hit "Send Request" to see the response

Grok Imagine Image specs

ProviderxAI
Model IDx-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality
Endpoint/v1/media/queue
TypeImage Generation
Aspect ratios1:1, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, 16:9, 2:3, 3:2, 9:19.5, 19.5:9, 9:20, 20:9, 1:2, 2:1, auto
Image inputYes

How to get a Grok Imagine Image API key

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.

  2. 2

    Create an API key

    Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.

  3. 3

    Call Grok Imagine Image

    Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "x-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality".

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

    Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.

Strengths

✓
Quality mode

Runs Grok Imagine in its high-detail configuration rather than the fast preview mode.

✓
14 aspect ratios

Includes device-native ratios like 19.5:9 and 20:9 alongside the usual square, wide, and portrait options.

✓
Expressive output

Grok Imagine has a distinctly bold, stylized character that stands apart from more literal image models.

✓
Reference-image editing

Accepts an uploaded image to edit or restyle.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with Grok Imagine Image.

// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "x-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality",
    "prompt": "A neon-drenched arcade in a rainstorm seen from across the street, reflections fracturing on the puddles, a single figure silhouetted in the doorway, bold cyberpunk palette",
    "options": {
      "aspectRatio": "1:1"
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;

// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }

Grok Imagine Image vs similar models

Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.

ModelProviderPrice
Grok Imagine ImagexAIfrom $0.11/image
Grok Imagine Image 2.0xAIfrom $0.13/image
FLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labsfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 1 MiniOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT-5 Image MiniOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 2.5 FlareOpenAIfrom $0.02/image

Why use Grok Imagine Image through YepAPI?

✓One API key for all models — no separate accounts
✓No monthly minimums — pay per call
✓Switch models with one line of code
✓Simple REST API — works from any language
✓Unified billing across all providers
✓No rate limits for most use cases

Grok Imagine Image API — xAI image generation from $0.11

Grok Imagine is xAI's image generation model, and this is its quality configuration: more compute per image for higher detail and stronger stylistic character.

On YepAPI you call it from `/v1/media/queue` at about $0.11 per image, with 14 aspect ratios — including phone-native 19.5:9 and 20:9 — and reference-image editing.

Start generating in 30 seconds

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

What developers say

“Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.”

Marcus T.

SEO Platform Founder

“One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.”

Priya S.

Full-Stack Developer

“The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.”

Jake R.

Indie Hacker

Frequently asked questions

xAI's Grok Imagine image model in quality mode. Expressive, high-detail generation with 14 aspect ratios including phone-native 19.5:9 and 20:9 — from $0.11 per image.

Grok Imagine Image costs from $0.11/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.11.

Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for Grok Imagine Image and every other model — no separate xAI account or waitlist.

New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Grok Imagine Image without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

Use "x-ai/grok-imagine-image-quality" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "grok-image" also works.

Ready to use Grok Imagine Image?

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

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