Grok Imagine Image
xAIProprietary
Grok Imagine Image is an AI image model from xAI. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 25 of 82 with 1170±3 from 272,085 votes. On LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard it ranks 23 of 60 with 1329±3 from 792,122 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- xAI
- License
- Proprietary
- Released (per AA)
- Jan 2026
Who it is for (from the data)
- Solid quality with room to choose: #25 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the top half.
- Generating and editing images: it is ranked on both boards.
- Use via xAI's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
- Existing xAI users: this vendor has 4 models on Text-to-image.
Neighbours on Text-to-image
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  UNI 1.1 Max Luma AI | 1189 | 14,072 | – | Proprietary | +19 |
| 23 | UNI 1.1 Luma AI | 1184 | 46,699 | – | Proprietary | +14 |
| 24 |  MAI Image 2 Microsoft AI | 1184 | 51,475 | – | Proprietary | +14 |
| 25 | Grok Imagine Image xAI | 1170 | 272,085 | 1022 | Proprietary | |
| 26 |  Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro Recraft | 1169 | 2,617 | 1017 | Proprietary | -1 |
| 27 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA | 1165 | 10,805 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 | -5 |
| 28 | Grok Imagine Image Pro xAI | 1162 | 99,455 | – | Proprietary | -8 |
Alternatives · More from xAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (Canvas) xAI | 1334 | 3,113 | – | Proprietary |
| 8 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) xAI | 1294 | 14,483 | – | Proprietary |
| 28 | Grok Imagine Image Pro xAI | 1162 | 99,455 | – | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Qwen Image 2.1 Alibaba | 1223 | 11,441 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 20 |  Ideogram 4.0 Quality Ideogram | 1205 | 60,591 | – | Ideogram Open Model |
| 27 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA | 1165 | 10,805 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 33 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA | 1152 | 18,485 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 35 |  Hunyuan Image 3.0 Tencent | 1150 | 180,518 | 989 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Grok Imagine Image rank among AI image models?
Text-to-image rank 25 (1170); Image editing rank 23 (1329) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Grok Imagine Image open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through xAI’s products or API.
Can Grok Imagine Image edit images?
Yes. Grok Imagine Image is #23 of 60 on the LMArena image-edit board (1329, 792,122 votes).
Who makes Grok Imagine Image?
According to LMArena, Grok Imagine Image is made by xAI.
How reliable is Grok Imagine Image's score?
The scores are based on 272,085 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±3); 792,122 votes on Image editing (95% CI ±3). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Grok Imagine Image from #1 on Text-to-image?
#1 on Text-to-image is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (1425); Grok Imagine Image scores 1170, 255 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 7, 2026.
LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 20, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
Price, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.