Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801)
xAIProprietary
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) is an AI image model from xAI. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 8 of 82 with 1294±6 from 14,483 votes. On LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard it ranks 7 of 60 with 1415±5 from 76,730 votes. License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- xAI
- License
- Proprietary
Not yet available: Released (per AA), AA Elo
Who it is for (from the data)
- Best-quality seekers: #8 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the top 10.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  MAI Image 2.6 Microsoft AI | 1332 | 25,091 | 1166 | Proprietary | +38 |
| 6 |  Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 Google | 1328 | 5,310 | 1176 | Proprietary | +34 |
| 7 |  Reve 2.1 Reve | 1302 | 8,249 | – | Proprietary | +8 |
| 8 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) xAI | 1294 | 14,483 | – | Proprietary | |
| 9 |  Muse Image Meta | 1274 | 42,262 | 1127 | Proprietary | -20 |
| 10 | Reve 2.0 Reve | 1269 | 15,773 | – | Proprietary | -25 |
| 11 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2) [Web Search] Google | 1262 | 60,515 | – | Proprietary | -32 |
Alternatives · More from xAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (Canvas) xAI | 1334 | 3,113 | – | Proprietary |
| 25 | Grok Imagine Image xAI | 1170 | 272,085 | 1022 | 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 2.0 (20260801) rank among AI image models?
Text-to-image rank 8 (1294); Image editing rank 7 (1415) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through xAI’s products or API.
Can Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) edit images?
Yes. Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) is #7 of 60 on the LMArena image-edit board (1415, 76,730 votes).
Who makes Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801)?
According to LMArena, Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) is made by xAI.
How reliable is Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801)'s score?
The scores are based on 14,483 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±6); 76,730 votes on Image editing (95% CI ±5). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) from #1 on Text-to-image?
#1 on Text-to-image is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (1425); Grok Imagine Image 2.0 (20260801) scores 1294, 131 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 –.