Cheap Grok Imagine Image 2.0 API
Run xAI's official Grok Imagine Image 2.0 from $0.022/image — 45% below the official $0.04/image, and up to 63% off at 1K · medium. Pay per image, no subscription, failed generations refunded.
- From
- $0.022/image
- 1K · low
- Official
- $0.04/image
- xAI
- You save
- up to 63%
- 1,000 images
- $22.00
- official $40.00
Price check
Grok Imagine Image 2.0: our price vs the official price
Every Grok Imagine Image 2.0 tier, priced live from our catalog next to xAI's official list price.
| Tier | xAI official | Cheaper Gen. | You save | 100 images |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1K · low | $0.022/image | −45% | $2.20$4.00 | |
1K · medium | $0.022/image | −63% | $2.20$6.00 | |
2K · low | $0.0528/image | −12% | $5.28$6.00 | |
2K · medium | $0.0704/image | −12% | $7.04$8.00 |
Official price: xAI API list price for grok-imagine-image-2.0 (1K $0.04 low / $0.06 medium, 2K $0.06 / $0.08; $0.01 per input image). Verified October 16, 2026. Edits are billed at medium quality plus $0.01 per input image (before our discount).
At scale
What Grok Imagine Image 2.0 costs at volume
Totals for common batch sizes at today's per-image prices.
| Batch | Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 images | 1K · low | $4.00 | $2.20 | $1.80 |
| 1,000 images | 1K · low | $40.00 | $22.00 | $18.00 |
| 10,000 images | 1K · low | $400.00 | $220.00 | $180.00 |
| 1,000 images | 2K · medium | $80.00 | $70.40 | $9.60 |
Why it costs less
Same official Grok Imagine Image 2.0, lower price
The model and its output are the same; the cost of serving it is lower. How our inference works.
Official partnerships
Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner and channel pricing on official models like Grok Imagine Image 2.0.
Our own inference engine
For open-source models, our own inference engine — GPU scheduling, warm pools and per-model tuning — lowers the cost of every output further.
Automatic routing
Every Grok Imagine Image 2.0 request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy channel, with live health checks and failover.
Spend less
Ways to pay even less for Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Use 1K · low while you iterate
A 1K · low image costs $0.022, 31% of the 2K · medium price ($0.0704). Explore at 1K · low, then generate finals at the size you need.
Pick the lowest quality that works
Quality sets the price: a 1K · low image is $0.022, a 1K · medium image $0.022. Many drafts and thumbnails look fine at low.
Failed generations cost nothing
The price is held when you submit and refunded in full if a generation fails or you cancel it while it is queued. You only pay for outputs you get.
Volume pricing below these rates
Committed monthly volume unlocks rates below the public price list, plus invoicing and dedicated capacity.
Cheaper alternatives
Cheaper alternatives to Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Other official image models with an overlapping task, cheapest first. Price per image at each model's lowest tier.
Start generating with Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Try Grok Imagine Image 2.0 in the Studio, or call it from your code with one API key. A 1K · low image costs $0.022 and failed generations are refunded.
curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/xai/grok-imagine-image/text-to-image \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "…"}'FAQ
Cheap Grok Imagine Image 2.0 API questions
Our prices on this page are live; xAI's official prices were verified October 16, 2026.
Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is developed by xAI. Cheaper Gen. provides API access through official upstream endpoints and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.