xAI Grok Imagine Image

Operate xAI's first-party image API as a production system, not as a prompt toy. Keep the image workflow separate from Grok Imagine video: image generation and editing are synchronous in the direct REST API, while video has a different asynchronous request/poll contract.

All volatile facts were verified against first-party xAI documentation on 2026-07-09. Recheck the model endpoint, console, pricing, rate limits, release notes, and legal terms before deployment.

Evidence vocabulary

• Documented: stated in current xAI API documentation, model pages, or terms.
• Provider claim: qualitative language from xAI product or launch material; test it independently.
• Production heuristic: an operational recommendation derived from the contract and common media practice, not an xAI guarantee.
• Unknown: not established by the reviewed first-party sources. Do not fill the gap with assumptions.

Lock the interface and model

Use only the documented inference base and routes: