Turn a brief into a picture
Use the Grok Imagine AI image generator to create a portrait, environment, object or illustration from text. Add concrete subject and setting details to give the prompt a clear visual focus.
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Free Grok Imagine AI Image Generator & Editor
Create images from text or edit a reference photo with Grok Imagine. Explore a composition, compare variations and refine the details for a thumbnail, product visual or social post.
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Create Images from a Text Prompt with Grok Imagine
Use Text to Image in Grok Imagine for a new composition. Describe the subject, scene, style, light and framing.
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Describe the image you want
Choose text-to-image for a new composition, or switch to image editing to work from a reference. Start with a clear subject and one visual goal.
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Describe the picture
Tell Grok Imagine the main subject, the setting and the look you want. For an edit, specify what should change and what should stay.
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Pick the output format
Choose the aspect ratio for your project and the available image count. Use a wide frame for a cover or a tall composition for a portrait; the selected model determines available settings.
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Generate and review
Sign in and check the total cost before generating with Grok Imagine. Review faces, hands, lettering and small details, then refine one instruction for another version.
Creative tools
Grok Imagine Image Generation and Editing
Build a composition with Grok Imagine, adapt it to its destination and explore different versions without starting your brief again.
Change a Background: What to Expect
Upload one photo to Grok Imagine or Grok Imagine 2.0 and describe the new background. Generative editing can also change the person or object, so compare the result carefully. Exact facial details are not guaranteed.
Frames for posts, covers and portraits
Match the image format to its destination before generating. Leave space for a headline on a cover, keep the subject readable in a square thumbnail, or use a tall composition for a portrait.
Compare several versions
Generate several text-to-image variations to compare composition, light and color. Keep the prompt focused, then refine the strongest direction. Grok Imagine 2.0 edits produce one output per request.
Create with reference images
Use one reference photo to guide an edit. Describe the requested change, including the background, clothing or lighting, and compare the result with the original before choosing a final version.
Find a direction in the examples
Use a creative example to begin a Grok Imagine prompt, then change its subject, materials or light. Move between photographic, illustrated and cinematic ideas with specific visual descriptions.
Step-by-step guide
Edit an Uploaded Photo with Grok Imagine
Describe one change to a reference photo in Grok Imagine, then compare the output with the original. Instructions to preserve details are guidance, not a guarantee.
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Describe your image or add a reference
Enter your idea directly, or upload an image and describe the changes. You can prepare your draft before signing in.
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Upload reference images
Choose a model and add one reference photo. PNG, JPG and WebP are supported, up to 10 MB. Use a clear image where the subject and the details you want to change are visible.
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Write a clear visual description
For example, ask Grok Imagine: “Replace the background with a softly lit studio. Keep the person’s pose and clothing.” Compare facial features and subject details in the result; they may change.
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Review the Edit Cost
Grok Imagine requires a subscription and costs 3 credits per output, including reference-image editing. Grok Imagine 2.0 costs 5 credits per output for text generation or image editing, without a subscription. Missing outputs are refunded at the original charged rate.
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Generate and refine the image
Review your Grok Imagine composition at full size, including faces, hands, lettering and small objects. Change one part of the prompt for the next version so you can compare the effect of the revision.
Made for your projects
Grok Imagine for creators and teams
Explore Grok Imagine images for publishing, design and communication. Match each visual to the audience and the place it will appear.
Content creators
Create thumbnails, post illustrations and cover images with Grok Imagine. Choose a clear subject and leave space for titles or captions added in your editor.
Shops and brand teams
Explore product settings, campaign mood boards and advertising concepts with Grok Imagine. Use a reference when the product appearance matters, then check labels and details.
Designers and illustrators
Explore character designs, compositions and color directions with Grok Imagine before detailed production. Generate a few variations to discuss with a client or team.
Educators and presenters
Create visual examples with Grok Imagine for a lesson, slide deck or explainer. Keep each image focused on one idea and review factual details before sharing.
Questions & answers
Grok Imagine Questions
Models, reference images, image counts and credits.
Describe the subject, scene, style and composition. Optionally add reference images, select a model, aspect ratio and image count, then sign in and review the credits before generating.
Yes. Choose Grok Imagine or Grok Imagine 2.0, upload a PNG, JPG or WebP image up to 10 MB and describe the new background. Check the result, since editing may also change subject details.
Ask the model to preserve the face and describe only the changes you want. Generated edits may still change facial details; exact pixel preservation is not guaranteed.
Grok Imagine supports one reference image. Grok Imagine 2.0 supports one reference image and generates one image per edit. Describe what to change or combine.
Grok Imagine requires a subscription and costs 3 credits per output, including reference-image editing. Grok Imagine 2.0 costs 5 credits per output for text generation or image editing, without a subscription. Missing outputs are refunded at the original charged rate.
An account is required. Grok Imagine images require an active subscription. Grok Imagine 2.0 does not require a subscription and costs 5 credits per output.
Use the separate Grok Video workspace for image-to-video. This workspace creates and edits still images.
Grok Imagine supports 1K images in 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2 and 2:3 for both generation and editing. Grok Imagine 2.0 supports 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2 and 2:3 for text-to-image; image-to-image also supports Auto. Output resolution is set by the model.
Start a Grok Imagine prompt with the main subject, then add the setting, composition, materials, light and visual style. Keep the description focused. For an edit, name the requested change and the details you want to preserve.
The creative examples were produced separately with an image generation tool to illustrate visual directions. They are not your generated results or verified Grok outputs. Their prompts are suggestions you can adapt.