AI Photo Editor

Grok Imagine image generator and photo editor

Describe a picture, or upload a photo and say what to change. Grok Imagine answers in about 20 seconds, and a text prompt can return two images at once.

5 credits a run. Credits never expire.

A man in a blue T-shirt in a living room next to the Grok Imagine result: the same man in a navy blazer and white shirt on a dark grey studio backdropOriginalGrok Imagine
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Failed generations are refunded.

What Grok Imagine did in our tests

The same prompts we gave every other model on this site, run on 2 November 2026. Nothing here is retouched.

Text to image

Golden-hour photography with a shallow depth of field

From one sentence about a paper boat, Grok Imagine produced an image that looks like a photograph taken at golden hour: a large red boat in sharp focus close to the lens, the sun low in the frame, warm mist and a soft, blurred background. It took 18 seconds. In the text run we counted, two images came back, so you can see two takes for the 5 credits.

PromptA red paper boat floating on a calm pond at sunrise, soft mist, shallow depth of field, photo
  • Two images came back in the text run we counted
  • Ratios 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 16:9, 9:16
A red paper boat in sharp focus on a misty pond at golden hour with the sun low in the frame, made by Grok Imagine from a text prompt
Headshot edit

The face stays the face

We asked for a navy blazer and studio lighting on a casual selfie. Grok Imagine kept the face, the hair and the expression, and gave a dark grey studio backdrop, a navy blazer and a white shirt. It cropped a little tighter around the head than the original. This took 24 seconds.

PromptPut him in a navy blue blazer with a white shirt, studio headshot lighting. Keep his face unchanged.
  • Face unchanged
  • 24 seconds
A man in a blue T-shirt in a living room next to the Grok Imagine result: the same man in a navy blazer and white shirt on a dark grey studio backdropOriginalGrok Imagine
Text in the picture

Spelled right, but it ignored the script

Our neon-sign prompt asked for "OPEN LATE" in glowing cursive with a line underneath. Grok Imagine spelled both lines correctly, but it set the headline in rounded block neon tubes instead of cursive, and drew the second line as plain white text rather than neon. If the style of the lettering matters, GPT Image 2 followed the cursive instruction much more closely in the same test.

PromptA neon sign on a dark brick wall that reads "OPEN LATE" in glowing cursive letters, with smaller white text underneath that reads "Coffee and cake until midnight". Photo, night, shallow depth of field.
  • Words correct, style only partly followed
  • 18 seconds
A glowing orange neon sign reading OPEN LATE in block letters on a dark brick wall, with the line Coffee and cake until midnight in plain white text below, made by Grok Imagine
Style change

Ask for anime if you want anime

The Studio Ghibli prompt came back as an oil painting of the woman against a green and gold wall, not as an animated frame. The likeness is very close to the original, which is the strength here, but "hand-painted" was read as oil on canvas. Say "anime", "cel shaded" or "flat colour with outlines" when you want a drawing, or use Nano Banana 2.1, which gave the clearest Ghibli look in our test.

PromptRepaint this photo as a hand-painted animated film frame in the Studio Ghibli style, soft painted textures and warm light. Keep the person recognisable.
  • Likeness kept, style off-target
  • 29 seconds
A woman with dark hair on a green wall next to the Grok Imagine result: an oil painting of the same woman against a green and gold textured backgroundOriginalGrok Imagine

Tips for better Grok Imagine results

Name the style outright. "Hand-painted" gave an oil painting; "anime" or "cel shaded" is the safer word for a drawing.

Use text prompts for a pair of takes. In the text run we counted, two images came back for the 5 credits.

Send lettering with a specific style to GPT Image 2, which followed "cursive" much more closely.

How to use Grok Imagine

Three steps, no install.

  1. Add a photo, or skip it

    Upload up to 5 photos to edit them with Grok Imagine, or leave the tray empty to create an image from text.

  2. Say what you want

    Type the change in plain words. Grok Imagine is already selected; the credit cost shows next to the button before you start.

  3. Download or keep editing

    The result appears under the tool and stays in My images for 30 days. Download it, or send it back in as the next photo.

Grok Imagine compared with the other models

Same prompts, same portraits, measured on 2 November 2026.

ModelCredits at 1KSecondsGood at
Nano Banana 2.1520 to 39Everyday edits; keeps a likeness through a style change
Nano Banana 2819 to 24Speed; 16:9 and 21:9
Nano Banana Pro1030 to 36Faithful faces; 4K
GPT Image 2858 to 65Lettering in a script; bold colour
GPT Image 2.5836 to 64Lettering; nine aspect ratios
Seedream 5.0 Pro8 (12 at high)29 to 93Headshots closest to the original
Seedream 5.0 Lite537 to 48Cheap drafts, any quality
Grok Imagine516 to 29Fast, photographic scenes
Z-Image Turbo113 to 19Cheapest text-to-image drafts (no photos)

Seconds are wall-clock from pressing Generate to the finished image, over one to six runs per model; they vary with load. Credits are what this editor charges.

When to pick Grok Imagine

Grok Imagine costs 5 credits a run, like Nano Banana 2.1 and Seedream 5.0 Lite, and has no resolution or quality picker: you choose only the aspect ratio. In our tests it was fast, faithful on faces and strong on warm, photographic light.

A good use is a quick, good-looking first pass: run a prompt for 5 credits, often get two takes, and decide whether to refine on a premium model.

AI Photo Editor pricing

A standard edit costs 5 credits; larger sizes and premium models cost 8 to 15. Buy a pack once and use it whenever you like. Bigger packs bring the price of a standard edit down from $0.17 to $0.12.

Starter

Try it out

$4.99one-time

30images

$0.17 per imageBase price

150 credits

Basic

Around 70 images

$9.99one-time

70images

$0.14 per imageSave 14%

350 credits

Plus

Around 150 images

$19.99one-time

150images

$0.13 per imageSave 20%

750 credits

ProRecommended

Around 240 images

$29.99one-time

240images

$0.12 per imageSave 25%

1,200 credits

Studio

For daily creators

$69.99one-time

600images

$0.12 per imageSave 30%

3,000 credits

Secure one-time checkout through Stripe. Buying a pack only adds credits to your account. USD prices. Review the final amount and any applicable tax at checkout before paying. Credits do not automatically renew, and unused credits can be refunded within 7 days of purchase. The credit cost shows before each image; finished results need no second payment to view or download.

Grok Imagine questions

What is Grok Imagine?

Grok Imagine is xAI's image model. It creates pictures from text and edits photos from a written instruction.

How much does Grok Imagine cost here?

5 credits a run, at any aspect ratio. Credits come in one-time packs from $4.99 and never expire. A failed image costs nothing.

Is Grok Imagine free?

No. A new account gets 5 free credits, which pays for one Grok Imagine run.

How fast is it?

18 to 22 seconds for text prompts and 16 to 29 seconds for photo edits in our runs.

How many images does it make at once?

In the runs we counted, a text prompt returned two images and a photo edit returned one. The tool shows every image that comes back.

Can Grok Imagine edit a photo I upload?

Yes. Upload up to 5 photos and describe the change. It kept the face in our headshot edit.

What if Grok Imagine is unavailable?

It runs on xAI's service. If that service is down, the image fails and your credits come back automatically. During our testing it returned errors for a short while and then recovered.

Is this the official Grok Imagine site?

AI Photo Editor is an independent site. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the company that makes the model; model names belong to their owners.

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One account and one set of credits. Switch model from the model picker in the tool.

Try Grok Imagine on your own photo

New accounts start with free credits. Failed images cost nothing.

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