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Aug 7, 2026

Image 2.0

Precise image generation and editing, built for real creative work.

Imagine Image 2.0 is now generally available as the new Quality Mode on grok.com/imagine, and our iOS and Android apps.

We built Image 2.0 around a simple goal: make images you can use in real work. 2.0 follows instructions closely, down to the details. It plans typography and layout the way a designer would, so dense, multi-part visuals hold together and small text comes out sharp. And it preserves what you put in across generations and edits.

Precise editing

Real work is iterative. The first generation is rarely the final asset, so Image 2.0 adds tools for changing exactly what you mean and nothing else.

The magic wand edits the region you point at and leaves the rest untouched. Segmentation selects precise areas of the image to change. Background removal exports any subject with a transparent background, ready to drop into other work. Multi-ref editing accepts up to 5 input images in a single generation, removing the need for manual compositing.

Smart resize

One image, any size: pick a ratio and the model fills in the frame.

The same scene recomposed to a 1:2 tall banner frameThe same scene recomposed to a 9:16 vertical frameThe same scene recomposed to a 2:3 portrait frameThe same scene recomposed to a 3:4 portrait frameThe same scene recomposed to a 1:1 square frameThe same scene recomposed to a 4:3 landscape frameThe same scene recomposed to a 3:2 landscape frameThe same scene recomposed to a 16:9 widescreen frameThe same scene recomposed to a 2:1 wide banner frame1:2

Real-world performance

Image 2.0 was trained for fidelity across photography, design, and illustration, with editing treated as a first-class capability. It ranks second in the world in both text-to-image generation and image editing.

Text-to-Image Arena

Image Edit Arena

Overall Elo. Source: Arena Text-to-Image and Image Edit leaderboards (as of Aug 7, 2026). xAI models are listed on Arena under SpaceXAI.

Templates

We’re also introducing new templates, which package common image workflows into ready-made starting points. Each one covers a specific task — photo editing, product shots, headshots, icons, game assets, and more — with the workflow already configured, so you supply the inputs and get a finished result.

Photo Edit template cover

Photo Tools

Photo Edit

Product Color Change template cover

Product

Product Color Change

Editorial Product Poster template cover

Marketing

Editorial Product Poster

Reimagine template cover

Photo Tools

Reimagine

Photo Collage template cover

Photo Tools

Photo Collage

Mascot Maker template cover

Design Tools

Mascot Maker

BG Removal & Change template cover

Photo Tools

BG Removal & Change

E-Commerce Photos template cover

Marketing

E-Commerce Photos

UGC Photos template cover

Marketing

UGC Photos

Professional Headshot template cover

Photo Tools

Professional Headshot

Icon Maker template cover

Design Tools

Icon Maker

Character Sprite template cover

Design Tools

Character Sprite

Props & UI Kit template cover

Game Assets

Props & UI Kit

Emoji Creator template cover

Streaming

Emoji Creator

Merch Maker template cover

Marketing

Merch Maker

Build a world for video

One world from a handful of prompts: a character, her locations, and the props she carries — generated separately, holding one style from image to image.

One world

Built image by image

A character, her locations, and the props she carries — generated separately, holding one look.

An archer with a braid and a scarred cheek in a snowbound castle courtyard
Character
Longships frozen into the ice of a snowed-in harbor
Location
A walled war camp of tents and watchtowers under snowfall
Location
A rune-carved knife and leather pouch dusted with snow
Prop
An antler crown inscribed with runes, resting on a stone pedestal
Prop
The same archer in a blizzard, breathing warmth into her hand
Character
A dark tunnel mouth in a glacier wall, breathing fog
Location

Try it today on our consumer products

API access is coming soon.