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Grok Imagine
by xAI
CLOSEDHOSTEDDIGITAL ARTIMAGE GENERATIONTEXT IN IMAGESCREATIVE PICTURES
RANKED #2 OF 22 VIDEO · OVERALL #15 OF 6,618 · VIBE SCORE 7.2 · 3,553 VOICES
A fast image generator for creating detailed pictures and art from text prompts.
HAPPY9.5
599 mentions
SAD5.5
136 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 4,708 voices
QUIETLY DEGRADING
Recent vibe and chatter are both sliding.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. xAI hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
PREFER OPEN SOURCE? THE CROWD HAS PICKS
Grok Imagine is closed, so you rent it. These open-weight models can genuinely stand in for it. Download once, own forever.
LTX 2.3WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Users love Grok Imagine for its fast, high-quality results and solid text rendering. However, many complain that strict content moderation and frequent refusals make it frustrating to use.
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PEOPLE LOVE
- People feel it is worth the money (10 mentions)
- Stable and dependable (5 mentions)
- Results look great (8 mentions)
- Answers come back fast (6 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Refuses or lectures more than people like (7 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
10 thumbs up · 4 thumbs down
- Saying no too muchA SORE SPOT
2 thumbs up · 7 thumbs down
- Working when you need itMOSTLY POSITIVE
5 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
- How results lookPEOPLE LOVE THIS
8 thumbs up · 0 thumbs down
- SpeedPEOPLE LOVE THIS
6 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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- REDDIT · 2025-11-26 · 3371 UPVOTESI Love how Unhinged Grok is
I Love how Unhinged Grok is
- REDDIT · 2025-08-04 · 1034 UPVOTESJust got access to Grok Imagine and I wondered what the “Spicy” option did when making a video…
Just got access to Grok Imagine and I wondered what the “Spicy” option did when making a video…
- X · 2026-08-15 · 982 UPVOTESMost of you are overpaying for AI subscriptions from Claude and ChatGPT and have no idea how cracked SuperGrok Heavy ($3
Most of you are overpaying for AI subscriptions from Claude and ChatGPT and have no idea how cracked SuperGrok Heavy ($3
- REDDIT · 2025-06-05 · 555 UPVOTESWho did it best? Simple svg prompt, one-shot
Who did it best? Simple svg prompt, one-shot
- REDDIT · 2026-08-14 · 501 UPVOTESQwen 3.8 27b is here
Qwen 3.8 27b is here
- REDDIT · 2025-06-05 · 465 UPVOTESElon Musk shared my photos without credit, claiming they were made by Grok…
Elon Musk shared my photos without credit, claiming they were made by Grok…
- REDDIT · 2026-06-25 · 353 UPVOTESHalf of Grok's traffic is NSFW
Half of Grok's traffic is NSFW
- REDDIT · 2026-04-30 · 318 UPVOTESLocal AI News You Missed - April 2026
Local AI News You Missed - April 2026
- REDDIT · 2026-07-07 · 314 UPVOTESnvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Labs-3-Puzzle-75B-A9B-BF16 · Hugging Face
nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-Labs-3-Puzzle-75B-A9B-BF16 · Hugging Face
- REDDIT · 2026-01-13 · 277 UPVOTESThe Guardian: How Elon Musk’s Grok generated 6,000 non-consensual nude images per hour.
The Guardian: How Elon Musk’s Grok generated 6,000 non-consensual nude images per hour.
- REDDIT · 2026-03-24 · 274 UPVOTESI'm impressed that the Grok meltdown isn't posted here like the GPT 4o was.
I'm impressed that the Grok meltdown isn't posted here like the GPT 4o was.
- DEV FORUMS · 2026-01-12 · 0 UPVOTESThe Official ImageGen, 4o and Dall-E Megathread
The Official ImageGen, 4o and Dall-E Megathread