Photoreal images, with text that actually reads.
Grok Imagine by xAI runs on the Aurora-2 engine, an autoregressive mixture-of-experts model that builds an image in patches the way a language model builds tokens. The result is photorealistic detail with one rare strength: signs, labels, and logos that render as legible text inside the image. Generate finished, lifelike images on MITO and edit them with up to three reference images, all in one creative workflow.
Real outputs and the prompts behind them. Remix any of them in one click.
MITO is the creative platform where a generation becomes a finished piece: references, scenes, editing, and every model in one place. Grok Imagine is one of those models, and it works better surrounded by everything else you need to make the work.
Switch between Grok Imagine and every other model on MITO without leaving your project. Turn a still into a clip with a video model, keep your references, and stay in one creative flow.
Reference editing, scene continuity, and editing live next to generation, so an image becomes a frame and a frame becomes a finished asset.
Characters, styles, and reference images carry across generations and models, so your work stays consistent from first image to final cut.
One model, many workflows. Here is how different teams put it to work.
Generate product shots, posters, and social graphics with logos and headlines that render as real, readable text.
Explore photoreal concepts and mockups fast, then refine them with reference-based editing instead of starting over.
Turn a prompt into a finished, lifelike image, then batch several variations to find the one that lands.
Generate, then refine. It is never one and done.
Start a project and select Grok Imagine. No setup, no install.
Write the scene, character, or product. Add up to three reference images to guide an edit, and spell out any text you want rendered in the image.
Generate up to ten variations in a single run, pick the strongest, and refine it. Switch on Quality Mode for sharper textures and cleaner text.
More power, more control, from prompt to image generation
Most image models turn signs and labels into garbled shapes. Grok Imagine renders text, logos, and packaging copy as legible type inside the image, so a product mockup reads as a real product and a poster reads as a real poster. Spell out the headline you want and it shows up clean, which makes it a genuine tool for brand and marketing work, not just concept art.
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Portraits, landscapes, and product shots come back with fine detail: skin texture and pores, woven fabric, particles of light. The output sits next to real photography without the plastic, over-smoothed finish that gives most AI images away. Hand a client a render that reads as a shot, not a demo, from a casting portrait to a hero product image.
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Bring up to three reference images and describe the change you want. Grok Imagine edits while holding the core composition, style, and identity, so you can refine a shot, swap an element, or keep a look consistent across a series. It turns generation into an iterative workflow rather than a slot machine you keep re-rolling.
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Generate up to ten variations in a single run to explore directions fast, then commit to the strongest one. Switch on Quality Mode for sharper textures, more precise lighting, and cleaner text rendering when the image has to be final. Built on the autoregressive Aurora-2 engine, it understands visual structure and the meaning of text in the scene.
Start Creating FreeGrok Imagine is the first model where the text on a mockup actually reads. We stopped faking labels in post.
Art director, brand studioPackaging and campaignsThe photorealism holds up at product-shot scale. No plastic AI look, just fine material detail.
Creative lead, agencyCommercial work
Grok Imagine is developed by ByteDance from video output clues. Below are the current technical details and defaults for AI-generated content through MITO.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Engine | Aurora-2 (autoregressive, mixture-of-experts) |
| Input Types | Text, Image |
| Modes | Text-to-image, image editing |
| Reference Images | Up to 3 per edit |
| Batch | Up to 10 results per generation |
| Quality Mode | Up to 2K, sharper textures and text |
| Credits per Generation | 30 – 90 credits |
Every model lives on MITO. Pick by the job, not the name.
Yes. Grok Imagine runs on MITO on xAI's Aurora-2 engine. Sign up for a free account to start generating photorealistic images with legible text and logos, edit them with reference images, and combine them with every other model on the canvas. No setup or install needed.
Grok Imagine runs on Aurora-2, an autoregressive mixture-of-experts engine that builds an image in patches the way a language model builds tokens, rather than denoising like a diffusion model. That gives it a strong grasp of visual structure and of the meaning of text inside a scene. While Midjourney excels at artistic style and DALL-E offers broad flexibility, Grok Imagine stands out for photorealism and legible text rendering.
Yes, and it's one of its strongest features. Grok Imagine renders signs, labels, headlines, and logos as legible text inside the image, which is rare in image generation. Spell out the copy you want in your prompt and it shows up clean. This makes it well suited to product mockups, posters, packaging, and branded campaigns where readable type matters.
Yes. Beyond text-to-image, Grok Imagine supports reference-based editing. Bring up to three reference images and describe the change you want, and it edits while holding the core composition, style, and identity. This is ideal for iterative refinement, swapping elements, and keeping a consistent look across a series of images.
Grok Imagine can return up to ten results in a single generation, so you can explore several directions in one run and pick the strongest. For final work, switch on Quality Mode for sharper textures, more precise lighting, and cleaner text rendering.
Grok Imagine costs 30 credits for a standard text-to-image or image edit. Quality Mode scales with resolution: 80 credits at 1K and 90 credits at 2K, for both text-to-image and edits. A standard generation costs roughly $0.02 and a 2K Quality generation roughly $0.08. Additional credits can be purchased through your account or included in a MITO subscription plan.
They serve different needs. Choose Grok Imagine for photorealism and legible text or logos in the frame, which makes it strong for brand and product work. Nano Banana 2 is built for fast, versatile image generation across many styles. Seedream 5.0 adds real-time web search and logical reasoning for factually grounded images. All of them live on the same MITO canvas, so you can move between them in one project.
Yes. Images generated with Grok Imagine through MITO can be used for commercial purposes including advertising, social media campaigns, product showcases, and client deliverables. All generated content is yours to use. Check MITO's terms of service for full details on commercial usage rights and licensing.
Start with 1,000 free credits — enough for 11 Grok Imagine generations. No credit card needed.
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