xAI retires grok-imagine-image-quality; calls move to Grok Imagine Image 2.0

What happened

Requests sent to the old slug are now served by grok-imagine-image-2.0 at "low" quality.

xAI says the 2.0 low rate is $0.01 per image cheaper than the retired model, at every resolution.

Migrating is a one-line change to the model field. The 2.0 model accepts an optional quality parameter, so developers can request a quality level rather than accept the low setting applied to redirected requests.

According to third-party pricing trackers, the grok-imagine-image 1.0 model is not affected.

Why it matters for creators

Silent model redirects can change output quality. That is a reminder for creators and developers to pin model versions and re-test them.

Any tool still calling grok-imagine-image-quality now gets images from a different model, at the low quality setting, without changing its code. The price is slightly lower, but the output may not match what the tool was producing before. Developers relying on the old slug should switch the model field to grok-imagine-image-2.0, set the quality parameter they want and check results against their previous output.