grok-imagine-image
Grok Imagine Image creates images from text descriptions with a choice of aspect ratio and 1K or 2K resolution. Suited to square, portrait and widescreen visuals.
About the model
This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.
Grok Imagine Image is an xAI model for visual generation. It turns a text description of a scene into an image. The model itself also has visual input for work with a source image; Ailoot's published generation method uses a text prompt as input.
Variations of one idea
One request can specify 1 to 10 images through n. If no number is specified, one image is created. This is useful when several variations of one description are needed; different independent scenes are specified through separate descriptions.
Aspect ratio and resolution
A square 1:1 frame, landscape 16:9, portrait 9:16, 4:3 and 3:4, and photographic 3:2 and 2:3 formats can be selected. auto lets the model choose proportions from the description and is the default.
1K and 2K are provided for generation; 1K is used without an explicit selection. Resolution and aspect ratio are set separately: the first determines image size, and the second the frame shape.
Working with visual material
In xAI's visual mode, a source image is supplemented by a text instruction specifying a change to scene content or appearance. One editing result can be used for the next edit to refine details gradually. This mode of the model itself differs from published text-based generation.
The model returns an image; delivery provides a file through a link or image data in base64. Selecting quality with low, medium and auto belongs to Image 2.0 and does not apply to Grok Imagine Image.
Ailoot · Images POST /v1/images/generations grok-imagine-image
grok-imagine-imageOverview
Grok Imagine Image creates images from text descriptions with a choice of aspect ratio and 1K or 2K resolution. Suited to square, portrait and widescreen visuals.
- Accepted inputs
- Text
- Results
- Images
Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods
Ailoot · Images POST /v1/images/generations
- Input types
text- Output types
image- Output format
- Image file
| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fieldmodel | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits grok-imagine-image | Default— |
Fieldprompt | Typestring | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
Fieldn | Typeinteger | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Maximum: 10 | Default1 |
Fieldresponse_format | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits url, b64_json | Defaulturl |
Fieldresolution | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits 1k, 2k | Default1k |
Fieldaspect_ratio | Typestring | RequirementOptional | Values & limits auto, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 2:1, 1:2, 19.5:9, 9:19.5, 20:9, 9:20, 21:9, 5:2 | Defaultauto |
Fieldquality | Typestring | RequirementNot supported | Values & limits | Default— |
Input material combinations
Text to image · Required: prompt
Method parameters and lifecycle
| Parameter | Contract |
|---|---|
Parametermaterial_types | Contracttext |
Parameterrequired | Contractmodel, prompt |
Parameteroptional_controls | Contractnull |
Parametercontent_type | Contractapplication/json |
Lifecycle: synchronous_result_then_owned_library
GET /v1/media/tasks/{task_id} · actual returned task_id or media library record
GET /v1/media/assets/{asset_id}/content
GET /v1/media/assets
GET /v1/media/assets/{asset_id}
Method shapes and IDs are exact; supplier capability is separate from admission.
Pricing
Ailoot method rates
POST /v1/images/generations- Input
- $0.002 per input image
- Output
- $0.02 per 1K image
- Output
- $0.02 per 2K image
Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. How reservation and settlement work →
Example requests
Ailoot · Images
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
export AILOOT_API_KEY
export AILOOT_API_KEY
: "${AILOOT_PROMPT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 image brief}"
export AILOOT_PROMPT_FILE
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json,os
from pathlib import Path
p=json.loads('{"model": "grok-imagine-image", "prompt": ""}')
f=Path(os.environ["AILOOT_PROMPT_FILE"])
if not f.is_file():raise SystemExit("Choose your actual UTF-8 brief")
p['prompt']=f.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
if not p['prompt'].strip():raise SystemExit("Brief must contain text")
Path("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/images/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import base64, json, os, subprocess
from pathlib import Path
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, urljoin
def save_images(items):
if not items: raise SystemExit("No completed images; retain the full response")
for index, item in enumerate(items):
encoded=item.get("b64_json")
uri=item.get("url", "")
if not encoded and uri.startswith("data:image/"):
header, separator, encoded=uri.partition(",")
if not separator or ";base64" not in header: raise SystemExit("Unsupported image data URI")
if encoded:
raw=base64.b64decode(encoded,validate=True)
elif uri:
uri=urljoin("https://api.ailoot.ai",uri)
parsed=urlsplit(uri)
if parsed.scheme!="https" or not parsed.netloc or parsed.username or parsed.password:
raise SystemExit("Invalid returned image URL")
owned=parsed.netloc=="api.ailoot.ai" and parsed.path.startswith("/v1/media/assets/") and parsed.path.endswith("/content")
args=["curl","--fail-with-body","--silent","--show-error",uri]
if owned: args += ["-H","Authorization: Bearer "+os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"]]
temporary=Path(f"image-{index}.bin")
subprocess.run(args+["-o",str(temporary)],check=True)
raw=temporary.read_bytes()
temporary.unlink()
else: raise SystemExit("Image has neither bytes nor URL")
if not raw: raise SystemExit("Empty image result")
ext="png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4]==b"RIFF" and raw[8:12]==b"WEBP" else "svg" if raw.lstrip().startswith((b"<svg",b"<?xml")) else "bin"
Path(f"image-{index}.{ext}").write_bytes(raw)
print("Every returned image saved; complete response metadata retained")
save_images(json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text())["data"])
PY_RESULT
from openai import OpenAI
import base64, json, os, subprocess
from pathlib import Path
from urllib.parse import urlsplit, urljoin
def save_images(items):
if not items: raise SystemExit("No completed images; retain the full response")
for index, item in enumerate(items):
encoded=item.get("b64_json")
uri=item.get("url", "")
if not encoded and uri.startswith("data:image/"):
header, separator, encoded=uri.partition(",")
if not separator or ";base64" not in header: raise SystemExit("Unsupported image data URI")
if encoded:
raw=base64.b64decode(encoded,validate=True)
elif uri:
uri=urljoin("https://api.ailoot.ai",uri)
parsed=urlsplit(uri)
if parsed.scheme!="https" or not parsed.netloc or parsed.username or parsed.password:
raise SystemExit("Invalid returned image URL")
owned=parsed.netloc=="api.ailoot.ai" and parsed.path.startswith("/v1/media/assets/") and parsed.path.endswith("/content")
args=["curl","--fail-with-body","--silent","--show-error",uri]
if owned: args += ["-H","Authorization: Bearer "+os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"]]
temporary=Path(f"image-{index}.bin")
subprocess.run(args+["-o",str(temporary)],check=True)
raw=temporary.read_bytes()
temporary.unlink()
else: raise SystemExit("Image has neither bytes nor URL")
if not raw: raise SystemExit("Empty image result")
ext="png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4]==b"RIFF" and raw[8:12]==b"WEBP" else "svg" if raw.lstrip().startswith((b"<svg",b"<?xml")) else "bin"
Path(f"image-{index}.{ext}").write_bytes(raw)
print("Every returned image saved; complete response metadata retained")
f=Path(os.environ["AILOOT_PROMPT_FILE"])
if not f.is_file():raise SystemExit("Set your actual UTF-8 image brief file")
request={'model': 'grok-imagine-image', 'prompt': ''}
request["prompt"]=f.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
client=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)
result=client.images.generate(**request)
Path("sdk-result.txt").write_text(str(result),encoding="utf-8")
save_images([{"b64_json":getattr(item,"b64_json",None),"url":getattr(item,"url",None)} for item in result.data])
import OpenAI from "openai";
import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
const key=process.env.AILOOT_API_KEY;
if(!key) throw new Error("Set your actual Ailoot API key");
const client=new OpenAI({baseURL:"https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",apiKey:key,maxRetries:0});
const request={"model": "grok-imagine-image", "prompt": ""};
if(!process.env.AILOOT_PROMPT_FILE)throw new Error("Set your actual UTF-8 image brief file");
request.prompt=readFileSync(process.env.AILOOT_PROMPT_FILE,"utf8");
const result=await client.images.generate(request);
writeFileSync("sdk-result.json",JSON.stringify(result,null,2));
if(!result.data?.length) throw new Error("No completed images");
for(let index=0;index<result.data.length;index++) {
const item=result.data[index];let encoded=item.b64_json,uri=item.url||"",raw;
if(!encoded && uri.startsWith("data:image/")) {
const comma=uri.indexOf(",");if(comma<0 || !uri.slice(0,comma).includes(";base64")) throw new Error("Unsupported image data URI");
encoded=uri.slice(comma+1);
}
if(encoded) {
if(encoded.length%4!==0 || !/^[A-Za-z0-9+/]*={0,2}$/.test(encoded)) throw new Error("Invalid Base64");
raw=Buffer.from(encoded,"base64");
} else if(uri) {
const u=new URL(uri,"https://api.ailoot.ai");
if(u.protocol!=="https:" || u.username || u.password) throw new Error("Invalid returned URL");
const owned=u.origin==="https://api.ailoot.ai" && u.pathname.startsWith("/v1/media/assets/") && u.pathname.endsWith("/content");
const response=await fetch(u,{headers:owned?{Authorization:"Bearer "+key}:{},redirect:"manual"});
if(!response.ok) throw new Error("Image content download failed: "+response.status);
raw=Buffer.from(await response.arrayBuffer());
} else throw new Error("Image has neither bytes nor URL");
if(!raw.length) throw new Error("Empty image result");
const ext=raw.subarray(0,4).equals(Buffer.from([137,80,78,71]))?"png":raw[0]===255&&raw[1]===216?"jpg":raw.toString("ascii",0,4)==="RIFF"&&raw.toString("ascii",8,12)==="WEBP"?"webp":raw.toString("utf8").trimStart().startsWith("<svg")||raw.toString("utf8").trimStart().startsWith("<?xml")?"svg":"bin";
writeFileSync(`image-${index}.${ext}`,raw);
}
console.log("Every returned image saved; sdk-result.json retains complete metadata");
Receive and save results
Ailoot · Images
Download each returned image or save its Base64 contents
GET /v1/media/tasks/{task_id}GET /v1/media/assets/{asset_id}/contentGET /v1/media/assetsGET /v1/media/assets/{asset_id}
Keep all completed results
Save every completed image; retrieve each returned URL or decode its Base64 contents.
Save every data item. Decode each b64_json or fetch every returned signed URL. Select a filename extension from the actual MIME/bytes.
If the original response needs checking
If an image generation or edit result requires a check, keep the original operation_id/X-Client-Request-ID and returned result information. Recover existing owned results through the media library using actual task_id or asset_id values. Do not resubmit the generation/edit request or construct a polling URL from operation_id.
Response fields
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
Fieldcreated | Typeinteger |
Fielddata[].url | Typestring |
Fielddata[].b64_json | Typebase64 string |
Fieldusage | Typeobject |
Errors and next steps
| Response | Condition | Next step |
|---|---|---|
Response400 · invalid_request_error | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |
Responseserver_error | ConditionThe returned response says the operation or result requires a check | Next stepKeep the original returned operation/task ID, request headers and response; continue supported reads of that original operation. Do not resubmit the creation request. |
Aliases
Model aliases
Ailoot grok-imagine-image
Method path aliases
Use the method paths shown above.
Related caller IDs
FAQ · grok-imagine-image
- What inputs and results are available?
POST /v1/images/generations·grok-imagine-image:text→image- Which fields does the request use?
POST /v1/images/generations·grok-imagine-image:model,prompt,n,response_format,resolution,aspect_ratio- What limits apply?
POST /v1/images/generations·grok-imagine-image:n.minimum:1;n.maximum:10