grok-imagine-image-quality — shutdown November 2, 2026
For grok-imagine-image-quality, provider is xAI; deprecation announced is September 2, 2026; shutdown / retirement date is November 2, 2026; recommended replacement is grok-imagine-image-2.0; platform / deployment scope is xAI API, recorded from its source on 2026-09-09.
- Provider
- xAI our reading
- Model ID / API name
- grok-imagine-image-quality verified
- Deprecation announced
- September 2, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- November 2, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- grok-imagine-image-2.0 verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- xAI API our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
grok-imagine-image-2.0 now covers everything grok-imagine-image-quality was used for, at a lower price. Effective November 2, 2026, the grok-imagine-image-quality model slug is retired from the xAI API. Its 60-day notice period began on September 2, 2026.
— docs.x.ai, retrieved 2026-09-09
Where each value comes from
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Recommended replacement
We recommend switching to grok-imagine-image-2.0 explicitly before November 2. Doing so lets you choose the quality you pay for, rather than accepting the low default applied by the redirect.
— all from docs.x.ai, retrieved 2026-09-09
Source
- docs.x.aihttps://docs.x.ai/developers/migration/imagine-image-quality-nov-2
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