# 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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Model ID / API name:** grok-imagine-image-quality _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deprecation announced:** September 2, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** November 2, 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** grok-imagine-image-2.0 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Platform / deployment scope:** xAI API _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### 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.

## Source

- https://docs.x.ai/developers/migration/imagine-image-quality-nov-2

Last verified: 2026-09-09. Review by: 2026-10-09.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).