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xAI: grok-imagine-image-quality retirement on November 2
Published by Nova3 AI Research
What shipped
On 2026-09-02, xAI said `grok-imagine-image-quality` is retired on 2026-11-02, and requests to the slug will be served by `grok-imagine-image-2.0` with `quality` set to `low`, no change to the request or response shape, and a lower per-image price.
Vendor source headline: grok-imagine-image-quality retirement on November 2
xAI release notes: grok-imagine-image-quality retirement on November 2What this means for your business
Inventory any calls to `grok-imagine-image-quality` and test output expectations against `grok-imagine-image-2.0` with `quality` set to `low`. Update internal runbooks before 2026-11-02 even though xAI says the request and response shape will not change.
Still open
Exact per-image prices, region limits, and whether any temporary compatibility period exists after 2026-11-02 are not established.
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