xai/grok-imagine-image/edit
Grok Imagine Image Edit is xAI's intelligent image editing model. Transform, retouch, and reimagine existing images using text prompts - from background replacement to artistic style conversion.
PNG, JPEG, WebP, or GIF · 20 MiB maximum each
Example output — click Run to generate your own
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/runxai/grok-imagine-image/editInput Schema
5 parameters · 1 required · 4 optional
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string | Required | Text description of the desired image. · Max length: 8000 |
images | string[] | Optional | List of URLs of the images to edit. A maximum of 3 images are supported. |
resolution | string | Optional | Resolution of the generated image. `1k` for standard resolution, `2k` for high resolution. · Options: 1k, 2k · Default: "1k" 1k2k |
aspect_ratio | string | Optional | The aspect ratio of the generated image. · Options: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16 21:916:93:24:35:41:14:53:42:39:16 |
output_format | string | Optional | The format of the generated image. · Options: jpeg, png · Default: "jpeg" jpegpng |
Output Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Unique identifier for the generation task |
status | string | Task status: pending, running, completed, failed, timeout |
model | string | Model used for the generation |
outputs | array | Array of output items |
outputs[].url | string | URL of the generated artifact |
outputs[].content_type | string | MIME type (e.g. image/png, video/mp4) |
error | object | null | Error details if failed, null on success |
error.type | string | Machine-readable error type code |
error.message | string | Human-readable error description |
Async Workflow
This model uses asynchronous execution. Submit a request and poll for the result.
- Submit — POST to /v1/run, receive an
id - Poll — GET /v1/run/{id} until status is
completed,failed, ortimeout - Retrieve — Read
outputsfrom the completed response
Code Examples
Ready-to-run snippets
# Step 1: Submit
curl -X POST https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "xai/grok-imagine-image/edit",
"images": [
"https://static.sandbase.ai/examples/xai/grok-imagine-image/edit/input_images_0.png"
],
"prompt": "Make this scene more realistic but still keep the game vibes",
"resolution": "1k",
"output_format": "jpeg"
}'
# Step 2: Poll result (replace <id>)
curl https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/<id> \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"API README
Grok Imagine Image Edit
Grok Imagine Image Edit is a specialized SandBase endpoint built to revise up to three supplied images through natural-language direction. It is most useful when teams need controlled image revision and reference blending, with the route’s inputs defining a repeatable production contract instead of leaving critical delivery choices to an ad-hoc manual workflow.
Use this exact route when its input mode matches the creative asset already in hand: describe the visual or spoken result clearly, set only the controls that support the intended delivery, and keep the subject, action, environment, camera or performance direction internally consistent. The result is returned asynchronously as a downloadable media URL suitable for review, automation, or downstream finishing.
Highlights
- Direct semantic edits. Tell the model what to add, remove, replace, or restyle instead of constructing masks and layer operations by hand.
- Up to three visual inputs. Multiple source images can contribute identity, product, palette, or styling information to the requested revision.
- Canvas-aware revision. Ten target ratios make it possible to recompose an edited asset for a new placement rather than merely crop the source.
- Publishing formats. Return JPEG for compact distribution or PNG where a lossless asset is the better downstream handoff.
Pricing
Each edit request costs $0.0220.
| Operation | Price |
|---|---|
| Image edit | $0.0220 |
When to Use
| Scenario | Why this route fits |
|---|---|
| Concept development | Choose Grok Imagine Image Edit when its edit workflow matches the starting material and you need several clearly directed variations. |
| Production iteration | Use explicit duration, resolution, ratio, seed, or quality controls to compare versions without changing the core creative brief. |
| Channel adaptation | Generate directly in the landscape, square, portrait, or vertical format required by the destination whenever that control is available. |
| Automated pipelines | Integrate the asynchronous media URL into review queues, asset libraries, publishing tools, or a later finishing stage. |
| Alternative route | Pick a related text-, image-, reference-, edit-, or turbo route when the available source media or required degree of control is different. |
Prompt Guide
Lead with the main subject or source asset, then describe the intended action or transformation, environment, composition, camera or vocal delivery, lighting and mood. Keep instructions concrete and compatible; use the route’s explicit fields for duration, resolution, ratio, quality, voice, or reproducibility instead of burying those settings in prose.
{
"prompt": "A cinematic product reveal with deliberate subject motion, coherent lighting, and a slow camera push.",
"resolution": "1k",
"aspect_ratio": "21:9",
"output_format": "jpeg",
"images": [
"https://example.com/reference-1.jpg"
]
}
Technical Specs
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Model ID | xai/grok-imagine-image/edit |
| Required inputs | prompt |
| Execution | Asynchronous; poll the returned generation ID |
| Output | Downloadable media URL |
images | array; optional |
prompt | string; required |
resolution | string; optional; choices: 1k, 2k; default: 1k |
aspect_ratio | string; optional; choices: 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16 |
output_format | string; optional; choices: jpeg, png; default: jpeg |
Related Models
| Model | Best for |
|---|---|
xai/grok-tts | Alternative grok tts workflow |
xai/grok-imagine-video/text-to-video | Alternative text to video workflow |
xai/grok-imagine-video/extend | Alternative extend workflow |
xai/grok-imagine-video/image-to-video | Alternative image to video workflow |

