xai/grok-imagine-image/quality
Grok Imagine Image Quality by xAI - generate stunning images from text prompts with state-of-the-art AI. Supports multiple aspect ratios, styles, and high-resolution output for creative and commercial use.
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OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/runxai/grok-imagine-image/qualityInput Schema
3 parameters · 1 required · 2 optional
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string | Required | Text description of the desired image. · Max length: 8000 |
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 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/quality",
"prompt": "Abstract human silhouette, golden particles ready to burst outward representing joy, data visualization style, emotional expression through particles, artistic scientific",
"resolution": "1k"
}'
# 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 Quality
Grok Imagine Image Quality is a specialized SandBase endpoint built to render original images directly from detailed natural-language direction. It is most useful when teams need fast visual ideation and polished image generation, 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
- Finish-focused generation. This route prioritizes a polished text-to-image result when the concept has moved beyond rough visual exploration.
- Resolution-priced output. Choose 1K for standard delivery or 2K when texture, small details, and larger placements justify the higher tier.
- Prompt-led art direction. Specify composition, subject relationships, lighting, material character, and lens language in one coherent brief.
- Broad format coverage. Ten aspect ratios support banners, conventional landscape frames, square posts, portraits, and vertical stories.
Pricing
Pricing is determined by output resolution.
| Resolution | Price |
|---|---|
| 1K | $0.0500 |
| 2K | $0.0700 |
When to Use
| Scenario | Why this route fits |
|---|---|
| Concept development | Choose Grok Imagine Image Quality when its quality 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"
}
Technical Specs
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Model ID | xai/grok-imagine-image/quality |
| Required inputs | prompt |
| Execution | Asynchronous; poll the returned generation ID |
| Output | Downloadable media URL |
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 |
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 |

