xAI Grok: text-to-image with solid quality and prompt following.
The best image results come from specific composition, style, and lighting language. Be explicit about what should be in frame and what should feel dominant.
Best results start with a precise subject, composition, and style direction.
Grok Imagine Text-to-Image on Pixio is xAI's text-to-image model: generate images from a text prompt with solid quality and prompt following. Use it when you want xAI's image quality for concept art, marketing assets, or iteration—or as an alternative to Runway, DALL·E, or Flux in Pixio.
Grok Imagine Text-to-Image on Pixio is xAI's text-to-image model: generate images from a text prompt with solid quality and prompt following. Use it when you want xAI's image quality for concept art, marketing assets, or iteration—or as an alternative to Runway, DALL·E, or Flux in Pixio.
| Mode | Input | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Text to Image | Prompt only | Scenes, characters, products, and styles from a single prompt |
| Option | Values | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect ratio | 1:1, 16:9, 9:16 (check Pixio) | Match deliverable |
| Resolution | Depends on backend | Check model card in Pixio |
| Credits | Plan-based | Check model card in Pixio |
Credits are plan-based; check the model card in Pixio for your plan and cost per image.
[Subject] + [Composition] + [Lighting] + [Style]. Be specific about what you want: subject, framing, mood, and aesthetic. One clear idea per prompt works best.
Portrait:
"Close-up portrait of a cyberpunk woman in a neon-lit alley at night. Rain particles in the air, reflections on wet pavement. Cinematic lighting, shallow depth of field. High detail, moody, no text."
Product:
"A sleek smartphone on a white marble surface. Soft studio lighting, subtle reflections. Minimalist, high-end product photography style, 8k."
Environment:
"Wide shot of a forest path in autumn. Golden hour light through the trees. Peaceful, cinematic, shallow depth of field."
Stylized:
"Oil painting of a lone astronaut on Mars. Visible brushstrokes, warm palette. Dramatic sky, contemplative mood."
| Scenario | Best choice |
|---|---|
| xAI text-to-image | Grok Imagine Text-to-Image |
| Edit existing image (xAI) | Grok Imagine Image Edit |
| Runway quality | Runway Gen-4 Text-to-Image, References-to-Image |
| Vector/illustration | Recraft, Ideogram |
Tell the model what should dominate the frame first.
Use lighting language early; it changes everything downstream.
When editing, describe what stays, not just what changes.
References help when continuity matters more than novelty.
A strong image prompt defines the subject, composition, lighting, and finish instead of leaving them implied.
Use precise visual language to control subject, composition, lighting, and style from the start.
Preserve the useful parts of the image while steering the rest with masks, references, or prompt edits.
Bring in reference images or LoRAs when consistency is more important than exploration.
Grok Imagine Text-to-Image is strongest when the visual brief is specific about framing, style, and what should read first.
Use it for campaign images, product shots, subject consistency, or polished concept work.
When editing, say exactly what changes and what must remain untouched.
Lock the subject, composition, and lighting direction before you chase style nuance.
Use references or edits when the same subject, style, or layout has to survive across versions.
Once the frame works, refine only the weak areas instead of rewriting the whole composition.
Finish strong compositions by scaling them without rebuilding the frame from scratch.
Use editing tools after the initial generation when the composition is right but the details still need polish.
