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Why use Grok Imagine Image on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Grok Imagine Image with competitive pricing. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Setup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],xai/grok-imagine-imageRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="xai/grok-imagine-image",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "xai/grok-imagine-image", not the LLMReference slug "grok-imagine-image".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Pricing
| Type | Rate |
|---|---|
| Image input | $0.02 |
Capabilities
About Grok Imagine Image
Grok Imagine Image is the base xAI image-generation API model. The official API model ID is grok-imagine-image; Runware is a third-party distribution platform, not part of the canonical slug.
FAQ
What API model ID do I use for Grok Imagine Image on Vercel AI Gateway?
Use the model ID xai/grok-imagine-image when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.
Who created Grok Imagine Image?
Grok Imagine Image was created by xAI as part of the Grok Image model family.
Is Grok Imagine Image open source?
Grok Imagine Image is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.