X drops Grok Imagine Image Quality model from API pricing table
What happened
Between the Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026 captures of X's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Imagine API model grok-imagine-image-quality (Text, Image to Image; $0.01/img media input, from $0.05/img output, 1K/2K) removed from the model pricing table. Pulse files it as a product change (feature removed) with a downward direction. The current page lists grok-4.7 at $0.50 per 1M input tokens (cached) + $6 per 1M output tokens, grok-4.20-0309-reasoning at $2.50 per 1M output tokens + $0.40 per 1M input tokens (cached, long context), grok-imagine-video at $0.07 per output second (720p) + $0.01 per input second of video, grok-4.6 at $6 per 1M output tokens + $0.50 per 1M input tokens (cached) and grok-4.5 at $0.60 per 1M input tokens (cached, long context) + $2 per 1M input tokens.
It lands 28 days after X's previous change, "X adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p" (Oct 12, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "X drops grok-4.5, adds Imagine image/video models and free Playground perk" (Aug 24, 2026). X has been tracked since 2025-10-11.
In the same window You.com, Synthesia, Read AI and Topaz Labs also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- grok-imagine-image · FeatureFeature removed
Imagine API model grok-imagine-image-quality (Text, Image to Image; $0.01/img media input, from $0.05/img output, 1K/2K) removed from the model pricing table
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| grok-imagine-image | Feature | Imagine API model grok-imagine-image-quality (Text, Image to Image; $0.01/img media input, from $0.05/img output, 1K/2K) removed from the model pricing table | Feature removed | |
Values as written on X's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of X's pricing page (x.ai) from Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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X, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 9, 2026packagingX drops Grok Imagine Image Quality model from API pricing table · this change
- Oct 12, 2026packagingX adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p
- Aug 24, 2026packagingX drops grok-4.5, adds Imagine image/video models and free Playground perk
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- You.comOct 26You.com adds Inference Router API to run open-weight models via one endpoint
- You.comAug 4You.com: Web Search API now freemium (free 100/day + $5/1k after)
- SynthesiaNov 9Synthesia swaps Syren AI time cap for tiered video quotas, cuts Basic assets
- Read AINov 9Read AI: EU & CA hosting added to Enterprise+ plan
- Topaz LabsNov 9Topaz Labs ends web sale: Pro back to $599/yr, Video $299, Image $199
Questions about this change
Did X raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature removed.
What changed on X's pricing page between Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026?
Imagine API model grok-imagine-image-quality (Text, Image to Image; $0.01/img media input, from $0.05/img output, 1K/2K) removed from the model pricing table. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 2, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does X change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for X in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "X adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p" on Oct 12, 2026; X has been tracked since 2025-10-11.