xAI Unveils Image Generation API

Elon Musk's AI outfit, xAI, has spiced things up by adding image generation to its API. Right now, they've got just one model on the roster, dubbed "grok-2-image-1212." Feed it a caption, and it'll whip up to 10 images for you in JPG format, with a cap of five requests per second. Each image will set you back $0.07.
To put that in perspective, xAI's partner from last year, Black Forest Labs, which helped roll out image generation on Musk's social platform X, charges a bit less at around $0.05 per image. Meanwhile, another big name in the game, Ideogram, goes a tad higher at $0.08 per image.
According to xAI's docs, don't expect to tweak the quality, size, or style of your images just yet. Plus, they've got a "chat model" that might tweak your prompts before the image magic happens.
xAI kicked off its API back in October 2024, and it looks like they're on a mission to drum up some serious cash. They're beefing up their flagship models like Grok 3 and are apparently chatting with investors about a hefty $10 billion funding round that could push their valuation up to $75 billion.
And they're not stopping there. xAI's recently snapped up a generative AI video startup and is busy expanding their data center in Memphis, where they train and run their various models. Seems like they've got big plans in the works!
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Ну наконец-то xAI вступил в гонку генерации изображений! 😄 Интересно, как Grok-2-image-1212 будет конкурировать с Midjourney и DALL-E. Надеюсь, у них есть планы по увеличению лимитов - 5 запросов в секунду маловато для масштабных проектов. Кстати, а когда добавят поддержку PNG?
The model name "grok-2-image-1212" cracks me up 😂 It's sooo Musky. Honestly, adding image gen is a smart move but feels late to the party? Curious how it stacks up against the big players in terms of nuance and speed, given the 5 RPS cap.
Интересно, сколько энергии потребляет каждый такой запрос генерации изображений у Грока? Маск же любит говорить про экологию, но ИИ-генерация - это настоящий пожиратель электричества. Может стоит добавить счетчик углеродного следа в API? 🌍
¡Qué locura! La API de xAI ahora genera imágenes, pero solo con un modelo y 10 imágenes por caption. ¿No es un poco limitado para algo de Elon? 😅 Me intriga ver qué tan creativas son esas imágenes en JPG.
Whoa, xAI's image generation API sounds like a game-changer! Feeding captions to get up to 10 JPGs is wild—I'm curious how creative this grok-2-image-1212 model gets. Anyone tried it yet? 🎨

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Ну наконец-то xAI вступил в гонку генерации изображений! 😄 Интересно, как Grok-2-image-1212 будет конкурировать с Midjourney и DALL-E. Надеюсь, у них есть планы по увеличению лимитов - 5 запросов в секунду маловато для масштабных проектов. Кстати, а когда добавят поддержку PNG?
The model name "grok-2-image-1212" cracks me up 😂 It's sooo Musky. Honestly, adding image gen is a smart move but feels late to the party? Curious how it stacks up against the big players in terms of nuance and speed, given the 5 RPS cap.
Интересно, сколько энергии потребляет каждый такой запрос генерации изображений у Грока? Маск же любит говорить про экологию, но ИИ-генерация - это настоящий пожиратель электричества. Может стоит добавить счетчик углеродного следа в API? 🌍
¡Qué locura! La API de xAI ahora genera imágenes, pero solo con un modelo y 10 imágenes por caption. ¿No es un poco limitado para algo de Elon? 😅 Me intriga ver qué tan creativas son esas imágenes en JPG.
Whoa, xAI's image generation API sounds like a game-changer! Feeding captions to get up to 10 JPGs is wild—I'm curious how creative this grok-2-image-1212 model gets. Anyone tried it yet? 🎨





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