Short answer: Grok’s Free plan is listed at $0/month and includes limited Imagine image and video generation. xAI’s public pricing page does not specify a fixed number of free images or videos, or a universal reset schedule. So the often-repeated claim of about five free images a day is not a confirmed xAI limit. (xAI plan comparison)
If you only want to try Imagine, start with the free Grok plan and check what your account allows. For predictable production volume, budget separately for the metered Imagine API; consumer-plan access is not a stated allowance of API calls.
Is there a fixed free Grok Imagine quota?
xAI’s plan comparison marks Free image generation and video generation as Limited, but publishes no numeric Imagine quota there. Its subscription announcement describes Free as including daily Grok access, again without listing a number of image or video generations. Based on those official public pages, there is no verified universal daily image or video count to budget against. Your available free use may be limited, but a specific figure—such as five images per day—should be treated as an unverified estimate, not an official promise. (xAI plan comparison; X Subscription announcement)
A secondary page reports about five images a day for Free, while other secondary reports make different claims about video access and historical limits. Those reports do not establish a current xAI quota. Check the limit shown in your Grok account before planning a batch or deadline.
Consumer plan prices
xAI’s published individual monthly list prices are below. The listed usage multipliers compare each tier with Plus; they are shared-plan usage amounts, not guaranteed numbers of Imagine images or clips. The pricing page also explicitly lists 1080p, 15-second video creation under Super. (xAI plan comparison; X Subscription announcement)
| Plan | Listed monthly price | Published usage or Imagine details |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited Imagine image and video generation |
| Plus | $8 | Base usage tier |
| Premium | $30 | 4× Plus usage |
| Super | $100 | 15× Plus usage; 1080p, 15-second video creation |
| Ultra | $200 | 50× Plus usage |
xAI states that prices exclude applicable taxes or fees; sales tax may be added at checkout where required. Prices may change. Paid plans share Grok usage across Grok and Cursor, so the monthly subscription price is not a per-image rate. (xAI plan comparison; X Subscription pricing documentation)
Existing SuperGrok, Cursor, and X Premium subscribers can keep their current plan, price, and features or switch to The X Subscription when that option is available to them. (X Subscription announcement)
Choose a consumer plan if you want to use Grok interactively and its shared allowance is sufficient. The usage multipliers do not translate into a guaranteed number of Imagine generations.
Production API prices are separate
For software, repeated jobs, or a production budget, xAI’s Imagine API is priced by generated media—not by the consumer subscription’s monthly fee. Current API prices are in U.S. dollars. Image output costs depend on model, resolution, and quality; video costs depend on model, resolution, and generated seconds. Image edits can also incur a charge for the input image. (xAI API pricing)
| API task | Listed rate | Example budget |
|---|---|---|
Image generation, grok-imagine-image-2.0 |
$0.04–$0.08 per output image, depending on listed resolution/quality | 100 outputs: about $4–$8, excluding any input-image charges for edits |
Video, grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite, 720p |
$0.03 per second | One 10-second clip: $0.30 |
Video, grok-imagine-video-1.5, 720p |
$0.14 per second | One 10-second clip: $1.40 |
These are estimates calculated from the listed per-image and per-second rates, not tested totals. Retries or additional image inputs can raise a project’s spend. The API pricing page lists separate rates by video model and resolution; check that table for the configuration you intend to use. (xAI API pricing)
The API supports image generation and editing, plus video generation from text or still images. xAI documents Imagine Video 1.5 as supporting up to 15-second clips and native 1080p; the Lite model is positioned as a lower-cost option. API video requests are asynchronous: submit a job, poll its request ID, then retrieve the clip. These are API capabilities, not a promise that the consumer app provides identical controls or limits. (Grok Imagine API overview; Grok Imagine video model overview)
Which route should you budget for?
- Trying a prompt or checking creative fit: Start with Free, but don’t assume a fixed daily allowance or use a few free generations to forecast production capacity.
- Regular interactive use: Compare consumer plan prices against the value of the shared Grok usage pool. The public plan page does not convert those pools into guaranteed Imagine counts.
- Automated or repeatable image/video production: Estimate API spend from the selected model, output resolution, number of images, and video duration. Keep API charges separate from any consumer subscription.
Bottom line: The confirmed free answer is “limited,” not a reliable number of generations per day. For a production budget, use xAI’s API rate card rather than third-party daily-quota estimates or a consumer-plan price.
Official sources
- xAI plan comparison
- X Subscription announcement
- X Subscription pricing documentation
- xAI API pricing
- Grok Imagine API overview
- Grok Imagine video model overview