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Models2026-08-09 · source-backed
Launched August 8 as the new Quality Mode at grok.com/imagine and in the Grok mobile apps, pitching precision editing, crisp text rendering, and improved factuality, with API access promised but not shipped (The Decoder). On the August 7 Arena leaderboards the faster "low" variant takes second globally in both categories: 1,439 Elo on Image Edit against GPT-Image-2's 1,463, and 1,320 on Text-to-Image against 1,380. Ahead of Reve 2.1, Meta's Muse-Image, Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro, Gemini, and SeedDream. The efficiency datapoint is more interesting than the ranking: the low variant outranks xAI's own previous Quality tier by a wide margin.
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Meta uses Gemini / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta uses Gemini); both cover August, Gemini, GPT, Grok; overlapping topics (against, august, grok).
Meta released Muse / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta released Muse); both cover Arena, Gemini, Meta, Qwen; overlapping topics (arena, variant).
Meta released Muse / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta released Muse); both cover GPT, Grok, Meta; reported by the same outlet (the-decoder.com).
Meta uses Gemini / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta uses Gemini); both cover Gemini, GPT, Grok; overlapping topics (category, grok).
Meta released Arena / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta released Arena); both cover Arena, GPT, Grok; overlapping topics (arena, grok).
Meta released Muse / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta released Muse); both cover August, Meta; overlapping topics (against, august).
Meta uses Gemini / Shared entities / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta uses Gemini); both cover August, Gemini, GPT; earlier August coverage from 2026-08-05.
Meta released Muse / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Linked by a graph relationship (Meta released Muse); both cover August, Meta; overlapping topics (access, august, category).