Packaging change·May 18 → May 25, 2026·Week 22, 2026·AI & Machine Learning
X launches Grok coding model and image/video/voice API pricing
What changed
Feature added
Imagine API pricing section added with grok-imagine-image-quality ($0.01/img), grok-imagine-image ($0.002/img), and grok-imagine-video ($0.01/sec); Voice API pricing added: Realtime $0.05/min, TTS $15.00/1M chars, STT $0.10-$0.20/hr.
New plan
New grok-build-0.1 coding model added to API pricing at $1.00 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens with 256k context window, in early access.
Before and after
May 18, 2026 vs May 25, 2026Pulse.
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Change 1 of 2 · feature added
Imagine API pricing section added with grok-imagine-image-quality ($0.01/img), grok-imagine-image ($0.002/img), and grok-imagine-video ($0.01/sec); Voice API pricing added: Realtime $0.05/min, TTS $15.00/1M chars, STT $0.10-$0.20/hr.
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Week 21, 2026 · X updates capabilities: New video generation feature added with audio.xAI: Grok lineup replaced (grok-4.3, grok-build-0.1), smaller context windows · Q2 2026
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