AI image models compared
Grok Imagine 2.0 vs Seedream v4
Grok Imagine 2.0 is the instruction follower; Seedream v4 is the photographer. If your prompt is a specification — this many of these, arranged like this, in these colours, with this text on the sign — Grok 2.0 executes it more faithfully. If your prompt is a scene you want to look real, Seedream renders it more convincingly.
Seedream is also meaningfully cheaper per image. The case for paying the Grok premium is specific: text in the image, a fussy layout, or multi-reference editing. Absent one of those, Seedream tends to be the better value.
Choose Grok Imagine 2.0 if
- The image contains readable text
- The prompt specifies exact layout or colour
- You are editing with multiple reference images
Choose Seedream v4 if
- The image should read as a photograph
- Skin and natural light are the priority
- You want the lower price per render
Side by side
| Grok Imagine 2.0 | Seedream v4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 420 credits | 252 credits |
| Roughly | about 39c | about 23c |
| Provider | xAI | fal |
| Aspect ratios | 13 — 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:2, 19.5:9, 20:9, 2:1, 3:4, 9:16, 2:3, 9:19.5, 9:20, 1:2 | 13 — 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:2, 19.5:9, 20:9, 2:1, 3:4, 9:16, 2:3, 9:19.5, 9:20, 1:2 |
| Resolutions | 1k, 2k | 1k, 2k |
| LoRA support | No | No |
| Modes | generate, edit, multi-edit | generate |
Specifications are measured against each endpoint, not copied from a vendor page. Cash figures are approximate at starter-pack rates — see pricing. Highlighted rows are where the two models differ.
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New accounts start with free credits, and credits never expire. Read more about Grok Imagine 2.0 or Seedream v4, or see every model on comfyarts.