compare/Grok 4vsImagen 4

Grok 4 vs Imagen 4

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

RUN BOTH LIVE

Paste a prompt. Watch them race.

Both models stream in parallel through your own AIgateway key. Tokens, latency, and cost update as they arrive.

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 Grok 4
xai/grok-4
Imagen 4
google/imagen-4
ProviderxAIGoogle
FamilyGrok 4Imagen
Modalitytextimage
Context window256,000 tok
Max output16,384 tok
Released2025-07-092026-04-14
Input price$5.00 /1M$0.040 /img
Output price$15.00 /1M
Cache read
Toolsyes
Streamingyes
Visionyes
JSON modeyes
Reasoningyes
Prompt caching
Grok 4
xai/grok-4
Full spec →

xAI Grok 4 — frontier reasoning, tool use, long context.

Strengths
  • Real-time search awareness
  • Irreverent tone
  • Competitive math + code
Imagen 4
google/imagen-4
Full spec →

Google's latest image generation model producing high-quality, photorealistic images from text prompts with support for multiple aspect ratios.

Strengths
  • High fidelity
  • Excellent prompt adherence
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try Grok 4
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="xai/grok-4",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try Imagen 4 — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/imagen-4",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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