Creative GenerationVerified
Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, April 22, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
X offers AI image generation through Grok, powered by the Aurora model developed by xAI, allowing users to create images from text descriptions directly within the X platform. The feature launched in December 2024 and is accessible to all X users through Grok.
Details
Aurora is described by xAI as an autoregressive mixture-of-experts network trained to predict the next token from interleaved text and image data, trained on billions of examples from the internet. It enables photorealistic image rendering, text in images, meme generation, and realistic portraits. Users can also upload a photo and describe desired changes to receive a modified version. The feature is accessible through the Grok tab on X's mobile apps and the web. Full image generation capabilities (including Aurora) are available to X Premium subscribers, while basic Grok access is free with limits.
Products affected
X (platform)Grok
Sources & Evidence
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Trace Foundation. (2026). X: X offers AI image generation through Grok, powered by the Aurora model developed by xAI, allowing users to create images from text descriptions directly within the X platform. The feature launched in December 2024 and is accessible to all X users through Grok (data as of 2026-04-22) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/66ee51ea-410f-43ca-ae36-f52072faaa5a. Accessed September 11, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/66ee51ea-410f-43ca-ae36-f52072faaa5a
- Data as of
- April 22, 2026
- Last verified
- April 22, 2026
Other practices by X
ModerationX uses a combination of machine learning models and human review to automatically detect posts that violate its rules, including spam, hateful content, and manipulation campaigns. The system can take action automatically or surface content to human moderators.Creative GenX offers Grok Voice Mode, allowing users to speak questions aloud and receive spoken AI-generated responses, available within the X app and the standalone Grok app. Voice Mode launched in February 2025 for top-tier subscribers and later expanded to all users.ProductivityX offers Grok as an AI writing assistant within the post composer, allowing users to draft, refine, shorten, or rephrase posts before publishing. Users tap a Grok icon within the post composer to access writing suggestions.
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