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Named Aurora, the new model seemed to be particularly impressive at generating realistic-looking images of people and animals.

The output seems almost indistinguishable from real photos and is on par withRecraftand Mystic.

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The problem is that the new model was gone within a few hours.

It arrived as a drop-down menu in Grok with no fanfare or notice, then disappeared just as fast.

Still in beta, but it will improve fast."

Grok Aurora

AI images of celebs by Grok Aurora.

Not only does it do celebs well, it seems to know so many different people.

This may be one reason it was removed, giving developers time to put safeguards in place.

Arrow

However, even using Flux Grok is pretty laid back in terms of its restrictions.

It can produce images of famous people and characters including in inappropriate situations.

If this is the case, it will be a prime candidate for ourBest AI Image Generatorlist.

Arrow

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