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Grok Imagine Video 1.5

Short video generation from text or an image.

Model idgrok-imagine-video-1.5

Price$0.08 per second

Checked9 October 2026

Where it stands

12newer video generation models since its release

The 5 newest are listed. All video generation models

Weights
Closed weights; access is hosted only.

How to call it

3 ways to use Grok Imagine Video 1.5, with the model id each provider expects.

Providers, model ids, endpoints and docs for Grok Imagine Video 1.5
ProviderModel idEndpointDocs
xAI API grok-imagine-video-1.5 https://api.x.ai/v1/videos/generations docs.x.ai
xAI API (Lite variant, $0.02/s) grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite https://api.x.ai/v1/videos/generations docs.x.ai
Web app grok.com

Pricing

Prices for Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Per second$0.08

As published: “per second of generated video”.

Source: docs.x.ai, checked 9 October 2026.

Specs

Input
Text and images
Output
Video
Context window
Not published
Max output
Not published
Open weights
No
Licence
Proprietary
Released
30 May 2026
Status
Current
Type
Video generation

What stands out

What its maker marketed at launch, and what people found later, each with its source.

  • Image-to-video up to 15 s

    Animates a source still (URL/base64) or prompt into clips up to 15 seconds; async job polled via GET /v1/videos/{request_id}.

    Source: docs.x.ai

  • Per-second pricing, text or image input

    Text- or image-to-video at $0.08 per generated second (legacy grok-imagine-video $0.05/s).

    Source: docs.x.ai

Notes

Snapshot alias grok-imagine-video-1.5-2026-05-30. A cheaper grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite ($0.02/s on docs.x.ai, checked 2026-10-09) appeared in early Oct 2026; third-party trackers date it Oct 1 (llmreference) or Oct 8 (llmgateway), no xAI announcement found. Legacy grok-imagine-video still available at $0.05/s.

curl -X POST https://api.x.ai/v1/videos/generations -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"model":"grok-imagine-video-1.5","prompt":"A paper boat drifting down a rainy street","duration":8}'
# then poll: curl https://api.x.ai/v1/videos/$REQUEST_ID -H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY"

Sources: https://docs.x.ai/docs/models/grok-imagine-video-1.5 , https://docs.x.ai/docs/guides/video-generation

Not yet checked against an official source: Resolution/audio details not verified.