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Grok Imagine Video AI video generator

xAI's image-to-video and video-generation product/API family with synchronized audio and fast 720p generation.

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Decision Snapshot

Score: 81

Score source: Arena snapshot lists xAI Grok Imagine Video near the top of I2V, but exact live rank and API availability need collection.. Evidence confidence is high.

Best For

  • Image-To-Video With Audio
  • Fast Mobile Generation
  • Grok Users
  • Short Creative Clips

Supported Workflows

  • I2v
  • V2v
  • Video Editing
  • Video Extension
  • Native Audio
  • Api

Access And Company

Built by xAI. Public access is listed as Closed Web, Closed Api.

Entry Points

Score Breakdown

Weighted evidence dimensions separate model quality from access, web authority, ecosystem, and source confidence.

DimensionScoreWeightEvidenceConfidence
Model Quality Proxy 88 24% Arena snapshot lists xAI Grok Imagine Video near the top of I2V, but exact live rank and API availability need collection. high
Missing: live Artificial Analysis rank/Elo by modality, live Arena AI rank/score by modality
Capability Depth 96 16% Supported workflow tags: i2v, v2v, video_editing, video_extension, native_audio, api. Depth rewards T2V/I2V/V2V, references, native audio, editing, API, and open weights where present. high
Missing: hands-on feature verification, mode-specific limits by duration/resolution
Access And Pricing 78 12% Access types: closed_web, closed_api. Pricing note: xAI docs list per-second API pricing by resolution, with additional input charges. Consumer Grok plan access should be checked in product. high
Missing: current free tier, normalized price per video minute
Version Maturity 86 12% 3 version/history entries in the profile; latest public date is 2026-06-16. high
Missing: automated release-note monitor, model ID/version mapping across providers
Ecosystem Popularity 68 10% GitHub stars are not applicable to this closed or research-only product unless an official public model repository is confirmed.

No public source link is attached yet.

 medium
Missing: GitHub: n/a for closed-source model
Web Authority 62 10% SEO snapshot found product domain grok.com and company domain x.ai; sampled sitemap URL count is 7. medium
Missing: Similarweb/API traffic, Tranco rank
Company Distribution 62 10% xAI distribution profile: Grok Imagine matters because it packages image and video generation directly into Grok and X-adjacent consumer workflows, but safety and policy volatility should be shown clearly for users.. medium
Missing: app store ratings/review volume, product MAU/traffic
Source Confidence 100 6% Profile source confidence is confirmed with 3 official URL(s), 4 feature evidence item(s), SEO present, GitHub n/a. high
Missing: paid/API evidence refresh, manual output review artifacts

What It Is

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Grok Imagine Video is xAI's video generation family inside Grok and the Imagine API. It is currently best understood as an image-to-video system with audio, editing, extension, and fast generation modes rather than a pure text-to-video peer in every API configuration.

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 became generally available in June 2026 and improved motion, physics, audio, speech synchronization, and speed. xAI's docs list API pricing by generated second and resolution.

For consumers, Grok Imagine is attractive if they already use Grok and want quick image-to-video clips with audio. For a recommendation site, it needs strong safety notes because recent public coverage around xAI image/video generation has focused on deepfake and nonconsensual synthetic media concerns.

Key Features

  • Imagine Video 1.5 GAxAI says Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is generally available on the Imagine API.Source
  • Audio and speechThe 1.5 announcement says sound effects, ambience, and dialogue are generated in the same pass.Source
  • Fast 720p generationxAI says the Fast variant can generate six-second 720p videos in about 25 seconds.Source
  • API pricing by secondxAI docs list per-second output pricing and resolution tiers.Source

Version Progress

  • 2026-06-23 / confirmed / confirmedxAI video generation API docsOfficial xAI video generation API capability docs.
  • 2026-06-16 / confirmed / confirmedGrok Imagine Video 1.5Generally available on the Imagine API. Better motion, physics, audio, and speed. Fast variant on web and mobile.
  • 2026-05-30 / confirmed / confirmedgrok-imagine-video-1.5-previewDocs list alias grok-imagine-video-1.5-2026-05-30 and preview naming.
  • 2025 / partial / partialgrok-imagine-videoInitial Imagine video generation model in Grok and xAI API docs.

Latest News

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Limitations And Pricing

xAI docs list per-second API pricing by resolution, with additional input charges. Consumer Grok plan access should be checked in product.

  • API Docs Currently Note That 1.5 Does Not Support Pure Text-To-Video In That Model Card.
  • Safety And Regulatory Risk Should Be Visible In Ranking Methodology.

Sources