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Grok Imagine Video — xAI Video Generator with Lifelike Motion and Sound

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is xAI's video model. It launched in June 2026 as an image-to-video model with sharper realism and better physics, and added text-to-video in August. Every clip comes with sound.

  • xAI's Grok Imagine Video 1.5
  • Built-in sound on every clip
  • Text or image to video
  • Clips up to 30 seconds
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Why Grok Imagine Video Is a Great AI Video Generator

Grok Imagine Video is quick and expressive, with sound baked in. It is a good fit for longer social clips, memes and animated photos where you want something lively without much setup.

  • Lifelike motion

    xAI tuned version 1.5 for sharper realism and more believable physics.

  • Sound by default

    Each clip comes back with matching audio, no separate step.

  • Long takes

    Clips can run up to 30 seconds, longer than most video models here.

  • Animate any image

    Start from a photo or illustration and let it move.

What Grok Imagine Video can do

  • Text to video

    Describe a scene and get a clip with motion and sound.

  • Image to video

    Use any image as the first frame and describe the action.

  • Social-ready ratios

    Landscape, vertical, square and 3:2 / 2:3 for every feed.

  • 6–30-second clips

    Pick a length from 6 to 30 seconds, with sound generated in the same pass.

  • 480p and 720p output

    Choose 480p and 720p in 5 aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 3:2 and 2:3.

  • Reference inputs

    Besides a text prompt you can add a first frame.

Use cases

Starting points you can copy into the generator above.

Use caseGood forExample prompt
Animated photosBring a still photo to life.

The woman in the photo turns toward the camera and laughs as wind moves her hair, gentle street noise

Memes and reactionsShort, funny clips for social feeds.

A cat in tiny sunglasses slowly lowers them and stares at the camera, dramatic orchestral sting

Music visualsLooping scenes for tracks and lyric videos.

Neon city street at night in the rain, camera glides forward past glowing signs, synthwave beat

Mini storiesA 30-second scene with a beginning and an end.

A paper boat sails down a rain gutter, through a puddle and into a stream at sunset, playful music

Grok Imagine Video in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Describe the shot or add a frame

    Write what happens, how the camera moves and how it should sound. Add a start image or references to lock the look.

  2. 2

    Pick length, resolution and ratio

    Set duration, resolution and aspect ratio. The credit cost is shown before you submit.

  3. 3

    Generate and keep your results

    Videos appear in the generator and are saved to My works. Anything that fails is refunded automatically.

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Frequently asked questions

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 from xAI, the version launched in June 2026, with text-to-video added in August 2026.

Ready for Long Clips with Grok Imagine Video?

xAI’s video model makes clips up to 30 seconds with sound, for very few credits.

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  • Clips up to 30s
  • Native audio
  • Failed outputs refunded