Grok Imagine 1.5
Grok Imagine 1.5 animates a still image into video with dialogue, sound effects, and ambience in one pass. Clips land straight in your VideoGen timeline.
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Example outputs from Grok Imagine 1.5
Real prompts, real outputs, generated with Grok Imagine 1.5 in VideoGen.
“The orange sneaker rotates slowly above the podium, studio lights glinting off the mesh, a soft whoosh of air and a low ambient studio hum”
Generated with Grok Imagine 1.5 in VideoGen
“Morning mist drifts across the alpine lake as the sunrise strengthens, gentle ripples lap the shore, distant birdsong and soft wind”
Generated with Grok Imagine 1.5 in VideoGen
“Slow cinematic push-in on the cafe chalkboard menu, potted plants swaying softly, espresso machine hissing and quiet cafe chatter in the background”
Generated with Grok Imagine 1.5 in VideoGen
How VideoGen integrates Grok Imagine 1.5
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Max duration | 15 seconds per clip |
| Resolutions | 480p, 720p, and 1080p |
| Native audio | Yes: dialogue, sound effects, and ambience in one pass |
| Mode | Image-to-video: a starting image plus a motion prompt |
| Aspect ratios | Matches the input image, or 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3 |
| Speed | The Fast variant generates a 6-second 720p clip in about 25 seconds |
| Frame rate | 24 fps |
| Elo Benchmark | 1,115 (Image to Video Arena (with audio)) |
Quality tiers in VideoGen
- Low
The fastest and most affordable tier, built for drafts and quick iteration.
- Standard
The balanced default: good quality video clips at an everyday cost.
- High
Premium quality video clips for the content you publish.
- Max
MAX always integrates the state of the art. Grok Imagine 1.5 is part of that set.
Every quality tier routes each request to the best model based on our internal evals, compliance requirements, and your intent. Requests stay fully compliant at every tier: sensitive data is never routed to models hosted by foreign adversaries such as China.
How to use Grok Imagine 1.5 in VideoGen
Create a free account
Sign up for VideoGen to open the AI playground and editor.
Open a workflow
Start the storyboard to video or prompt to video workflow, or use the AI video tool inside any project.
Pick a quality tier or type a prompt
Choose the tier that fits your needs and describe what you want to create.
Generate and build your video
VideoGen builds the finished video with visuals, narration, and captions, ready to export.
Grok Imagine 1.5 API
Developers can generate video clips through the VideoGen API with the same quality tier routing as the app, so requests reach models like Grok Imagine 1.5 without managing provider keys.
curl -X POST "https://api.videogen.io/v1/tools/generate-video-clip" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIDEOGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "A drone shot over a coastal town at sunrise", "durationSeconds": 8}'
Bring your stills to life
Animate a product shot, portrait, or illustration into a clip with synchronized sound, then refine the motion prompt until it feels right.
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Frequently asked questions
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