Grok Imagine
Grok Imagine turns prompts and images into expressive video clips with sound. Generated clips land straight in your VideoGen editing timeline.
By xAI · Video 1.5 released May 2026 · Artificial Analysis video arena Elo ~1,231 (July 2026)
Example outputs from Grok Imagine
Real prompts, real outputs, generated with Grok Imagine in VideoGen.
“A skateboarder carves down a curving coastal road at golden hour, camera tracking alongside, lens flare through palm trees”
Generated with Grok Imagine in VideoGen
“Overhead macro shot of a barista pouring latte art, milk swirling into a rosetta pattern, cozy cafe lighting”
Generated with Grok Imagine in VideoGen
“A tiny paper boat rides a rain-swollen gutter stream through a city, bobbing past reflections of neon signs, cinematic close follow shot”
Generated with Grok Imagine in VideoGen
How VideoGen integrates Grok Imagine
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Max duration | 15 seconds per clip |
| Max resolution | 720p (1080p for image-to-video) |
| Native audio | Yes, sound effects, ambience, and dialogue in one pass |
| Input types | Text, image, and reference images |
| Frame rate | 24 fps |
| Elo Benchmark | 1,066 (Text 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 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 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 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 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}'
Turn prompts into video clips
Generate short clips from text or animate a still image, then refine until the motion feels right.
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Frequently asked questions
Go from Grok Imagine outputs to finished videos
Every VideoGen workflow uses models like Grok Imagine automatically to build complete videos with visuals, narration, music, and captions.
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