xAI · video model · Released Jan 28, 2026Grok Imagine Video
Grok Imagine Video is a video model from xAI, released Jan 28, 2026. It handles text to video, image to video and video editing.
- Arena score
- 1,415#12 of 48 · image to video
- Starting price
- $0.05per second · 480p
- Longest clip
- 15 s1–15 s
- Resolution
- 720pNo audio track
How it rates and what it costs
- Text to video arena
- 1,342 ±6#18 of 48 · 165,462 votes
- Image to video arena
- 1,415 ±4#12 of 48 · 554,050 votes
Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts (higher is better; ± is the 95% range). Boards updated Sep 22, 2026.
Listed prices
- 480p
- $0.05/s
- 720p
- $0.07/s
- Extra
- $0.002 per input image
A 10-second clip at the starting rate costs about $0.50.
Specs and prices checked Nov 2, 2026: xAI API pricing · OpenRouter, image-to-video models compared (Oct 15, 2026) . Labs change prices often.
The details
- Lab
- xAI
- Type
- Video model
- Released
- Jan 28, 2026
- Inputs
- Text prompts, Reference images, Video
- Output
- Video
- Can do
- Text to video, Image to video, Video editing
- Resolutions
- 480p · 720p
- Clip length
- 1–15 s
- Frame control
- First frame only
- References
- Up to 7 reference images; edits existing video
- Weights
- Proprietary
- API model ID
grok-imagine-videoon xAI- Availability
- 1 API host
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About Grok Imagine Video
How good is Grok Imagine Video?
In blind side-by-side votes, Grok Imagine Video scores 1,342 for text to video (#18 of 48) and 1,415 for image to video (#12 of 48). Higher is better; scores within about 12 points of each other are effectively tied.
Who makes Grok Imagine Video?
Grok Imagine Video is a video model from xAI, released Jan 28, 2026.
What can Grok Imagine Video do?
Grok Imagine Video accepts text prompts, reference images and video and produces video. In practice: text to video, image to video and video editing.
Is Grok Imagine Video open source?
No. Grok Imagine Video is proprietary; you use it through xAI’s API or partner apps.
Where can I use Grok Imagine Video?
It is listed by 1 API host we track; the model ID on xAI is grok-imagine-video.
How much does Grok Imagine Video cost?
Grok Imagine Video costs from $0.05/s (480p), up to $0.07/s (720p). Extra: $0.002 per input image. A 10-second clip at the starting rate is about $0.50. Prices checked Nov 2, 2026.
How long can Grok Imagine Video videos be?
Grok Imagine Video generates clips of 1–15 s at 480p or 720p.
What are the alternatives to Grok Imagine Video?
The closest video models from other labs, by release date, are Kling v3.0 (Kling AI, Feb 5, 2026), Seedance 2.0 (ByteDance Seed, Feb 12, 2026), Wan v2.6 (Alibaba (Qwen), Dec 16, 2025) and Veo 3.1 (Google, Oct 15, 2025).