Grok Imagine VideoAI video generator
Fast video with sound, from text or a first frame. On Leap, it sits beside 174 other models in one studio.
- Text to video
- Image to video
- Up to 5 s
- Up to 720p
- 16:9 and 9:16
- No subscription
- Every top model, one account
- Pay per run, priced before it starts
AI video generator
Grok Imagine Video at a glance
Grok Imagine Video is a video model from xAI. It makes video from words or a first frame, 5 seconds long, at up to 720p.
Newer version: Grok Imagine Video 1.5.
- Made by
- xAI
- Makes
- Video
- Starts from
- Words or a first frame
- Length
- 5 seconds
- Resolution
- 480p or 720p
- Shapes
- 16:9, 9:16
- Prompt
- Up to 4,000 characters
- Price per run
- $0.34 to $0.475
- Run time
- About 23 seconds
- Updated
- October 2, 2026
- 01Describe it, or start from a photo
- 02See the exact price, then press go
- 03Keep it in your library, or take it further
Made on Leap
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Grok Imagine Video and its siblings
| Model | Best for | Length | Resolution | Price per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine Video (this page) | Fast video with sound, from text or a first frame. | 5 seconds | Up to 720p | $0.34 to $0.475 |
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 | xAI's newer video model: expressive motion with sound, up to 1080p, from text or a first frame. | 5 or 10 seconds | Up to 1080p | $0.55 to $3.30 |
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite | The light Grok Imagine 1.5: quick, very cheap clips with sound, from text or a first frame. | 5 or 10 seconds | Up to 1080p | $0.135 to $1.85 |
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Questions
Grok Imagine Video, answered
- What is Grok Imagine Video?
- Grok Imagine Video is a video model from xAI. Fast video with sound, from text or a first frame. On Leap it runs in one studio beside every other top model, with one account.
- Can Grok Imagine Video start from a photo?
- Yes. Grok Imagine Video starts from words or a first frame. The photo becomes the first frame, cropped to the video's shape.
- How long can the videos be?
- 5 seconds. You choose the length before you press go, and the price follows it.
- What resolution and sizes does it make?
- Up to 720p, in 16:9 or 9:16.
- How is it different from Grok Imagine Video 1.5 and Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite?
- Grok Imagine Video: Fast video with sound, from text or a first frame. Grok Imagine Video 1.5: xAI's newer video model: expressive motion with sound, up to 1080p, from text or a first frame. Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite: The light Grok Imagine 1.5: quick, very cheap clips with sound, from text or a first frame. They all run in the same studio, so you can try one prompt on each.
- How much does a run cost?
- A 5-second 720p clip costs $0.475 at the default settings. By length and resolution, a run costs $0.34 to $0.475. You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
- Is Grok Imagine Video free to try?
- No. There is no free credit: you add credit from $5, and your first top-up has no card fee. The cheapest run is $0.34 (a 5-second 480p clip), so $5 covers 14 of those. You pay per run, in dollars, with no subscription.
- Can I use what I make commercially?
- Yes. You own what you make on Leap, so you can use it commercially, and we never train AI on it. The people and brands shown in a result can still have rights in it; the Terms say more.
- Is there an API?
- Yes. Leap's REST API runs it as xai/grok-imagine-video, at the same price per run as the studio, and agents can call it through Leap's MCP server. The request is at the bottom of this page.
- Do I need a xAI account?
- No. Leap sends your request to xAI's model and gives you what it makes. One Leap account runs Grok Imagine Video and every other model, in the studio, through the API and from your agents.
Your idea, Grok Imagine Video.
Every run shows its price before it starts, and one that fails costs nothing.
Make it with Grok Imagine VideoFor developers
Run Grok Imagine Video from code
- Model ID
- xai/grok-imagine-video
- Makes
- Video
- Pricing
- Per run, quoted first: POST /v1/quotes
Inputs
What the model takes. Leave out anything with a default.
Promptprompt
Text, up to 4,000 characters, required
First framefirst_frame
An imageAn image the video starts from. It is cropped to the video's shape.
Aspect ratioaspect_ratio
16:9, 9:16. Default: 16:9
Durationduration
5 s. Default: 5 s
Resolutionresolution
480p, 720p. Default: 720p
The request
The same envelope for every model; only the model and its input change. With prefer: wait=60 the answer holds the result when the run finishes within a minute; a longer one is read again by its ID. Agents can call it through the MCP server at app.tryleap.ai/api/mcp.
curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations \ -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY" \ -H "content-type: application/json" \ -H "prefer: wait=60" \ -d '{ "model": "xai/grok-imagine-video", "input": { "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rainy street at dusk" } }' # Video often outlasts the wait and answers "queued" or "running".# Put its "id" in GENERATION_ID and read it again until it is done:# curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations/$GENERATION_ID -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY"