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Grok Imagine Video 1.5 LiteAI video generator
The light Grok Imagine 1.5: quick, very cheap clips with sound, from text or a first frame. On Leap, it sits beside 169 other models in one studio.
- Text to video
- Image to video
- Up to 10 s
- Up to 1080p
- 16:9 and 9:16
- Start free, no card
- Every top model, one account
- Pay per run, priced before it starts
AI video generator
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at a glance
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite is a video model from xAI. It makes video from words or a first frame, 5 or 10 seconds long, at up to 1080p.
- Made by
- xAI
- Makes
- Video
- Starts from
- Words or a first frame
- Length
- 5 or 10 seconds
- Resolution
- 480p, 720p or 1080p
- Shapes
- 16:9, 9:16
- Prompt
- Up to 4,000 characters
- Price per run
- $0.11 to $1.54
- On Leap since
- October 4, 2026
- Updated
- October 4, 2026
- 01Describe it, or start from a photo
- 02See the exact price, then press go
- 03Keep it in your library, or take it further
Pick the right one
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite and its siblings
| Model | Best for | Length | Resolution | Price per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite (this page) | 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 | $0.11 to $1.54 |
| Grok Imagine Video | Fast video with sound, from text or a first frame. | 5 seconds | Up to 720p | $0.275 to $0.385 |
| 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 | $0.44 to $2.75 |
Start with an idea
Three ways to try Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite
Side by side
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No prompt needed
Or start from a recipe
Recipes write the prompt for you: add a photo, pick a look, and get a finished result.
Questions
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite, answered
- What is Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite?
- Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite is a video model from xAI. The light Grok Imagine 1.5: quick, very cheap clips with sound, from text or a first frame. It is new on Leap and in preview: it works, and it may still change. On Leap it runs in one studio beside every other top model, with one account.
- Can Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite start from a photo?
- Yes. Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite 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 or 10 seconds. You choose the length before you press go, and the price follows it.
- What resolution and sizes does it make?
- Up to 1080p, in 16:9 or 9:16.
- How is it different from Grok Imagine Video and Grok Imagine Video 1.5?
- Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite: The light Grok Imagine 1.5: quick, very cheap clips with sound, from text or a first frame. 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. 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 $0.165 at the default settings. By length and resolution, a run costs $0.11 to $1.54. You see the exact price before you press go, and a run that fails costs nothing.
- Is Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite free to try?
- Yes. Sign up with a Gmail, Outlook or work address and you start with $2 of free credit, no card needed. The cheapest run is $0.11 (a 5-second 480p clip), so the credit covers 18 of those. After that 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-1.5-lite, 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 1.5 Lite and every other model, in the studio, through the API and from your agents.
Your idea, Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite.
Start free, no card. Every run shows its price before it starts.
Make it with Grok Imagine Video 1.5 LiteFor developers
Run Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite from code
- Model ID
- xai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite
- 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, 10 s. Default: 5 s
Resolutionresolution
480p, 720p, 1080p. 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: $LEAP_API_KEY" \ -H "content-type: application/json" \ -H "prefer: wait=60" \ -d '{ "model": "xai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite", "input": { "prompt": "A paper boat drifting down a rainy street at dusk" } }' # Video often outlasts the wait and answers "queued" or "running".# Put its "id" in GENERATION_ID and read it again until it is done:# curl https://api.tryleap.ai/v1/generations/$GENERATION_ID -H "x-api-key: $LEAP_API_KEY"