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Grok Imagine

by xAIUS

Make short, sound-on video as cheap and fast to produce as an image, for consumers in the Grok app and for developers building on the API.

ScalingStage 5 of 5

Video 1.5 out since June 2026: up to 1080p and 15 s clips, in the Grok app and API from $0.02 a second.

Updated 16 Jun 2026Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

No announced next step
  1. Grok Imagine beta launchesAug 2025Complete.
  2. Grok Imagine video API opens to developers28 Jan 2026Complete.
  3. Imagine 1.0: 10-second 720p clips with better audio2 Feb 2026Complete.
  4. Video 1.5 preview3 Jun 2026Complete.
  5. Video 1.5 general availability16 Jun 2026Complete.

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