Grok Imagine is made by xAI, Elon Musk's company. It animates photos and renders short clips quickly and cheaply, so it is a common way to test an idea before an expensive run.
There are two video versions. Grok Imagine works from text or a photo at 480p and 720p. Grok Imagine 1.5 works from a photo only and supports 1080p. Clips last 6 to 15 seconds. A Grok Imagine image costs 1,000 tokens.
Modes
Video 480p
600 tokens per second
A 6-second clip costs 3,600 tokens.
Video 720p
1,125 tokens per second
From text or a photo.
Grok Imagine 1.5
from 610 tokens per second
Photo only. 1080p costs 2,050 tokens per second.
Images
1,000 tokens ≈ $0.033
From a prompt or a reference.
What Grok Imagine does
Photo animation
Upload a photo and describe what should happen.
Fast and cheap
Test an idea before an expensive run.
Up to 15 seconds
Pick any length from 6 to 15 seconds.
Prompt examples
Describe the action and the camera. For a photo, describe what changes.
Animate a photo
Upload a family photo: "Everyone smiles and waves at the camera, wind moves the branches"
Pet
A corgi puppy runs along the beach toward the camera, ears flapping, sunset
Parameters
Length
6 to 15 seconds
Quality
480p and 720p, plus 1080p in Grok Imagine 1.5
Input
text or a photo, photo only in 1.5
How much Grok Imagine costs
What
Tokens
USD
Video 480p, 6 s
3,600 tokens
≈ $0.12
Video 720p, 6 s
6,750 tokens
≈ $0.23
Video 720p, 15 s
16,875 tokens
≈ $0.56
Grok Imagine 1.5, 1080p, 6 s
12,300 tokens
≈ $0.41
Image
1,000 tokens
≈ $0.033
USD shown at the Basic rate: $5 = 150,000 tokens. Larger plans cut the token price by up to 40%. Tokens never expire, and there is no subscription.
$5 by card gives 150,000 tokens. That covers 41 6-second clips at 480p.
How to start
Sign in
With Google, Telegram or email. Takes under a minute.
Top up
From $5 by card or from $2 in crypto. No subscription, and tokens never expire.
Generate
Open Video, pick Grok Imagine, then write a prompt or upload a photo.