Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is xAI's image-to-video generation model. It animates a starting image and generates synchronized audio in a single pass, available through Vercel AI Gateway.
import { experimental_generateVideo as generateVideo } from 'ai';
const result = await generateVideo({ model: 'xai/grok-imagine-video-1.5', prompt: 'A serene mountain lake at sunrise.'});Playground
Try out Grok Imagine Video 1.5 by xAI. Usage is billed to your team at API rates. Free users (those who haven't made a payment) get $5 of credits every 30 days.
Grok Imagine Video 1.5
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xAI | $0.01/img | — | — | 06/22/2026 |
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About Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is xAI's image-to-video model, released June 22, 2026 and available through AI Gateway. You provide a starting image and describe the motion you want. Grok Imagine Video 1.5 animates the scene and generates synchronized audio, including sound effects, ambience, and speech, in the same pass. Compared with the earlier Grok Imagine Video model, the 1.5 generation improves audio quality, prompt following, and photorealism. Face accuracy and character consistency hold across longer sequences, with better lighting and physical realism. Expanded reference image support gives more control over visual style and subject. Grok Imagine Video 1.5 debuted at the top of crowd-sourced image-to-video arena rankings.
Integration runs through the AI SDK's generateVideo function, imported as experimental_generateVideo from AI SDK 6 or later. Pass a prompt object with an image and a text motion description. You control duration, aspect ratio, and resolution through parameters, with output available at 480p, 720p, and 1080p. Billing is per second of generated video, with rates by resolution shown on this page.
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 pairs well with grok-imagine-image: generate a still with generateImage, then animate that frame in the same flow. You can also try Grok Imagine Video 1.5 in the AI Gateway playground at https://ai-sdk.dev/playground/xai:grok-imagine-video-1.5. If you built against the preview, grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview remains in the catalog, and Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is the variant to target for production.
What To Consider When Choosing a Provider
- Configuration: Video generation through AI Gateway requires AI SDK 6 or later and uses
experimental_generateVideo, an experimental API that may change between releases. Generation can take minutes for longer or higher-resolution clips. In Node.js, extend fetch timeouts so requests don't fail before the video finishes. - Configuration: Output is billed per second of generated video, and rates vary by resolution. Estimate clip length and resolution before scaling a workload, and iterate at lower resolutions before rendering final assets at 1080p.
- Zero Data Retention: AI Gateway does not currently support Zero Data Retention for this model. See the documentation for models that support ZDR.
- Authentication: AI Gateway authenticates requests using an API key or OIDC token. You do not need to manage provider credentials directly.
When to Use Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Best For
- Animating Product and Brand Stills: Turn existing key art or product shots into short clips with motion and sound
- Social and Marketing Video: Produce short-form clips with synchronized audio and no separate sound pass
- Character-Driven Scenes: Face accuracy and character consistency hold across longer sequences
- Image-First Creative Pipelines: Chain
grok-imagine-imagestills into video inside one AI SDK flow - Style-Controlled Generation: Reference image support steers visual style and subject
Consider Alternatives When
- Existing Preview Integrations: Workloads validated on
grok-imagine-video-1.5-previewcan stay pinned while you migrate - Text-Only Prompting:
grok-imagine-videogenerates clips straight from text descriptions without a source image - Static Visuals:
grok-imagine-imageorgrok-imagine-image-procovers stills without video cost - Long-Form Production: Traditional editing tools give more control over extended content
Conclusion
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is the production release of xAI's Imagine Video 1.5 line. You send a starting image and a motion prompt, and receive a finished clip with synchronized audio at up to 1080p. Wire Grok Imagine Video 1.5 up through the AI SDK's generateVideo function and iterate in the playground at https://ai-sdk.dev/playground/xai:grok-imagine-video-1.5.