Grok Imagine Video vs Grok Imagine Video 1.5

    Comparison

    Compare $ / Video, Text to Video, Image to Video, license, and release date. Search any video generation model with the pickers below.

    Grok Imagine Video

    xAI

    $0.37

    Grok Imagine Video 1.5

    xAI

    $0.16

    Metric
    Grok Imagine Video
    Grok Imagine Video 1.5
    $ / Video
    $0.37
    $0.16
    Text to Video
    795
    N/A
    Image to Video
    2.6K
    1.8K
    Text to Video win rate
    43.4%
    N/A
    Release date
    2026-01-29
    2026-06-16
    License
    Proprietary
    Proprietary
    Provider
    xAI
    xAI

    Grok Imagine Video vs Grok Imagine Video 1.5 FAQ

    Which is cheaper, Grok Imagine Video or Grok Imagine Video 1.5?

    Grok Imagine Video 1.5 currently shows the lower $ / Video: $0.16 vs $0.37 for Grok Imagine Video. That is the public xAI video API pricing versus xAI video API pricing. Duration, resolution, and voice settings can still flip the invoice.

    Which ranks higher, Grok Imagine Video or Grok Imagine Video 1.5?

    Grok Imagine Video currently leads on Text to Video: 795 for Grok Imagine Video vs N/A for Grok Imagine Video 1.5. Rank and price move independently, so the cheaper video generation model is not automatically the weaker one.

    Does this comparison include Image to Video?

    Yes. Grok Imagine Video scores 2.6K and Grok Imagine Video 1.5 scores 1.8K on Image to Video. If one side is N/A, that mode is missing from the public feed, not priced at zero.

    Is Grok Imagine Video or Grok Imagine Video 1.5 open source?

    Grok Imagine Video is proprietary (Proprietary). Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is proprietary (Proprietary). Open-weight models can be self-hosted; proprietary ones are billed only through the provider API on this page.

    How do I switch the models in this Grok Imagine Video vs Grok Imagine Video 1.5 comparison?

    Use the model pickers at the top of this page. Search any video generation model in the index and the URL updates to a new comparison, the same way LLM comparison pages work. Open either model from the sidebar for the single-model $ / Video page.

    What data is used for Grok Imagine Video vs Grok Imagine Video 1.5?

    This comparison uses public llm-stats and ZeroEval arena data for video generation models, then normalizes $ / Video, Text to Video, Image to Video, license, and release date inside AnotherWrapper. Treat the numbers as comparable public list rates, not a quote from either vendor.

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