Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview API

x-ai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview
Generate high-quality videos from images using xAI's Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview model via AIML API.
Output
$0.104 / sec (variable)

How to use Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to x-ai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview.
import requests, time

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY}
job = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "model": "x-ai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview",
      "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
    },
).json()
gid = job["id"]

while True:
    res = requests.get(f"https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={gid}", headers=headers).json()
    if res.get("status") in ("completed", "error"):
        break
    time.sleep(5)
print(res["video"]["url"])
const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
  "Content-Type": "application/json",
};
const job = await (await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "x-ai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview",
    "prompt": "A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"
  }),
})).json();

let res;
do {
  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 5000));
  res = await (await fetch(`https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id=${job.id}`, { headers })).json();
} while (!["completed", "error"].includes(res.status));
console.log(res.video.url);
# submit the generation — the response contains the job "id"
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"x-ai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview","prompt":"A serene timelapse of clouds over a mountain range"}'

# then poll until status is "completed" — video.url holds the result
curl "https://api.aimlapi.com/v2/video/generations?generation_id={id}" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY"

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.104 / sec (variable)

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Image-to-Video Arena
1330 (Elo)
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of videos animated from the same input image, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceJuly 16, 2026

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview vs other models

ModelInputOutputContextBest for
$0.104 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$0.26 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$0.13 / sec (variable)
Video generation
$1.95 / 1M tokens
$22.75 / 1M tokens
Video generation
$0.09243–$1.014 / sec (by resolution)
Cinematic video + native audio

Frequently asked questions

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview takes image, text, video as input and returns video.

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview is priced at $0.104 / sec (variable).

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.

Yes, Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview was built by xAI .

Use x-ai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-preview as the model id on AI/ML API.

Yes. Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Preview is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

It is designed for turning images into short animated videos, useful for social media content, visual concepts, and motion generation.

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