Grok Imagine AI Image and Video Generator: Every Version
Grok Imagine is xAI's family of image and video generation models, from quick social pictures and designed posters to short clips with sound.
xAI built Grok Imagine as a bundle of image and video models for end-to-end creative work, with separate versions for pictures and for clips.
On the image side, Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is the second-generation model. xAI says it follows instructions closely, plans typography and layout the way a designer would, and preserves what you put in across generations and edits.
The original Grok Imagine Image remains a quick way to make casual, social-style pictures.
On the video side, Grok Imagine Video turns a prompt or an image into a short clip, with camera moves such as zoom, dolly, pan and tilt.
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 improves motion, physics and audio. It generates sound effects, ambience and dialogue in the same pass as the picture, and xAI adds reference images that lock a face, a product or a place across scenes.
The image and video models work well together:
- Make a still with Grok Imagine Image 2.0 and check the composition and the lettering.
- Add it as a reference for a video version and describe how it should move.
- Keep the same words for the subject in both prompts, so the clip stays close to the picture you approved.
Every version runs from the same editor on Zero Kit and is included in Free and above.
The table below compares resolution, clip length, references, starting price and plan from the live model list. Each version has its own page with sample Grok Imagine prompts and a full price table.
Every Grok Imagine version compared
| Version | Resolutions | Length | Reference images | From | Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1K and 2K | Not available | 3 | 8 credits / image | Free | |
| 1K and 2K | Not available | 3 | 6 credits / image | Free | |
| 480p, 720p and 1080p | 1–15 s | 1 | 20 credits / s | Free | |
| 480p and 720p | 1–15 s | 1 | 13 credits / s | Free |
Which Grok Imagine version should you use?
For designed images and text: Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Pick Grok Imagine Image 2.0 for covers, posters and images with lettering or a planned layout.
It is also the one for edits that should keep the rest of the picture intact, such as recolouring one garment while the face and background stay the same.
For quick social pictures: Grok Imagine Image
The original Grok Imagine Image suits casual, fast pictures for posts and memes where a layout does not need to be exact.
xAI prices it as the entry point of its image line, so it is the one for many quick takes on an idea.
For Grok video: Video 1.5 for sound and references, Video for simple shots
Choose Grok Imagine Video 1.5 when the clip needs sound or a consistent face or product, or when a story runs across several shots.
The original Grok Imagine Video handles single, simple shots, and xAI designed it around speed and cost.
Grok Imagine versions on Zero Kit
Grok Imagine Image 2.0
Designer-level typography and pixel-level controllable fine retouching
Open Grok Imagine Image 2.0Grok Imagine Image
Fast social image generation wins on atmosphere and a high degree of freedom.
Open Grok Imagine ImageGrok Imagine Video 1.5
Native audio-visual synchronization, multi-shot continuity, film-grade directing
Open Grok Imagine Video 1.5Grok Imagine Video
A one-shot social video crash course tool
Open Grok Imagine Video
Grok Imagine FAQ
Grok Imagine is xAI's family of image and video generation models. You describe a picture or a shot in words, or start from an image, and the model generates it.
In xAI's own products it runs inside Grok: at grok.com, in the Grok app and in X.
Not in xAI's own apps. Grok's free plan covers chat, search and voice, while xAI lists Grok Imagine image and video generation under its paid SuperGrok plans, which X Premium+ also includes.
On Zero Kit it is available on the free plan. New accounts get 10 free credits.
Prices start from 6 credits. The image versions charge per image and the video versions per second of video, and the rate depends on the version and the resolution.
The table on this page compares the starting price of every version, and each version's page lists its full price table.
Yes. Grok Imagine Video and Grok Imagine Video 1.5 turn a prompt or an image into a clip of up to 15 seconds on Zero Kit. xAI says Video 1.5 also generates sound with the picture.
For a longer piece, generate several shots and cut them together in an editor.
xAI describes Image 2.0 as closer at following instructions, better at planning typography and layout, and better at preserving your content across edits.
The original Grok Imagine Image is simpler and aimed at casual pictures.
For video, Seedance 2.0, Veo 3.1 and Kling 3.0 are good alternatives; for images, Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5.0.
What each video model is known for:
- Seedance 2.0 from ByteDance is strong at camera direction.
- Veo 3.1 from Google generates dialogue and sound effects with the picture.
- Kling 3.0 can cut between several shots in one clip.
For images, Nano Banana Pro and GPT Image 2 handle small text and precise edits well, and Seedream 5.0 from ByteDance is another close option.
Use a platform that runs the models for you. On Zero Kit:
- Create an account; Grok Imagine is included in Free and above.
- Open the editor and pick a Grok Imagine version.
- Write a prompt, or upload an image to start from.
- Generate in your browser with Zero Kit credits; no xAI subscription, API key or code is needed.
xAI itself offers Grok Imagine at grok.com, in the Grok app and in X with SuperGrok or X Premium+, and to developers through its pay-as-you-go API. Zero Kit is an independent platform, not the official Grok Imagine website.
Usually for one of a few reasons that xAI's own help pages and policies describe:
- Image and video generation is a paid SuperGrok feature, so an account without SuperGrok cannot use it.
- Paid features pause once your weekly usage allowance, which is shared across every Grok product, is used up.
- Videos drop to a lower resolution after your plan's HD cap.
- If your subscription is active but Grok still asks you to upgrade, xAI suggests restarting the app, logging out and clearing the cache.
- Some requests are refused under xAI's acceptable use policy.
To check whether Grok Imagine is down, see status.x.ai. If you need the result now, the same Grok Imagine models run in the Zero Kit editor on Free and above, next to alternatives such as Seedance 2.0 and Nano Banana Pro.
Yes, on a paid plan. Images and videos made on a paid plan can be used commercially, including product pages, ads and social posts, subject to our Terms. Output from the free plan is for personal, non-commercial use only.
No. We do not use your prompts, uploads or results to train AI models. To run a generation, the prompt and any reference files are sent to the provider of the model you picked, which processes that request under its own terms.
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