# Grok Imagine 1.5 > Grok Imagine 1.5 is available on Artifio.ai — a unified AI workspace with a single pay-as-you-go wallet. - Canonical page: https://artifio.ai/models/grok-imagine-1-5 - Run it: https://artifio.ai/create/grok-imagine-1-5 - Modality: image to video - Model brand: xai - Pricing: from about $0.008 per second (exact cost shown in the workspace before you confirm; varies with selected options) - Typical generation time: ~120s (catalogue estimate) - Full pricing table: https://artifio.ai/pricing/models ## About Grok Imagine 1.5 Grok Imagine 1.5 (grok-imagine-video-1.5) is xAI's newest dedicated image-to-video model. It appeared in preview on the xAI API in early June 2026 and moved to general availability on June 16, 2026, rolling out across the Imagine API, grok.com, and the Grok iOS and Android apps. The model takes a single still image plus a motion prompt and produces a short cinematic clip with sound generated in the same pass. At launch it took the top spot on the crowd-voted Image-to-Video Arena leaderboard, ranking ahead of Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Seedance 2.0, and Kling in blind head-to-head comparisons. Artifio.ai runs it next to 100+ other models in one workspace, billed per generation. ## Features - Dedicated image-to-video: a supplied still becomes the opening frame and a text prompt directs camera movement, pacing, and atmosphere. - Native synchronized audio generated alongside the video, so speech, ambience, and sound effects land with the on-screen action. - Output at 480p and 720p, with a 1080p tier listed on the model's pricing page for image-to-video generation, the only 1080p option in the Grok Imagine family. - Six-second 720p clips render in about 25 seconds on the speed-optimized Fast variant, down from 40-plus seconds on the previous model. - Built on xAI's Aurora engine, an autoregressive architecture that generates each frame conditioned on all frames before it. - Per-second output billing that rises with resolution; the 1080p tier costs roughly three times the 480p rate. ## What people use it for - Animating product shots, key art, or photography into short clips with matching sound in one step. - Social video at speed: the roughly 25-second turnaround suits high-volume clip production. - Combining multiple generated shots into longer scenes with a consistent visual style. - Replacing licensed stock motion clips with animated versions of owned imagery. ## Reported strengths - Ranked first on the Image-to-Video Arena leaderboard at launch, a 52-point Elo gain over Grok Imagine Video 1.0. - Sequential frame generation gives strong motion coherence: camera trajectories carry through the clip and subject positions stay stable. - Audio arrives synchronized in a single pass instead of requiring a separate soundtrack step. - Press comparisons put its per-minute output cost far below rival flagship video models, including an 86 percent gap against the equivalent Sora 2 Pro tier. ## Reported limitations - No text-to-video mode; the model requires a source image, and prompt-only generation must fall back to the older grok-imagine-video. - No reference-image guidance mode either; that workflow is only available on the older model. - Coverage at launch flagged the practical 720p ceiling as a gate for professional client work, and the 1080p tier carries a steep per-second premium. - Arena Elo measures average viewer preference across general prompts, not frame-accurate control or specific production format needs. ## Sources 1. grok-imagine-video-1.5 model page (xAI Docs): https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-imagine-video-1.5 2. xAI updates Grok Imagine to 1.5 with image-to-video generation at 720p resolution (The Decoder): https://the-decoder.com/xai-updates-grok-imagine-to-1-5-with-image-to-video-generation-at-720p-resolution/ 3. Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Goes Live: xAI Tops AI Video Leaderboard at 86 Percent Below Sora (Tech Times): https://www.techtimes.com/articles/318635/20260618/grok-imagine-video-15-goes-live-xai-tops-ai-video-leaderboard-86-percent-below-sora.htm 4. xAI Releases Grok Imagine Video 1.5 for AI Video Creators (WinBuzzer): https://winbuzzer.com/2026/06/18/xai-speeds-up-grok-imagine-video-15-for-ai-video-creators-xcxwbn/ --- About Artifio.ai: 100+ AI image, video, and audio models in one workspace with a single shared wallet — no per-model subscriptions. This is the markdown rendition of https://artifio.ai/models/grok-imagine-1-5 for AI assistants and crawlers; the HTML page is canonical.