Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite Text to Video
xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/lite/text-to-videoGrok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite, the low-cost tier of xAI's video model, turns a text prompt into a 1-15 second video with native audio.
- Base price
- $0.18USD / run
- Execution
- async
- Model type
- video
- Input fields
- 4
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Playground
Examples
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
Model card
Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.18 / run
Context & modalities
- Input
- Schema-defined
- Output
- video
Capabilities
- Chat
- Not supported
- Vision
- Not supported
- Reasoning
- Not supported
- Structured output
- Not supported
- Function calling
- Not supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- xAI
- Model ID
- xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/lite/text-to-video
- Execution
- async
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
API README
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite Text to Video
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite turns a text prompt into a 1-15 second video. It is the budget tier of Grok Imagine Video 1.5 for drafts and high-volume generation at 480p, 720p or 1080p.
Pricing
| Option | Price |
|---|---|
| 480p per second | $0.02 |
| 720p per second (default) | $0.03 |
| 1080p per second | $0.14 |
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/lite/text-to-video",
"prompt": "Anime schoolgirl bursting out of house door, cherry blossoms blowing, morning light, speed lines indicating rush, chibi-ready expressions, classic shojo aesthetic, vibrant colors",
"duration": 6,
"resolution": "720p",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .id)
for attempt in $(seq 1 120); do
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
case "$status" in completed|failed|timeout) break ;; esac
sleep 2
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
"https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run/$run_id")
done
status=$(printf '%s' "$result" | jq -r .status)
[ "$status" = completed ] || { echo "Generation ended: $status" >&2; exit 1; }
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Type | Default price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
xAI | Video | $0.18 / run | Oct 1, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $0.19 / run | Oct 1, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $1.13 / run | Aug 1, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $0.84 / run | Aug 1, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $0.85 / run | May 31, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $0.56 / run | Mar 24, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call xAI Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite Text to Video through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/lite/text-to-video" to Unified Run API (/v1/run) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
Do I need a separate xAI account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to xAI Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite Text to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with xAI separately.
