Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Text to Video
xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/text-to-videoGrok Imagine Video 1.5 by xAI - generate cinematic videos from text descriptions with AI. Create high-quality video content with natural motion, camera control, and optional audio generation.
- Base price
- $0.84USD / run
- Execution
- async
- Model type
- video
- Input fields
- 4
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Examples
Select an example to load its inputs and result into the playground.
Model card
Specifications
Pricing
- Base price
- $0.84 / 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/text-to-video
- Execution
- async
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Unified Run API
- Endpoint
- /v1/run
Human preference
Arena
Elo ratings from blind side-by-side votes, compared with other image and video models.
Rankings sourced from Artificial Analysis Arena
- Leaderboard
- Text to Video
- Rank
- #12 of 32
- Elo
- 1036 ±19
- Gap to #1
- −98
Text-to-video arena (silent): people pick the better of two clips from the same prompt, without seeing the model names; audio is not judged.
- #7SkyReels V41083±19
- #8Gemini Omni Flash 1.11072±18
- #9Agnes-Video-2.51053±19
- #10HappyHorse-1.11041±18
- #11HappyHorse-1.01037±19
- #12Grok Imagine Video 1.51036±19
- #13Wan2.7-2606121023±18
- #14MAGI-2 Preview1011±17
- #15Kling 3.0 1080p (Pro)1000
- #16PixVerse V6998±19
API README
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Text to Video
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 turns a prompt into a 1–15 second clip with native audio, up to 1080p.
Fields
| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
prompt | string, required | — | Up to 4,096 characters. |
aspect_ratio | 21:9 / 16:9 / 3:2 / 4:3 / 5:4 / 1:1 / 4:5 / 3:4 / 2:3 / 9:16 | — | Output frame shape. |
resolution | 480p / 720p / 1080p | 720p | Sets the per-second rate. |
duration | integer 1–15 | 6 | Output length in seconds. |
Billing
Per output second: $0.08 at 480p, $0.14 at 720p, $0.25 at 1080p.
| Output | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6s (default) | $0.48 | $0.84 | $1.50 |
| 10s | $0.80 | $1.40 | $2.50 |
| 15s | $1.20 | $2.10 | $3.75 |
Failed runs are not charged.
Prompting
- Describe subject, action, camera, and sound.
Also on SandBase
Other Grok Imagine Video 1.5 endpoints: xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/image-to-video, xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/reference-to-video, xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/lite/text-to-video, xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/lite/image-to-video, xai/grok-imagine-video/text-to-video (previous version).
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/run" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/text-to-video",
"prompt": "Anime schoolgirl bursting out of house door, cherry blossoms blowing, morning light, speed lines indicating rush, chibi-ready expressions, classic shojo aesthetic, vibrant colors",
"duration": 6,
"resolution": "720p"
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
run_id=$(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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Text to VideoThis model xAI | Video | $0.84 / run | Aug 1, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $0.19 / run | Oct 1, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $0.18 / run | Oct 1, 2026 |
xAI | Video | $1.13 / 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 Text to Video through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "xai/grok-imagine-video/1.5/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 Text to Video and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with xAI separately.
