Grok Imagine 1.5 image to video
Attach one still. It moves. Steal a working setup from the community wall.
VIDEOImage to videoxAI
Grok Imagine 1.5One still in. Fifteen seconds out.
You stop describing a scene you already shot. Grok Imagine 1.5 moves the still. Fifteen seconds, up to 1080p.
- One still in
- 1 to 15 seconds
- 480p · 720p · 1080p
- Seven frames
- Silent
Free account · ⚡50 on signup · No card
● Shot on Grok Imagine 1.5
Six takes, one still each
Widescreen proof of the one thing the model does.
Light across the upper
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The shaft of light sweeps slowly across the upper, the camera pushes in on the toe.
Hummingbird in gold light
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Make a slow-motion nature video of a hummingbird drinking from a red flower in golden light.
Vintage motorcycle, salt flat
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Make a dreamy retro commercial video of a vintage motorcycle alone on a mirrored salt flat.
Supercell over wheat
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The wheat bends in a gust and lightning flashes inside the cloud.
Container port at blue hour
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The camera glides forward over the stacks, the cranes track along the quay.
Lava field at dusk
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The embers pulse brighter and smoke rises slowly through the frame.
● Why people pick it
What Grok Imagine 1.5 is for
01
Chapter 01 · The input
One still is the brief
Attach the frame you own. The composition survives the render.
02
Chapter 02 · Any frame
Seven frames, one door
Widescreen, vertical, square and four more. Same model.
03
Chapter 03 · The length
Fifteen seconds in one call
The ladder runs 1 to 15. Nothing to stitch.
04
Chapter 04 · The pace
Speed over polish
Ten takes in the time a flagship spends on one.
● Two ways in
Grok Imagine text to video
No still yet. The older line writes the shot from words. Up to eight references, 720p ceiling. Full rates sit on the pricing page.
● Three moves
How do you use Grok Imagine 1.5 on OpenClips?
01
Attach the still
One reference image. That is the brief.
02
Pick length and frame
One to fifteen seconds. Seven frames.
03
Render
The ⚡ price is on the button before you press it.
● One still in
The frame you attach, and what comes back
Left is the still. Right is the take it produced. Nothing else went in.
Verbatim prompt
The shaft of light sweeps slowly across the upper, the camera pushes in on the toe.
● Every format
Grok Imagine 1.5 video examples
Vertical, widescreen and square. Twelve takes, one still each.
Skater in the light shaft
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The skater drops through the frame, the shadow travels across the concrete.
Lava field at dusk
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The embers pulse brighter and smoke rises slowly through the frame.
Helmet under a red line
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The red light sweeps around the shell, the reflection travels across the visor.
Phone booth in the rain
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The rain grows heavier, the neon flickers and the puddles ripple.
Dust wall on the highway
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The wall of dust advances toward the camera and swallows the road.
Milk crown
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A drop falls into the surface, the crown rises and collapses.
Past the painted wall
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The figure walks out of frame, the shadow stretches behind them.
Ice cracking in amber
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The crack spreads through the ice and bubbles rise through the liquid.
Fire trails in the dark
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The dancer completes a full circle, the fire trails close into a ring.
Container port at blue hour
Grok Imagine 1.5 · 6s
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The camera glides forward over the stacks, the cranes track along the quay.
Red balloon, long shadow
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The balloon sways on the breeze, its shadow travelling across the wall.
City through the rain
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A wiper sweeps across the glass and the lights bloom back out of focus.
● Look closer
Six seconds, one frame in
A still of a cloud. Then the gust, and the strike.
Verbatim prompt
The wheat bends in a gust and lightning flashes inside the cloud.
● One model, ten jobs
What people point it at
Whatever already exists as a frame.
Still to motionProduct loopsPackaging in motionVertical ad cutdownsSquare social loopsKey art that movesLandscape identsMood reelsMeme editsStoryboard tests
● The sheet
The three Grok surfaces
Grok Imagine 1.5 when the still exists. Grok Imagine when it does not. Grok Imagine image for the still itself.
| Spec | Grok Imagine 1.5 | Grok Imagine | Grok Imagine image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Output | Video | Video | Still images |
| Input | One still, and it is required | Text, or up to 8 references | Text, or up to 3 references |
| Length | 1 to 15 seconds | 1 to 15 seconds | Not applicable |
| Resolution | 480p, 720p or 1080p | 480p or 720p | 1K or 2K |
| Frames | 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 3:2 · 2:3 | 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 3:2 · 2:3 | Fifteen, plus auto |
| Audio | Silent | Silent | Not applicable |
| Typical wait | About 90 seconds | About 90 seconds | About 10 seconds |
| From | ⚡19 | ⚡11 | ⚡11 |
● The sheet
Grok Imagine 1.5 model parameters
- Status
- Live in the composer
- Input
- One reference image. The render needs it.
- Length
- 1 to 15 seconds. Opens at 6.
- Resolution
- 480p, 720p or 1080p. Opens at 480p.
- Frames
- 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 3:2 · 2:3
- Audio
- Silent
- Reference images
- One
- Typical render
- About 90 seconds
- Cost on OpenClips
- From ⚡19 per render
- Vendor
- xAI
Figures reflect the OpenClips catalog, August 2026.
● Quoted first
How much does a Grok Imagine 1.5 render cost?
480p
6s · grok-imagine-video-1.5
100
$1.00 at pack rate
Where the composer opens.
Most used
720p
6s · grok-imagine-video-1.5
174
$1.74 at pack rate
Same beat, more detail.
1080p
15s · grok-imagine-video-1.5
766
$7.66 at pack rate
Fifteen seconds, full tier.
● The price grid
Every length, every tier
Read the cell you plan to render.
Grok Imagine 1.5
| Length | 480p | 720p | 1080p |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1s | ⚡19$0.19 | ⚡31$0.31 | ⚡53$0.53 |
| 2s | ⚡35$0.35 | ⚡60$0.60 | ⚡104$1.04 |
| 3s | ⚡51$0.51 | ⚡88$0.88 | ⚡155$1.55 |
| 4s | ⚡68$0.68 | ⚡117$1.17 | ⚡206$2.06 |
| 5s | ⚡84$0.84 | ⚡145$1.45 | ⚡257$2.57 |
| 6s | ⚡100$1.00 | ⚡174$1.74 | ⚡308$3.08 |
| 7s | ⚡117$1.17 | ⚡202$2.02 | ⚡359$3.59 |
| 8s | ⚡133$1.33 | ⚡231$2.31 | ⚡410$4.10 |
| 9s | ⚡149$1.49 | ⚡259$2.59 | ⚡461$4.61 |
| 10s | ⚡165$1.65 | ⚡288$2.88 | ⚡512$5.12 |
| 11s | ⚡182$1.82 | ⚡316$3.16 | ⚡562$5.62 |
| 12s | ⚡198$1.98 | ⚡345$3.45 | ⚡613$6.13 |
| 13s | ⚡214$2.14 | ⚡373$3.73 | ⚡664$6.64 |
| 14s | ⚡231$2.31 | ⚡402$4.02 | ⚡715$7.15 |
| 15s | ⚡247$2.47 | ⚡430$4.30 | ⚡766$7.66 |
Dollars are the pack rate: $10/1,000⚡. Plans buy credits cheaper. The exact ⚡ price shows on the Generate button before you spend.
● OpenClips MCP
Drive Grok Imagine 1.5 from your AI agent
No console and no syntax. Your agent briefs Grok Imagine 1.5 through the OpenClips MCP server. It queues the render and hands back the take.
Server address
https://mcp.openclips.aiClaudeClaude CodeChatGPTCursorVS CodeGrokHermes agentOpenClawOther MCP client
Step 01
Hand it the still
One frame and one sentence. That is the brief.
Step 02
Your agent writes the shot list
Length, resolution, frame and the ⚡ quote.
Step 03
The take lands in your library
Download it, remix it, or ship it.
● Director's notes
Tips for best results with Grok Imagine 1.5
Four habits that separate a clean take from a re-roll.
Bring the strongest frame
The still decides the take. Attach the sharpest one you have.
One still in
Draft at one second
Prove the motion on the cheapest stop. Then buy length.
Test short, buy long
Frame it before you render
Seven frames. Pick the placement first, not in the edit.
Frame first
Plan the sound elsewhere
The take comes back silent. Score it in your editor.
Silent by design
● From the community
Remixed on OpenClips
Real renders from real accounts. Open one and remix it.
Founder's 5AM
“Over-caffeinated founder races through a morning routine, whip-pans, chaos”
OC StudioGrok Imagine 1.5
Neon Reflections
“Rain-slicked city asphalt at night mirrors shapeless neon glow in teal and magenta, a car's headlights sweep across the puddles and the reflections ripple apart, slow dolly forward at street level, wet texture and specular highlights, no signage, no lettering and no logos anywhere in frame”
OC StudioGrok Imagine Video
Gold Dust Turn
“A dancer's silhouette turns inside a swirling cloud of gold dust, a single hard beam of backlight rakes through the particles, dust flaring where the light catches it, deep black surround, vertical framing, slow motion, no text and no lettering”
OC StudioGrok Imagine Video
● From the blog
Read before you render
Prompt CraftThe video prompt formula
Six beats that turn one line of text into a trailer-grade clip.
Read it →
Prompt CraftThe aspect ratio cheat sheet
Which frame wins where, and how to compose for it before you render.
Read it →
Studio NewsWhat a credit buys
One wallet, every model, and where the free signup grant goes.
Read it →● Version history
What changed in each Grok Imagine release?
Newest first, straight off the roster.
Grok Imagine 1.5
Vendor states no datevideo · Live on OpenClips
Rapid generation with bold aesthetics.
Grok Imagine Video
Vendor states no datevideo · Live on OpenClips
Expressive, stylized looks — pattern-interrupt creatives.
Grok Imagine
Vendor states no dateimage · Live on OpenClips
xAI's expressive, stylized images.
● Questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Grok Imagine 1.5 is an image-to-video model, so one reference still is required. It animates the frame you attach. With no still in hand, render one on Grok Imagine image first, or write the shot on Grok Imagine instead.
One to fifteen seconds in one call, set in the composer. It opens at six. The price moves with the length and the resolution, and the exact figure sits on the Generate button before you press it.
No. It renders silent. Score it in your editor, or render the shot on Veo 3.1 when the scene needs sound recorded in the same call.
From ⚡19 for one second at 480p, up to ⚡766 for fifteen seconds at 1080p. A free account opens with ⚡50. Packs start at $10/1,000⚡.
The 1.5 line animates a still you attach and reaches 1080p. The older line writes the shot from words, takes up to eight reference images, and stops at 720p. Both run one to fifteen seconds, both come back silent, both draw on the same wallet.
Grok for speed and edge on a still you already have. Seedance 2.5 for controllable cinematic scenes and longer takes. Both sit in the same composer, so a common flow is drafting here and finishing there.
● The receipts
Where do these Grok Imagine 1.5 facts come from?
Every link goes to the vendor's own page.
Ten wild takes
Find the two that have that thing. Then decide where to finish.
Generate with Grok Imagine 1.5Free account · ⚡50 on signup · No card
Or roll with a sibling model
Your still, moving
Grok Imagine 1.5 is xAI's image-to-video model. It never starts from a blank page. You attach one frame and it animates that frame, one to fifteen seconds, up to 1080p. Bold, fast, a little unpredictable. That is the trade it makes.
The text door beside it
Grok Imagine writes the shot from words, or from up to eight reference images. It stops at 720p and costs less per second. Two doors into one family, on one wallet.
Where the still comes from
Grok Imagine image renders the frame you are about to move. Up to 2K, about ten seconds a pass. Render the still there, animate it here, and the whole loop stays inside one models roster.
What it will not do
Grok Imagine 1.5 renders silent. There is no audio pass. Score it in your editor, or take the scene to Veo 3.1 when the shot needs sound recorded in the same call.
● Where to go next
