Grok Imagine Video AI Generator with Sound

xAI's Grok Imagine Video turns a prompt, a photo, or up to seven reference images into a 1–15 second clip—with voices, music, and sound effects generated in the same pass. Use version 1.0 for quick, low-cost ideas, or 1.5 for richer motion, better physics, and up to 1080p.

💡 Tip: try your idea on 1.0 at 480p first—it's the cheapest way to test a prompt

Video and sound in one step

Voices, music, and sound effects are generated with the picture, so every clip comes out ready to watch with sound.

Bring a photo to life

Upload one image and Grok uses it as the opening frame, then animates it the way your prompt describes.

Up to seven reference images

Add two to seven images of a person, a product, or a place, and Grok keeps each of them consistent in the clip.

Two versions, one studio

Version 1.0 is the fastest, lowest-cost way to test ideas. Version 1.5 adds richer motion and 1080p.

Three steps with Grok Imagine Video

Step 1

Add a reference

Upload a product photo, portrait, or mood board—or start from text only.

Step 2

Describe your vision

Describe the layout, style, lighting, and props. Grok Imagine Video understands long, detailed prompts.

Step 3

Generate & export

Pick your favorite result and download high-resolution files ready for stores and ads.

Introduce

What is Grok Imagine Video?

Grok Imagine Video is the AI video model from xAI, the company behind Grok. Grok Imagine 1.0 arrived on February 2, 2026, bringing 10-second clips, 720p output, and much better audio: characters speak with expressive voices, and music follows the mood of the scene. Grok Imagine 1.5 followed in June 2026 with more natural motion, more believable physics, and cleaner sound.

The biggest difference from many video models is that Grok Imagine creates the picture and the sound together. Dialogue, sound effects, and background ambience are generated in the same pass as the video, so footsteps land on the beat and lips move with the words. xAI also designed the model to be fast and affordable, because creators rarely get the perfect shot on the first try. When each attempt costs little and returns quickly, you can explore several ideas side by side and keep the best one.

On PixPal you can use both versions in the same video studio. Describe a scene in text, upload one photo to use as the opening frame, or add two to seven reference images to keep a face, a product, or a location consistent. Choose a length from 1 to 15 seconds, pick an aspect ratio that fits your platform, and select 480p, 720p, or—on 1.5—1080p.

What you can make with Grok Imagine Video

Short clips with sound for social feeds, product marketing, storytelling, and quick creative tests.

Street musician playing guitar in the rain, a social video with sound made with Grok Imagine

Social videos with built-in sound

Make TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts clips where the audio carries the moment—a singer on a rainy street, a character delivering a punchline, or the fizz of a freshly opened drink. Describe what people say, the music style, and the background noise in your prompt, and Grok generates it all with the video.

Waterfall photo animated into a video with Grok Imagine image to video

Animate photos and artwork

Turn a landscape photo, a family picture, a product shot, or a piece of digital art into a moving scene. Upload the image, then describe what should happen—water starts to flow, the camera pulls back, a pet turns toward the lens. The clip opens on your picture, so the look and composition stay true to the original.

Person, thermos, and snowy campsite references combined into one Grok Imagine video

Consistent characters and products

Upload a portrait, a product photo, and a location, and Grok combines them into one shot while keeping each recognizable. It's a simple way to put the same model, mascot, or product into different scenes for ads, series, and storyboards—without re-describing every detail each time.

A written prompt turning into a city night video scene with Grok Imagine text to video

Quick concepts from a sentence

No footage? Start with words. Describe the subject, the setting, the camera move, and the mood, and Grok turns it into a short clip. Marketers use it to preview campaign ideas, filmmakers to sketch a scene before the shoot, and anyone to try a creative idea in seconds instead of hours.

Grok Imagine Video features and settings

Everything you can control in the PixPal video studio.

Text to video

Describe the scene, the camera move, and the sound, and get a finished clip with audio.

Image to video

Upload one image to use as the opening frame, or two to seven images as references.

Native audio

Dialogue, music, sound effects, and ambience are generated with every clip.

1 to 15 seconds

Pick any whole-second length. Six seconds is the default; credits are charged per second.

480p, 720p, and 1080p

Both versions offer 480p and 720p. Version 1.5 adds 1080p for text and single-photo videos.

Up to seven aspect ratios

Landscape, vertical, square, and classic photo shapes, plus Auto on version 1.5.

Side-by-side frames from Grok Imagine Video 1.0 and 1.5

Test cheaply, then finish in higher quality

Version 1.0 at 480p is the most affordable way to try an idea on PixPal, so you can run several prompts and compare them. When one works, switch to 1.5 for more natural movement, better physics, and cleaner sound. At the same resolution, 1.5 costs about 1.6 times as much as 1.0 at 480p and twice as much at 720p. Each run is a new take, so expect some differences between versions.

A dancer's leap along a 1 to 15 second timeline

Any length from 1 to 15 seconds

Most video models give you a few fixed lengths. Grok lets you pick any whole number of seconds from 1 to 15—a one-second reaction, a six-second loop, or a 15-second scene with room for a reveal. Credits are charged per second, so a shorter clip always costs less, and you only pay for the length you actually need.

The same skateboard trick framed as vertical, square, and widescreen video

The right shape for every feed

Version 1.0 offers seven aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, and 3:4. Version 1.5 offers Auto, 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 3:2, and 2:3. Use 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, 1:1 for feed posts, and 16:9 for YouTube and websites. When you animate a single photo, the video keeps that photo's shape.

What creators are saying

I try five or six ideas on Grok Imagine Video 1.0 at 480p, then make the one I like on 1.5. It keeps my credit spend way down.

Maya Chen

Commercial photographer

The sound is what sold me. With Grok Imagine Video, the music and footsteps come with the clip, so I post it straight to Reels.

Leo Park

Social media lead

I uploaded our model, our bottle, and a beach photo, and Grok Imagine Video put all three in one shot without changing the label.

Elena Voss

Creative director

Being able to pick any length from 1 to 15 seconds with Grok Imagine Video means I stop trimming clips to fit.

Aisha Rahman

DTC brand owner

Grok Imagine Video FAQ

Everything you need to know about making videos with xAI Grok Imagine Video on PixPal.

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Start creating with Grok Imagine Video

Short videos with sound from text, photos, or references—1 to 15 seconds, right in your browser.