Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API

About Grok Imagine Video 1.5

Text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation with up to seven reference images for consistent characters, up to 15 seconds at 1080p.

Also known as Grok Imagine Video, xAI Grok Imagine Video 1.5, Grok-Imagine-Video-1.5, grok-imagine-video-1-5

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 specs

Model ID

grok-imagine-video-1-5

Provider

xAI

Category

Video Generation

Released

Jun 16, 2026

Input

TextImage

Output

Video

Endpoints

POST/v1/videos/generations

Alternate model IDs

grok-imagine-video-1.5xai/grok-imagine-video-1-5xai/grok-imagine-video-1.5

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API pricing

Live pay-as-you-go rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog. You are billed only for what you use, with no monthly minimum.

How to call the Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 runs through POST /v1/videos/generations. The request returns a job_id right away; poll GET /v1/jobs/{job_id} until the job completes and read the output URLs from the result. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "grok-imagine-video-1-5",
    "prompt": "Describe what you want Grok Imagine Video 1.5 to generate."
  }'

curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/videos/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "grok-imagine-video-1-5",
        "prompt": "Describe what you want Grok Imagine Video 1.5 to generate.",
    },
)
job = response.json()

# Generation runs as an async job. Poll until it completes.
import time
while True:
    status = requests.get(
        f"https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/jobs/{job['job_id']}",
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY"},
    ).json()
    if status.get("status") in ("completed", "failed"):
        print(status)
        break
    time.sleep(5)

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API parameters

Request parameters supported by the Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API on EmpirioLabs. Defaults apply when a field is omitted.

Good to know

Generates video from a text prompt on its own, from a source image, or from up to seven reference images that keep characters and objects consistent across the shot.

Modes

• Text-to-video: send a prompt with no image.
• Image-to-video: add one image and it becomes the starting frame.
• Reference-to-video: add two or more images (up to seven) to carry their subjects into a new scene. Tag them in the prompt as <IMAGE_1>, <IMAGE_2>, and so on.

Example reference-to-video prompt

<IMAGE_1> and <IMAGE_2> walking together through a neon-lit street at night.

The mode is detected from what you send, and can be set explicitly with the mode parameter.

Defaults

• 10 second duration (1 to 15 seconds supported)
• 720p output (480p, 720p, or 1080p)
• Aspect ratio follows the source image for image-to-video, otherwise 16:9

Resolution

1080p is available for text-to-video and image-to-video. Reference-to-video supports up to 720p.

Controls

Supports prompt, mode, a source image or reference images (URL or upload), duration, resolution, and aspect ratio.

Billing

• Charged per second of generated video at the selected resolution (higher resolutions cost more per second), plus a per-image fee for each image you supply. Text-to-video has no image fee.
• A request that fails validation or errors out before any video is produced is not billed.
• A video that is produced but then blocked by content policy is still billed. This follows xAI usage policy, which charges for the generation even when the output is blocked by the content safety check. Keep prompts and source images within the usage policy to avoid this.

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API: common questions

How much does the Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API cost?

On EmpirioLabs, Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is billed pay as you go: 480p $0.096 per second; 720p $0.168 per second; 1080p $0.300 per second. The live rate card on this page always matches what the API charges.

Which endpoint does Grok Imagine Video 1.5 use?

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is served through POST /v1/videos/generations on api.empiriolabs.ai with standard bearer-token authentication.

Can I try Grok Imagine Video 1.5 in the browser before integrating?

Yes. The EmpirioLabs playground runs Grok Imagine Video 1.5 in the browser with the same parameters the API exposes, so you can test prompts before writing code.

How do I get a Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API key?

Create an EmpirioLabs account, then generate a key under API Keys in the dashboard. Billing is pay-as-you-go credits, so you only pay for the requests you make.