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xAI Releases Grok Imagine Video 1.5, Rendering 720p Clips in About 25 Seconds

June 17, 2026 at 05:01 EDT

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On June 16, 2026 (local time), xAI announced general availability (GA) of its video generation model "Grok Imagine Video 1.5," cutting 720p rendering time from over 40 seconds to about 25 seconds and shipping both an API version and a faster consumer edition simultaneously.

June 16, 2026 · xAI

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Goes GA — and Nearly Twice as Fast

xAI ships its image-to-video model at general availability via API, plus a "Fast" variant for web and mobile. A 6-second, 720p clip now renders in about 25 seconds — down from 40+ in the prior model.

~25s

to render a 6-sec, 720p clip (Fast)

720p

max output resolution

~10s

max clip length, chainable across shots

Generation time, drawn to scale

6-second, 720p clip · shorter is faster

40+s

Previous model

~25s

Video 1.5 Fast

Roughly 38% faster — nearly halving the wait per clip.

The image-to-video workflow

Still image + prompt

Natural-language cues: camera move, mood, audio

→

Single-pass render

720p video with synced SFX, dialogue & music

→

Chain shots

Link clips to build longer multi-shot scenes

Praised by creators

Faster renders — 720p in ~25 seconds
More natural physics, motion & camera work
Synchronized audio in a single pass

Still open questions

Pricing & usage limits scarce — adjusted by demand
SuperGrok users get priority access
Quality vs. Veo & Seedance not yet tested

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