Cheapest Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite API
Run xAI's official Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite from $0.0146/s — 27% below the official $0.02/s. Pay per second, no subscription needed, failed generations refunded.
- From
- $0.0146/s
- 480p
- Official
- $0.02/s
- xAI
- You save
- up to 27%
- 100 × 5 s clips
- $7.30
- official $10.00
Try it
Try Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at this price
Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.
Price check
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite: our price vs the official price
Every Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite tier, priced live from our catalog next to xAI's official list price.
| Tier | xAI official | CheaperGen | You save | 5 s clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
480p audio included | $0.0146/s With a monthly plan: Pro $0.0139Max $0.0133 | −27% | $0.073$0.10 | |
720p audio included | $0.0219/s With a monthly plan: Pro $0.0209Max $0.0199 | −27% | $0.11$0.15 | |
1080p audio included | $0.1021/s With a monthly plan: Pro $0.0973Max $0.0925 | −27% | $0.52$0.70 |
Monthly plans lower prices on most models (shown under each price); you can still pay as you go. Pro $499/month · Max $4,999/month.
Official price: xAI API list price for grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite ($0.02 / s at 480p, $0.03 at 720p, $0.14 at 1080p; $0.01 per input image). Verified October 18, 2026. Image to video adds $0.01 for the first frame (before our discount).
At scale
What Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite costs at volume
Totals for common batch sizes at today's per-second prices.
| Batch | Tier | Official | CheaperGen | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 × 5 s clips | 480p | $10.00 | $7.30 | $2.70 |
| 100 × 5 s clips | 720p | $15.00 | $10.94 | $4.06 |
| 100 × 5 s clips | 1080p | $70.00 | $51.05 | $18.95 |
| 60 minutes of footage | 480p | $72.00 | $52.52 | $19.49 |
Why it costs less
Same official Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite, lower price
The model and its output are the same; the cost of serving it is lower. How our inference works.
Official partnerships
Direct partnerships with the official model labs give us their lowest partner pricing on official models like Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite.
Our own GPU inference
For open-source models, our own GPU inference — optimized kernels, warm pools and per-model tuning — makes generation several times faster and lowers the cost further.
Automatic routing
Every Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy route, with live health checks and failover.
Spend less
Ways to pay even less for Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite
Draft at 480p, deliver at 1080p
A second of 480p costs $0.0146 — 14% of the 1080p rate ($0.1021/s). Iterate on prompts and camera moves cheaply, then render the final cut with the same prompt.
Sound is already in the price
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite generates synchronized audio at no extra cost, so there is no separate charge for ambience, effects or dialogue.
Test with 1-second clips
You pay per second of output (1–15 s per clip). A 1-second 480p test costs $0.015; lengthen only the takes you keep.
Failed generations cost nothing
The price is held when you submit and refunded in full if a generation fails or you cancel it while it is queued. You only pay for outputs you get.
Volume pricing below these rates
Committed monthly volume unlocks rates below the public price list, plus invoicing and dedicated capacity.
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Start generating with Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite
Try Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite in the Studio, or call it from your code with one API key. A 5-second 480p clip costs $0.073 and failed generations are refunded.
curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/xai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite/text-to-video \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "…"}'FAQ
Cheapest Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite API questions
Our prices on this page are live; xAI's official prices were verified October 18, 2026.
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite is developed by xAI. CheaperGen provides API access and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.