Cheap Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API
Run xAI's official Grok Imagine Video 1.5 from $0.0248/s — 82% below the official $0.14/s. Pay per second, no subscription, failed generations refunded.
- From
- $0.0248/s
- 720p
- Official
- $0.14/s
- xAI
- You save
- up to 82%
- 100 × 5 s clips
- $12.38
- official $70.00
Price check
Grok Imagine Video 1.5: our price vs the official price
Every Grok Imagine Video 1.5 tier, priced live from our catalog next to xAI's official list price.
| Tier | xAI official | Cheaper Gen. | You save | 5 s clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
480p audio included | $0.0704/s | −12% | $0.35$0.40 | |
720p audio included | $0.0248/s | −82% | $0.12$0.70 | |
1080p audio included | $0.22/s | −12% | $1.10$1.25 |
Official price: xAI API list price for grok-imagine-video-1.5 ($0.08 / s at 480p, $0.14 at 720p, $0.25 at 1080p; $0.01 per input image). Verified October 16, 2026. Each reference image adds $0.01 (before our discount).
At scale
What Grok Imagine Video 1.5 costs at volume
Totals for common batch sizes at today's per-second prices.
| Batch | Tier | Official | Cheaper Gen. | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 × 5 s clips | 480p | $40.00 | $35.20 | $4.80 |
| 100 × 5 s clips | 720p | $70.00 | $12.38 | $57.62 |
| 100 × 5 s clips | 1080p | $125.00 | $110.00 | $15.00 |
| 60 minutes of footage | 720p | $504.00 | $89.10 | $414.90 |
Why it costs less
Same official Grok Imagine Video 1.5, 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 and channel pricing on official models like Grok Imagine Video 1.5.
Our own inference engine
For open-source models, our own inference engine — GPU scheduling, warm pools and per-model tuning — lowers the cost of every output further.
Automatic routing
Every Grok Imagine Video 1.5 request is routed to the most cost-effective healthy channel, with live health checks and failover.
Spend less
Ways to pay even less for Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Draft at 720p, deliver at 1080p
A second of 720p costs $0.0248 — 11% of the 1080p rate ($0.22/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 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 720p test costs $0.025; 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.
Cheaper alternatives
Cheaper alternatives to Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Other official video models with an overlapping task, cheapest first. Price per second at each model's lowest tier.
Start generating with Grok Imagine Video 1.5
Try Grok Imagine Video 1.5 in the Studio, or call it from your code with one API key. A 5-second 720p clip costs $0.12 and failed generations are refunded.
curl -X POST https://cheapergen.com/api/v1/run/xai/grok-imagine-video/text-to-video \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $CHEAPERGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"prompt": "…"}'FAQ
Cheap Grok Imagine Video 1.5 API questions
Our prices on this page are live; xAI's official prices were verified October 16, 2026.
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is developed by xAI. Cheaper Gen. provides API access through official upstream endpoints and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.