xAI updates Grok Imagine to 1.5 with image-to-video generation at 720p resolution

Elon Musk's xAI released Grok Imagine Video 1.5 in preview, an image-to-video model that generates short 720p videos from a single still image. Users control camera movement, pacing, and atmosphere through text prompts while the model preserves the original image's details and lighting. The model is available through the xAI API, positioning the company to compete with video AI providers like Seedance and Google's Veo.

xAI updates Grok Imagine to 1.5 with image-to-video generation at 720p resolution Elon Musk's AI company xAI has released Grok Imagine Video 1.5 in preview, a new image-to-video model. The model turns a single still image into a short video at up to 720p resolution. Users describe camera movements, pacing, and atmosphere through text prompts, and the model animates the scene while keeping the original image's details and lighting intact, according to xAI https://x.ai/news/grok-imagine-1-5 . Multiple shots can also be stitched together into longer scenes that maintain a consistent look. The model is currently available as a preview through the xAI API https://console.x.ai/team/default/api-keys?campaign=grok-imagine-1-5-blog and can be set up with just a few lines of code. xAI is now competing directly with video AI providers like Seedance https://the-decoder.com/bytedance-rolls-out-seedance-2-0-to-100-countries-but-keeps-the-us-off-the-list/ and Google's Veo https://the-decoder.com/google-now-offers-ultra-subscribers-video-generation-with-veo-3-1-lite-at-no-extra-credit-cost/ . OpenAI recently pulled its Sora video model https://the-decoder.com/openais-sora-burned-a-million-dollars-a-day-while-losing-half-its-users-in-record-time/ , citing resource constraints and what was likely a missing business model. AI News Without the Hype – Curated by Humans Subscribe to THE DECODER for ad-free reading, a weekly AI newsletter, our exclusive "AI Radar" frontier report six times a year, full archive access, and access to our comment section. Subscribe now xAI https://x.ai/news/grok-imagine-1-5