Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite
Create sound-on 1080p clips up to 15 seconds long, processed privately on Venice
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Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite

Draft sound-on 1080p video from text or a photo with Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite — private renders from $0.04 a clip, no subscription.

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Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite: Affordable Video With Real Sound

The most affordable entry in xAI's Grok Imagine Video 1.5 lineup — sound-ready clips rendered privately on Venice for a few cents each.

  • An Entry Point Into the Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lineup
    xAI's lightweight option runs on Venice: pick any length from one to fifteen seconds, output between 480p and 1080p, and get picture and sound produced together.
  • Two Modes Cover Every Workflow
    Both a text-driven mode and a still-image mode are available, and either one can be triggered from the web app or programmatically through the Venice API.
  • Private by Default, Nothing Retained
    Everything stays in Venice's private tier: prompts and source photos are not stored, analysed or fed into training, no output log is tied to you, and you pay for each render instead of holding a SuperGrok plan.

Using Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite in Three Moves

From a written idea or one photo to a finished, sound-complete render — here is the whole path.

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite Capabilities

Sound built into every render, a complete resolution range, one-second length steps and private processing — the real substance behind this lightweight tier.

Sound Generated With the Picture

Ambience, effects and dialogue arrive in the same render as the visuals and stay on the beat, so there is no separate audio pass and no manual sync work.

Any Resolution, Any Length

Pair 480p, 720p or 1080p with any clip length between one and fifteen seconds, adjustable second by second — fine control that is rare at this cost.

The Lowest-Cost Way Into the 1.5 Line

Renders start at four cents each on Venice, which keeps early drafts and short social cuts affordable while the price rises only with resolution and length.

More Believable Movement and Weight

xAI's notes for the 1.5 generation report fewer visual warps and more convincing momentum and mass from the first frame to the last.

It Understands Camera Language

Direct the shot with plain camera terms such as push-in, pan, handheld or crane, and write up to 4,096 characters, leading with your subject and the action.

Nothing Kept, Nothing Tied to You

Your wording and source images are not stored, analysed or used for training, and no record of your renders is linked to you — unlike xAI's own apps, which build an account library.

FAQ

Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite: Common Questions

Answers on cost per clip, built-in sound, animating photos and how private processing works on Venice.

1

How much does a single render cost?

Pricing is per render and rises with resolution and length: four cents for a one-second 480p clip, five cents at 720p and eighteen cents at 1080p, with lengths up to fifteen seconds. No plan is needed — new Venice accounts receive a daily free allowance and 500 welcome credits.

2

Is audio included, and how do I steer it?

Yes — sound is produced inside the same render rather than layered on afterwards, so effects, ambience and spoken lines land on the beat, and speech is clearer and better timed than the earlier generation. Simply write the sounds you want into your prompt.

3

Can I bring my own photo to life?

Absolutely — that is what the image mode does: it turns a still into motion at 480p, 720p or 1080p for one to fifteen seconds with sound. A separate text mode builds a clip from written words alone.

4

How is this Lite tier different from the flagship model?

Both produce 1080p, fifteen-second clips with sound and run privately on Venice. Lite is the lower-cost option built for drafts and volume; the flagship adds multi-reference control (as many as seven image references) plus voice references so a character's face and voice stay consistent between scenes.

5

Can I download, self-host or fine-tune it?

No — the weights are proprietary to xAI and are not published, so self-hosting, fine-tuning and auditing are not possible. You can test it on Venice using welcome credits before paying per render; Wan 2.7 Enhanced is the nearest open model with native audio.

6

What happens to my prompts and uploaded images?

Venice classifies every prompt and uploaded still as private-tier material: nothing is retained on the servers, nothing is profiled, and nothing enters a training pipeline. No render history is linked back to you, whereas xAI's first-party apps file outputs into an account library.

Render With Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite, Privately

Your words are not logged and your uploads never train a model — open a Venice account, use the 500 welcome credits, and produce your first sound-complete render before spending anything.