Grok Imagine — fast, affordable videos from photo and text

Overview

What it can do Grok Imagine

Grok Imagine — fast, affordable videos from photo and text. Ready in about a minute, great for memes and drafts.

Best suited for

MemesDrafts

✓Ready in a minute
✓The cheapest video with sound
✓Faster than the rest
✓Most aspect ratios — from 16:9 to 3:2
✓Character photo: instant video from a prompt with this person
✓Brings the uploaded photo to life

How to write prompts

Formula for a good prompt for Grok Imagine

Characterwho is in the frame
Actionsingle and clear
Camerazoom in, orbit, static
Atmospherelight, weather, time
Soundspeech in quotes, noises
Formatseconds, 9:16 or 16:9

Tips specifically for this model

It has no separate negative prompt field: whatever you do not want, state right in the description using words like «no such-and-such». One action per clip.
Use to test an idea before Kling or Veo.

✕ Bad

a person dances, runs, then flies and waves their hand

✓ OK

The person from the photo slowly turns to the camera and smiles. Wind in hair, sunset glow, smooth camera zoom-in.

Examples

Ready-made prompts for high quality results

Copy the prompt, insert your details — and get a video matching the sample.

01

Quick meme

A dog in a bowler hat tap dances on stage, spotlight.

Result: Meme in a minute Try it →

02

Animate

The person in the photo winks and gives a thumbs-up.

Result: Fast response Try it →

03

Tested in AskMeAI studio

A cat wearing glasses types on a typewriter, retro-style room, warm lamp light. No people in the frame.

Result: the prompt used to test the model in the bot Try it →

What not to do

Mistakes that ruin the result

In Grok Imagine

Do not expect high detail and consistent faces in long clips.
Sound — this model does not have it
End frame

General rules for video

Avoid describing multiple actions in a row in a short clip.
Do not ask for crowds and readable text — they fall apart in motion.
When animating a photo, do not retell what is in it — describe the movement.
Do not change the scene within a 5-second clip.

Specifications

Grok Imagine in numbers

Section: Video
Developer: xAI
Duration: 1–15 s
Quality: 480p, 720p
Formats: 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3
Sound: no sound
Frames: first (photo animation)
Price: 85 gen / 5 s clip
Available from plan: Premium
Status: works on the website and in the bot

Price

How many costs

85 gen / 5 s video

Plan	Price	Enough for
Free	free	—
Premium	450 ★ · 1 month	up to 5 videos
Premium	1 200 ★ · 3 months	up to 15 videos
Premium	2 250 ★ · 6 months	up to 31 videos
Premium	4 200 ★ · 12 months	up to 63 videos

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How much does Grok Imagine cost?

85 generations per 5 s video. Generations are the internal currency of AskMeAI: included with Premium and sold as one-time packs.

Can I try Grok Imagine for free?

Grok Imagine is available with a Premium subscription and one-time generation packs. You can try photo effects and chat with free models for free.

How to get the best result in Grok Imagine?

It has no separate negative prompt field: write whatever you want to exclude right into the prompt using words like «without such-and-such». Keep to one action per clip. Rely on the formula: subject → action → camera → atmosphere → sound → format.

Where does Grok Imagine work?

On the askmeai.ru website studio and in the @GPT5Telegbot Telegram bot — shared balance.