Video

Grok Imagine Video video

xAI Grok Imagine — text/image-to-video. 6s/10s. Style modes (fun/normal/spicy).

Category: Create · grok-imagine-video

How to use & limits

Text-to-video and image-to-video (1 reference image).
prompt: up to 5,000 characters.
Duration: 6 or 10 seconds.
aspect_ratio applies to text-to-video only; ignored when an image is supplied.
mode sets the style: fun, normal or spicy.

Capabilities

What this model supports, straight from the schema — no pricing, no infrastructure detail.

Capability	Value
`billing_unit` Billing unit	per_video
`text_to_video` Text-to-video	Yes
`image_to_video` Image-to-video	Yes
`allowed_durations` Allowed durations	6, 10
`max_prompt_length` Max prompt length	5000

Parameters

Fields accepted in params (or first-class, where applicable) for POST /generations.

Name	Label	Type	Required	Default	Options	Min / Max	Description
`duration`	Duration	select	Optional	6	—	—	Video duration: 6 or 10 seconds (default 6).
`aspect_ratio`	Aspect ratio	select	Optional	16:9	1:1 · 2:3 · 3:2 · 16:9 · 9:16	—	Aspect ratio (text-to-video only): 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 16:9 or 9:16.
`image_urls`	Reference image (max 1)	multi_select	Optional	—	—	— – 1	One reference image for image-to-video (max 1).
`mode`	Mode	select	Optional	normal	fun · normal · spicy	—	Generation style: fun, normal or spicy.
`prompt`	Prompt	textarea	Required	—	—	—	Motion/scene description; up to 5,000 characters.

Example request

bash

curl -X POST https://caranguejo.art/api/v1/dev/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CK" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "grok-imagine-video",
  "prompt": "A sequence of doors opens revealing rooms with residents inside, camera slowly pushing in.",
  "params": {
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "mode": "normal",
    "duration": 6
  }
}'

javascript

const res = await fetch("https://caranguejo.art/api/v1/dev/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer " + process.env.CK,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "grok-imagine-video",
    "prompt": "A sequence of doors opens revealing rooms with residents inside, camera slowly pushing in.",
    "params": {
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
      "mode": "normal",
      "duration": 6
    }
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();

Example response

json

{
  "id": "9f0c1a7e-…",
  "object": "generation",
  "model": "grok-imagine-video",
  "type": "video",
  "status": "completed",
  "output": {
    "assets": [
      {
        "url": "https://media.caranguejo.art/outputs/example.mp4",
        "type": "video"
      }
    ]
  }
}

The job's real cost is returned as credits_charged on the completed response — check GET /balance for the account balance.

Common errors for this job type:

`insufficient_credits`	Account balance can't cover the job cost.
`content_policy_violation`	Prompt or media rejected by content policy.
`generation_timeout`	The job exceeded the maximum processing time.
`rate_limited`	Too many requests per minute.
`invalid_input`	A required parameter is missing or outside the model's schema.
`generation_failed`	Generic processing failure.