Grok Imagine 1.5
Grok Imagine 1.5 is xAI's video model and the cheapest clip on Dolly, taking text or a single starting image. Reach for it when you want to try an idea before spending anything serious on it.
Added July 2026. Included on every plan.
Why this one
What makes Grok Imagine 1.5 different
- The lowest price per clip on DollyCheap enough that trying is not a decision you have to justify.
- Text or image to videoWorks from a prompt alone, or from a starting frame when you have one.
- A wide duration rangeFrom very short stings up to longer takes, which is unusual at this price.
- Six aspect ratiosIncluding an automatic option and both portrait crops, so social placements are covered.
- References supportedUp to 4 stills, which most models at this price do not accept.
- Picture onlyNo generated audio to strip out before the clip reaches your edit.
Use cases
Best for
- Idea testing
- Stings and loops
- Bulk social variants
- Agent exploration
- Mood pieces
- Placeholder motion
Technique
Prompt tips
- Try many, keep oneAt this price the right workflow is volume. Generate several framings before refining any of them.
- Keep the scene simpleOne subject, one action, one location. Complexity is where cheap tiers fall over.
- Very short clips are usefulThe duration range goes low, and a short sting is often all a social cut needs.
- Supply a starting image when you have oneIt removes most of the compositional randomness.
- Move up for finalsUse this to find the idea, then run the same prompt on a finishing model.
Mechanism
How Grok Imagine 1.5 works
It generates a clip from your prompt, optionally starting from an image you supply, at one of two draft resolutions. The economics are the feature: it costs little enough per attempt that exploring twenty directions is cheaper than reasoning carefully about one, which is a genuinely different way to work.
Getting started
How to use it on Dolly
- Pick Grok Imagine 1.5Choose it in the video studio, or just ask the agent for it by name.
- Write the promptDescribe what you want, and add your reference images or frames where they help.
- GenerateThe exact credit cost sits on the button before you press it, and a failed run refunds automatically.
Pricing
What it costs
Every generation shows its exact credit cost on the button before you run it.
- 480p · 6s
- 15 credits
- 720p · 6s
- 15 credits
One run is about 1/83 of a Starter month.
Failed generations refund automatically. See plans
Capabilities
Specs
- Resolutions
- 480p, 720p
- Aspect ratios
- 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2, 2:3, auto
- Durations
- 1 to 15s
- Frame inputs
- first
- Reference images
- Up to 4
- Audio
- None
- Max per run
- 2
Questions
Grok Imagine 1.5 FAQ
Is it good enough to publish?
Can I give it a starting frame?
How many references does it take?
Does it make sound?
Why is it so cheap?
Ready to make with Grok Imagine 1.5?
Every model is included on every plan. The price sits on the button before you run it.