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Grok Imagine

Text-to-VideoText-to-ImageBy xAI

Grok Imagine is xAI's hosted model for turning a text prompt or a reference image into short animated video clips — and it generates still images too. There's nothing to download or set up: describe a scene and get a clip back in seconds. Run Grok Imagine right here on Civitai.

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25K+Images & videos generated

About Grok Imagine

Grok started as the conversational AI assistant from Elon Musk's xAI, launched in November 2023, and has since grown into a multimodal system. Grok Imagine is xAI's dedicated model for visual generation — creating images and short videos from text prompts and reference visuals. On these pages we treat it as a video ecosystem, but it is genuinely dual-purpose: the same model handles text-to-image alongside its short-form video generation.

Its capabilities span three modes. Text-to-image renders across styles from photorealism and illustration to anime and sketches (xAI's image generation is built on its Aurora model, an autoregressive generator with strong instruction-following). Image editing and transformation restyle or modify an existing image from a written instruction. And video generation produces short animated clips — either straight from a text prompt or by animating a still image you provide, often with synced audio — which is the workflow these pages center on.

Grok Imagine runs API-only: it is a hosted xAI model with no open weights and no local install, so the way to use it is right here in the Civitai generator, where the compute runs for you. Choose it when you want fast, prompt-driven short clips or quick concept and storyboard visuals from a single service that also does stills. If you want open weights, stackable LoRAs, and deep motion-effect control, the Wan ecosystem leads; for the most polished cinematic API clips, Kling and Seedance are the peers to compare against.

How to prompt Grok Imagine

  • Write in plain natural language, not comma-separated tags. Grok's image model is autoregressive with strong instruction-following, so describe the scene in full sentences the way you would explain it to a person.
  • Skip weight syntax and negative prompts — (word:1.5) and negative prompts are unsupported. State what you want directly ("empty street, soft morning light") rather than listing what to avoid.
  • Keep the prompt reasonably tight — up to roughly 1,000 characters. It follows precise text instructions well and is strong at photorealistic rendering, so specific detail pays off more than length.
  • For video, spell out the motion and the camera: what moves, how fast, and the shot ("slow push-in," "static wide shot," "camera pans left"). Keep each clip to a single continuous action rather than several sequential events.
  • A reliable structure is: subject in setting, then style, lighting, and composition — e.g. "a fox trotting through a snowy pine forest, cinematic style, soft golden light, wide tracking shot, highly detailed."

AI models move fast — new versions ship often, and a model’s capabilities or Buzz cost can change. For the latest, check the model’s own page before you generate.

Featured Grok Imagine models

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Grok Imagine

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Example generations

Curated, safe-for-work showcase — every image and clip ships with its prompt and settings.

Anime style, looped clip: a cat running dynamically through an urban park, motion blur, golden-hour lighting, wide angle
Grok Imagine · 1280×720
A realistic medium shot of a sports commentator in a high-tech broadcasting studio, blurred screens glowing behind her
Grok Imagine · 1280×720
A magic fairy world where everything is moving, full of magic
Grok Imagine · 720×720
Grok Imagine example image: An ancient man, his beard flowing like a silver waterfall, sits on a throne carved from solidified moonlight, commanding
An ancient man, his beard flowing like a silver waterfall, sits on a throne carved from solidified moonlight, commanding celestial energies
Grok Imagine · text-to-image · 1776×2368
Grok Imagine example image: A museum-worthy illustration of a mythical garden where every flower blooms into a miniature galaxy and astronomers cult
A museum-worthy illustration of a mythical garden where every flower blooms into a miniature galaxy and astronomers cultivate constellations
Grok Imagine · text-to-image · 2816×1584
Grok Imagine example image: A fluffy, wide-eyed puppy in an impressionistic meadow bathed in the soft, dappled light of a summer afternoon, surround
A fluffy, wide-eyed puppy in an impressionistic meadow bathed in the soft, dappled light of a summer afternoon, surrounded by vibrant wildflowers
Grok Imagine · text-to-image · 1776×2368

How to run Grok Imagine

Grok Imagine is a hosted API model — skip the setup and generate on Civitai.

⚡ Run on Civitai (Recommended)

The fastest way to start.

No GPU required
In-browser generation in seconds
One click from any model on this page
Works on mobile
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🔌 API-only model

Grok Imagineruns through its provider's API — there are no public weights to download and nothing to install.

Always the latest hosted version
No GPU, no setup
No offline / local option

Civitai handles the API access — you just prompt and generate.

Grok Imagine vs other ecosystems

Backed by Civitai usage data.

FeatureGrok ImagineKlingSeedanceWan
Best forFast short clips + stills, one hosted modelPolished cinematic clips (API)Cinematic multi-shot video (API)Open T2V + I2V, huge LoRA ecosystem
ModalitiesVideo + imageVideoVideoVideo
Image-to-videoYesYesYesNative, strong
Open weights / LoRAsNo (hosted)No (closed)No (closed)Yes — 2,500+ LoRAs
MakerxAIKuaishouByteDanceAlibaba
Available on Civitai✓ Yes✓ Yes✓ Yes✓ Yes

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to generate with Grok Imagine?

Generation on Civitai runs on Buzz, and every account earns free Blue Buzz daily through on-site activity like reacting to images. Grok Imagine is a premium hosted model from xAI, so it costs more Buzz per clip than lighter checkpoints — it isn't free generation, but you can still put your daily Blue Buzz toward it, and for heavier use let your Buzz accumulate or add a membership for higher limits. Short clips at smaller resolutions stretch your Buzz further than long, high-resolution ones.

What is Grok Imagine?

Grok Imagine is xAI's dedicated model for creating images and short videos from text prompts and reference visuals. It handles text-to-image, image editing, and short video generation — including animating a still image. Try it in the Civitai generator.

Can Grok Imagine make images as well as video?

Yes — it does both. Grok Imagine generates still images across styles like photorealism, illustration, and anime, and it also produces short animated clips. These pages focus on its video output, but the same model covers stills. Remix an example to start.

Can I animate my own image with Grok Imagine?

Yes. Its image-to-video mode takes a still picture and brings it to life with motion, so you can start from an image you already have rather than a text prompt alone. Pick the image-to-video flow in the generator.

Do I need a GPU or any install to run Grok Imagine?

No. Grok Imagine is an API-only hosted model — there are no open weights to download and nothing to install. Civitai runs the compute for you, so you generate straight from the browser.

How should I prompt Grok Imagine?

Write in natural language with full sentences — it follows instructions closely and does not use weight syntax or negative prompts. For video, describe the motion and camera and keep to one continuous action. Remix any example above to see a working prompt.

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