Is Grok Imagine Free? Which Grok Plans Make Video, xAI's API, and How to Use Grok Imagine Without a Subscription (November 2026)
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On xAI's own price page, video generation in Grok is included only from the Premium plan at $30 a month; the Free and Plus plans do not include it. xAI's API sells Grok Imagine video per second to developers. If you want neither a plan nor an API account, you can pay per clip on a platform that runs Grok Imagine for you, at a price you see before you generate.
This guide covers which Grok plans make video, xAI's API, paying per clip with no subscription, what a typical clip costs, and which route fits which kind of maker.
A note on who wrote this: GenMagic is one of the routes compared here, and its prices come from its live catalog. Grok's plans were read on xAI's price page on November 9, 2026. xAI's API prices come from our Grok Imagine API guide, which cites xAI's developer documentation.
Table of contents
- The short answer
- Grok's plans and video
- xAI's API, for developers
- Paying per clip, with no subscription
- Which route to pick
- Questions
The short answer
- Grok's Free and Plus plans do not include video generation; Premium ($30 a month), Super ($100) and Ultra ($200) do, according to xAI's comparison table.
- xAI's price page lists no one-time video credits or pay-per-clip option for the Grok app. Plans renew until you cancel.
- xAI's API sells Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite from $0.02 a second and Video 1.5 from $0.08, both at 480p. It needs an account and code.
- Per clip on GenMagic, Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite costs $0.03 a second at 480p and $0.045 at 720p, with the price shown before you generate. Top-ups start at $5, and top-up credit never expires.
Grok's plans and video
| Plan | A month (USD) | Video generation | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Not included | Limited |
| Plus | $8 | Not included | Basic |
| Premium | $30 | Included | 4x Plus |
| Super | $100 | Included ("Create 1080p, 15s videos") | 15x Plus |
| Ultra | $200 | Included | 50x Plus |
Image generation (Imagine) is limited on Free and included from Plus up; Grok's image model per image, with no plan: Grok Imagine Image pay as you go. In euros, grok.com lists Premium at €31 a month and Super at €105, each with 50% off the first month. xAI does not state a number of videos per day for any plan; usage is a shared allowance that grows with the plan.
xAI's API, for developers
xAI sells Grok Imagine video per second on its developer platform: $0.02, $0.03 and $0.14 a second at 480p, 720p and 1080p for Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite, and $0.08, $0.14 and $0.25 for Video 1.5. It needs an xAI account with billing, an API key and code that sends a request and waits for the clip. Details and working requests: our Grok Imagine API guide.
Paying per clip, with no subscription
On GenMagic you make a Grok Imagine clip in the studio and pay for that clip from a balance you top up once:
- The price before you generate, fixed by the model, the length and the resolution.
- Clips from 1 to 15 seconds, from a prompt or from a picture you upload as the first frame.
- Top-ups from $5, and top-up credit never expires. Nothing renews.
- $0.50 free when you verify your email, about 16 seconds of Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite at 480p.
- Grok beside Seedance, Veo, Kling, Wan and more on the same balance, and from n8n, Make, Zapier, Claude or ChatGPT and code.
What a typical Grok Imagine clip costs on GenMagic today:
| A clip | Model | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6 s at 480p | Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite | $0.18 |
| 10 s at 720p | Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite | $0.45 |
| 6 s at 720p | Grok Imagine Video 1.5 | $1.26 |
| 10 s at 1080p | Grok Imagine Video 1.5 | $3.75 |
Every Grok Imagine model GenMagic runs: Grok Imagine without a subscription. Lite, 1.5 or the original: which Grok Imagine model to use. The same question for other makers: AI video generators without a subscription.
Which route to pick
- You use Grok every day for chat and want video too: Premium or above, if its video allowance covers what you make.
- You make a few clips a month, or want to compare Grok with other video models: pay per clip. A month with three clips costs three clips.
- You build workflows or apps: xAI's API, or one API key for every model.
Questions
Is Grok Imagine video free? Not on xAI's own plans: its comparison table marks video generation "Not included" on Free and Plus. GenMagic's starter credit covers a few seconds of Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite when you verify your email.
Which Grok plan do I need for video? Premium ($30 a month) or above. Super lists 1080p, 15-second videos.
Can I use Grok Imagine without a subscription? Yes, through xAI's API (per second, for developers), or per clip on platforms such as GenMagic, from a balance you top up with no plan and no renewal.