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Generate videos with native audio, edit scenes, and animate images. Run xAI's Grok Imagine through ComfyUI in your browser. No API key, no installs, no local GPU.
Free to try · No installation · Runs in browser · Updated March 2026
What You Get
Grok Imagine is xAI's generative media model for video and images. It generates 720p video clips (1-15 seconds) with synchronized native audio from text prompts, reference images, or existing video. It also does video editing: add objects, remove elements, restyle scenes, swap props. The model is available as official ComfyUI partner nodes, so you can run it on Floyo alongside models like Wan, Flux, and Kling in the same workflow.
Grok Imagine Workflows on Floyo
Grok Imagine for Text to Image
Grok Imagine for Text to Video
Grok Imagine for Image to Video
Grok Imagine for Video Editing
What is Grok Imagine?
Grok Imagine is xAI's generative media model family. It generates 720p video clips up to 15 seconds long with synchronized native audio (sound effects, ambient music, character speech). It also handles text-to-image, image-to-video animation, and video-to-video editing. The model launched January 28, 2026 and is still in active beta.
On Floyo, the ComfyUI nodes are pre-installed. You open a workflow, type your prompt, and run it. No API key setup, no local GPU, no dependency management.
The ComfyUI team noted Grok Imagine performs well on retro anime and cyberpunk aesthetics, with subdued color palettes, dramatic contrast, and emotionally resonant framing. It also handles photorealistic renders with strong facial consistency.
What are Grok Imagine's technical specifications?
Grok Imagine generates 720p video at up to 15 seconds per clip, with native audio sync. The API model IDs are grok-imagine-video and grok-imagine-image. It supports text-to-video, image-to-video, and video-to-video editing. The model is still in beta with updates shipping every 2-4 weeks.
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Developer | xAI |
| Model IDs | grok-imagine-video, grok-imagine-image |
| Video Resolution | 720p (1280 x 720) |
| Video Duration | 1 to 15 seconds per clip |
| Aspect Ratios | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 |
| Audio | Native synchronized (sound effects, speech, ambient music) |
| Input Types | Text prompt, reference image (1 URL), source video |
| Generation Speed | ~10-17 seconds for a 10-second clip |
| Image Generation | ~4 seconds per image |
| xAI API Price | ~$0.05/sec (~$0.50 per 10-sec clip) |
| ComfyUI Access | Official partner nodes (search "Grok" in the canvas) |
| Status | Beta (active development, updates every 2-4 weeks) |
What can you create with Grok Imagine?
Grok Imagine covers text-to-video, image-to-video, and video editing. You can generate clips from a prompt, animate a still image, or edit an existing video by adding objects, removing elements, restyling scenes, and swapping props. The built-in audio sync means every clip comes with matching sound.
| Capability | What It Does | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Text-to-Video | Generate video from a text prompt with native audio | Quick concept videos, social content, storyboard prototypes |
| Image-to-Video | Animate a still image while preserving composition | Animating storyboard frames, character motion, product demos |
| Video Editing | Add, remove, or replace objects in existing video | Product showcases, scene corrections, prop swaps |
| Scene Restyling | Switch visual style (cyberpunk, anime, watercolor, origami, retro) | Creative exploration, A/B testing visual directions |
| Camera Control | Zoom, dolly, tilt, pan, timelapse presets | Cinematic sequences, establishing shots |
| Performance Capture | Animate characters using your own performance as reference | Social content, character animation for shorts |
| Sketches to Life | Turn black-and-white line drawings into animated clips | Concept art animation, sketch-to-render pipelines |
What are Grok Imagine's key features?
Grok Imagine combines video generation, video editing, and image generation in one model family. What sets it apart is native audio on every output, built-in scene editing without regenerating from scratch, and a restyle system that covers multiple visual aesthetics. Here's each feature in detail.
Native Audio Generation
Every video clip includes synchronized sound effects, ambient music, and character speech. The audio is generated in the same pass as the video, not layered on afterward. This eliminates the post-production audio step that most competing models require. Veo, Sora, Kling, and Wan do not offer native audio generation.
Scene Control
Switch a scene between different environments and conditions. Go from golden sunshine to autumn, winter, fog, sunset, or cloudy settings in seconds. The model preserves the core composition and subjects while transforming the scene around them. Useful for testing multiple moods on the same shot without regenerating from a prompt.
Object Control
Edit specific objects within a video with precision. Add a prop, remove an unwanted element, or swap out an object while keeping the rest of the scene intact. Designed for product showcases where you need to change colors, replace items, or clean up a frame without reshooting or regenerating the whole clip.
Restyle
Apply a completely different visual style to existing footage. Built-in presets include Block, Cyberpunk, Anime, Retro, Origami, Watercolor, and Mosaic. You can test multiple creative directions on the same scene in seconds. This is faster than regenerating each variation from a text prompt with style modifiers.
Sketches to Life
Turn static black-and-white line drawings into full-color animated clips. The model interprets the sketch structure and adds color, motion, and lighting. The ComfyUI team noted it performs well on retro anime and cyberpunk aesthetics for this workflow.
Performance Capture
Animate any character using your own performance as the motion reference. Record yourself acting out a scene, and the model transfers that motion to a character while maintaining the character's visual style and proportions. Useful for social content creators who want consistent character animation without rigging.
Camera Motion Control
Control camera movement with specific presets: zoom in, zoom out, dolly out, tilt up, pan right, and timelapse. These work on both generated and animated clips, giving you cinematic control over framing without manual keyframing.
Extend from Frame
Chain video clips together by using the final frame of one generation as the starting point for the next. This preserves motion, character positioning, and lighting across clips. Added in March 2026. Useful for building longer sequences from multiple short generations.
How does Grok Imagine compare to other video models?
Grok Imagine ranks #1 on Artificial Analysis text-to-video benchmarks as of January 28, 2026. In side-by-side video editing tests, it outperformed Kling o1 (57% vs 43%) and Runway Aleph (64.1% vs 35.9%) on instruction following and scene consistency. Its biggest differentiators are native audio generation and built-in video editing, which most competitors lack.
| Model | AA T2V Rank | Native Audio | Video Editing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine | #1 | Yes (sync audio) | Add / Remove / Restyle |
| Veo 3.1 Fast | #4 | No | No |
| Veo 3 | #5 | No | No |
| Sora 2 Pro | #9 | No | No |
| Wan 2.5 | Top 5 | No | No |
Source: Artificial Analysis rankings as of January 28, 2026. Video editing benchmarks from xAI (IVEBench at 1280x720).
How does Grok Imagine work?
Grok Imagine uses xAI's proprietary Aurora engine to generate video and audio together in a single pass. You send a text prompt (or an image, or a video), and the model returns a video clip with matched audio. The generation process is asynchronous: submit a request, then poll for the result.
The video editing pipeline works differently from generation. You provide a source video and a text instruction (like "add a silver necklace" or "change the scene to autumn"). The model modifies only the parts you specify and preserves the rest. In benchmark testing against Kling o1 and Runway Aleph, Grok Imagine scored higher on both instruction following and scene consistency.
Inside ComfyUI, you can combine Grok Imagine with other nodes in the same workflow. Generate a base image with Flux, animate it with Grok Imagine, then post-process with upscaling nodes. On Floyo, all of this runs in a single browser-based pipeline on H100 NVL GPUs.
The model is still in beta. Expect evolving behavior between updates. xAI has been shipping improvements every 2-4 weeks since the January 2026 launch, including the "Extend from Frame" feature added in March 2026 for chaining clips together.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about running Grok Imagine on Floyo.
You can try it with Floyo's free tier, which gives you 20 minutes of GPU time per day. Grok Imagine runs as an API node, so generation costs come from your API Wallet (separate from FloTime). Floyo gives $1 in free API credits on signup.
Open Floyo in your browser, find a Grok Imagine workflow (search "Grok" in the template library), and click Run. Floyo handles the GPU, the ComfyUI environment, and the API connections. No local install, no Python setup, no API key required.
xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk. The model uses xAI's proprietary Aurora engine. It launched January 28, 2026 and is available through the xAI API, ComfyUI partner nodes, and platforms like fal.ai, Flora, and HeyGen.
Both rank highly on T2V benchmarks. Grok's main advantages: native audio sync (Wan does not generate audio) and built-in video editing. Wan's advantages: open-source, can run locally, and wider community workflow support. On Floyo, you can use both in the same pipeline and compare results directly.
Yes. Every video includes synchronized native audio: sound effects, ambient music, character speech, and lip-sync. This is generated in the same pass as the video. Most competing models (Veo, Sora, Kling, Wan) do not include native audio generation.
Yes. Because Grok Imagine is available as ComfyUI nodes, you can chain it with other models. Generate an image with Flux, animate it with Grok Imagine, upscale with Real-ESRGAN. On Floyo, this all runs in a single browser-based pipeline.
About 10-17 seconds for a 10-second video clip at 720p. Images take roughly 4 seconds. These speeds were measured at the API level. On Floyo, actual times depend on current GPU load, but H100 NVL hardware keeps things fast.
Check xAI's current terms of service for commercial use rights on generated content. The model is still in beta, so terms may evolve. On Floyo, you retain full ownership of all generated outputs.
Try Grok Imagine on Floyo
Video generation with native audio. Video editing. Cinematic controls. Run it in your browser.
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Last updated: March 2026. Specs and benchmarks from official xAI sources, ComfyUI blog, and Artificial Analysis.