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Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite API pricing per second

Generate video with xAI's Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.

  • Pay as you go, no subscription
  • 15 free credits on a new account
  • Free quote before every call
From$0.0182per secondR$0.0609 · 2 credits5 seconds at 480p: $0.091Lowest price we foundUpdated November 07, 2026

Pricing

Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite pricing by mode and resolution

ModeResolutionPrice per secondIn reaisCredits
Text onlyLowest price we found480p$0.0182R$0.06092 credits
Text onlyLowest price we found720p$0.0273R$0.09132 credits
Text onlyLowest price we found1080p$0.13R$0.438 credits
From an imageLowest price we found480p$0.0182R$0.06092 credits
From an imageLowest price we found720p$0.0273R$0.09132 credits
From an imageLowest price we found1080p$0.13R$0.438 credits

Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Lowest price we found: our price is at or under every public API list price we track for the same model, mode and resolution.

Limits

What Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite accepts in each request

Modes
Text only and From an image
Duration
1 to 15 seconds
Resolutions
480p, 720p, 1080p
Aspect ratios
1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3
Reference images
up to 1
Sound
Always with sound

Code

How to call Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite free quote, generation and result

BODY='{"model":"xai/grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite","prompt":"a dog surfing at sunset","seconds":5,"resolution":"720p","aspect_ratio":"9:16"}'

CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY" | jq .credits)

curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

At 480p, each second costs $0.0182 and a minute comes to $1.09 (R$3.65, 61 credits). Each generation runs 1 to 15 seconds.
Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The 15 free credits cover 14 seconds at 480p with Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite.
Text only: the prompt describes everything. From an image: the image you send becomes the first frame.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls Grok Imagine 1.5 Lite without a xAI account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.

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