Short answer: Grok is free to start, but the official information available for this article does not establish whether a Free account can generate Grok Imagine videos. It gives no confirmed numeric free-video allowance, so the free limit should be treated as unestablished—not confirmed as zero or as a number of clips. (docs.x.ai)
For production use, xAI separately documents a video-generation API with per-second pricing. A 10-second text-to-video output using grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite at 720p calculates to $0.30, before any billable image or video input. API charges are separate from consumer subscription fees. (docs.x.ai)
What does “free video limit” mean for Grok?
xAI’s Grok overview says Grok is free to start and that paid SuperGrok plans raise usage limits. That information does not say whether a Free account can generate video, give a free-video quota, or specify a video reset schedule. The official excerpts available for this article do not establish Free video eligibility, a video quota, or reset timing. (docs.x.ai)
Third-party pages make claims about free and paid Grok video access, but they are not official xAI documentation and do not settle the question. Image-generation limits, where reported, are not video limits.
Consumer plans: published prices and video details
The consumer-plan information available for this article lists these prices and video descriptions. These are consumer-plan details; they do not establish terms for other access routes, such as X subscriptions or the production API.
| Plan | Listed price | Video information in the available plan description | What the available excerpts do not establish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | “Limited” AI usage | Whether Free includes video, a numeric video allowance, or reset timing. |
| Premium | $30/month | Says it includes AI image and video generation | A numeric video allowance or reset timing. |
| Super | $100/month | Specifies 1080p videos up to 15 seconds | A numeric video allowance or reset timing. |
Premium is a documented plan option that expressly mentions video generation; Super’s description specifies 1080p and videos up to 15 seconds. These excerpts do not establish which consumer plan is the cheapest route to video. They also do not establish whether Free includes video or specify a video quota or reset schedule. Do not interpret the Premium description as a monthly clip count. (docs.x.ai)
Production xAI video API: a separate, usage-based budget
xAI documents video generation through a production API. Its documented video-generation operation is asynchronous: it returns a request ID that can be polled for completion. This developer product has a separate billing path from the consumer Free plan. (xAI video API reference)
For simple clips, xAI lists per-generated-second output prices for grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite: (xAI Lite model pricing)
| Lite video output | Price per second | Example: 10-second output |
|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.02 | $0.20 |
| 720p | $0.03 | $0.30 |
| 1080p | $0.14 | $1.40 |
Worked estimate: 20 text-to-video outputs, each 10 seconds at 720p, would cost 20 × 10 × $0.03 = $6.00 in video-output charges, assuming each request produces a 10-second output. This is a rate-based estimate, not a test result or a consumer subscription price. The API pricing documentation also lists charges when image or video is supplied as input, so input media may add cost. (docs.x.ai)
The Lite model supports clips up to 15 seconds; its 1080p output is upscaled from 720p. The standard grok-imagine-video-1.5 model has a published 1080p output rate of $0.25/second, or $2.50 for a 10-second output at that rate. The information available for this article establishes that rate, but not that the standard model’s 1080p output is native. (xAI video overview; xAI API pricing)
Bottom line for budgeting
- Want free consumer video? Grok is free to start, but the official information available for this article does not establish whether Free includes video or provide a free-video count. Don’t budget around an assumed free allowance. (
docs.x.ai) - Considering a consumer subscription? The available plan description lists Premium at $30/month and says it includes video generation; Super is listed at $100/month and specifies 1080p videos up to 15 seconds. These descriptions do not establish the cheapest consumer route to video or a numeric clip quota. (
docs.x.ai) - Need production/API video? Budget separately using the per-second API rates. A 10-second 720p Lite output calculates to $0.30; allow for any billable input media separately. (
docs.x.ai)
A subscription price does not tell you the API cost, and an API rate does not establish what the consumer Free plan includes.