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Grok Imagine
xAI
The speed king. Fastest generation at the lowest cost with native audio. Built for rapid creative iteration, not pixel-perfect cinema.
Pick Grok Imagine if…
You want fast iteration and prototyping, social media clips, or product teasers.
Pick Hailuo 2.3 if…
You want budget creators, stylized content, or e-commerce ads.
Specifications
Maker
xAI
MiniMax
Source Type
Closed Source
Closed Source
License
Commercial (X Premium / API)
Commercial (subscription)
Architecture
Aurora autoregressive engine (proprietary)
NCR Framework
Parameters
Undisclosed (trained on 110K GB200 GPUs)
Undisclosed
Max Resolution
720p
1080p
Max Duration
6-15s
10s
FPS
24
24-30
Native Audio
Yes
No
ComfyUI Support
Yes
No
Fine-tunable
No
No
Min VRAM
Cloud only
Cloud only
Cost / Second
$0.05/sec
~$0.25/clip
Inputs
T2V, I2V, V2V (edit), Reference-to-Video, Video Extend
T2V, I2V, S2V (subject ref)
On Floyo
Yes
No
Strengths & Trade-offs
Grok Imagine
Strengths
- +Best-in-class instruction following for video
- +native audio (dialogue + ambient + SFX)
- +7 aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 1:1)
- +fastest generation speed + lowest latency
- +$0.05/sec (budget-friendly)
Trade-offs
- -720p cap (no 1080p/4K)
- -quality degrades after 2-3 chained extensions
- -no visible watermarks (brand safety concern)
- -content moderation controversies
- -no open weights
Best For
- →Fast iteration and prototyping
- →social media clips
- →product teasers
- →cinematic storyboarding
Hailuo 2.3
Strengths
- +Best budget:quality ratio
- +extreme physics sim
- +anime/ink wash/CG styles
- +micro-expressions
- +S2V-01
Trade-offs
- -Less known in West
- -10s max
- -no audio
- -fewer tutorials
Best For
- →Budget creators
- →stylized content
- →e-commerce ads
- →social clips