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xAI Grok Imagine tops AI video generation leaderboards
xAI has launched Grok Imagine 1.0, a powerful tool that lets anyone create short videos using simple text prompts or starting images. The new version produces clips up to 10 seconds long in sharp 720p resolution. Users can turn ideas into moving scenes quickly, making it easy for beginners and experts alike to bring scenarios to life.
This update brings big improvements in quality and sound. Videos now have smoother motion, clearer details, and better audio with expressive voices and music that matches the action perfectly. Grok Imagine follows instructions closely, even when users add more details later. In just 30 days, people created over 1.245 billion videos, showing its rapid growth.
Soon after release, Grok Imagine started trending on AI video leaderboards. These tests compare models through blind user votes, focusing on real-world quality.
Video Arena Leaderboard
Arena.ai shared that Grok-Imagine-Video-720p claimed the top spot in the Image-to-Video category. It earned a score of 1397, beating Google’s Veo 3.1-audio (1395) and Veo 3.1-fast-audio (1381). The 480p version ranked fourth with 1381 points. Arena.ai noted this win came while being about 5 times cheaper than competitors, marking a major achievement for the xAI team.
xAI Grok Imagine tops Arena.ai
Artificial Analysis
Artificial Analysis confirmed that Grok Imagine Video holds first place in both Text-to-Video and Image-to-Video on their leaderboard. It also performs well in their Video with Audio tests, competing against models like Veo 3.1 and Kling 2.6 Pro. Priced at $4.20 per minute, including audio, it costs less than Veo 3.1 Preview ($12/min) while matching high-quality standards.
Design Arena
Design Arena announced Grok Imagine as the highest-ranked text-to-video model in their crowdsourced tests. As xAI’s first entry, it debuted in first place and proved to be the fastest model evaluated. They highlighted its strong performance right from the start.
xAI Grok Imagine at Design Arena
These results show that xAI has made a big leap in quality and the instruction following to output the video.
