X updates capabilities: New video generation feature added with audio.
What happened
Between the May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026 captures of X's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Capabilities section updated: Video generation (New, with synchronized audio) added; Reasoning capability removed; Imagine API link added to hero banner alongside Grok 4.3 API. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists grok-4.3 at $1.25 per 1M input tokens + $2.5 per 1M output tokens, grok-build-0.1 at $1 per 1M input tokens + $2 per 1M output tokens, grok-imagine-image-quality at $0.01 per input image + $0.05 per output image (1K resolution), grok-imagine-image at $0 per input image + $0.02 per output image (1K resolution) and grok-imagine-video at $0.01 per input second of video + $0 per input image.
It lands 14 days after X's previous change, "X debuts grok-4.3 at $1.25/$2.50 per 1M tokens, slashes grok-4.20 rates" (May 5, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "X adds real-time voice AI, drops structured outputs from API" (Feb 18, 2026). X has been tracked since 2025-10-11.
In the same window You.com, fal, Voxel51, Upstage and Together AI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureRemovedReasoning capabilityNo Reasoning capability
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Reasoning capability | No Reasoning capability | Removed |
Values as written on X's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of X's pricing page (x.ai) from May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the Reasoning capability no longer appears.
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X, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 13, 2026packagingX swaps flagship model — grok-4.5 costs more, sees less, drops coding model
- Jul 4, 2026improvedxAI: Grok lineup replaced (grok-4.3, grok-build-0.1), smaller context windows
- May 29, 2026improvedX launches Grok coding model and image/video/voice API pricing
- May 19, 2026improvedX updates capabilities: New video generation feature added with audio. · this change
- May 5, 2026decreaseX debuts grok-4.3 at $1.25/$2.50 per 1M tokens, slashes grok-4.20 rates
- Feb 18, 2026improvedX adds real-time voice AI, drops structured outputs from API
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- You.comAug 4You.com: Web Search API now freemium (free 100/day + $5/1k after)
- falOct 19fal doubles Flux 3 Image edit price to $0.048 per megapixel
- Voxel51Oct 19Voxel51 slashes Custom-tier compute hours 71% as it adds free plan
- UpstageOct 19Upstage API deepens Solar Pro 4 promo to 70% off through Oct 19
- Together AIOct 19Together AI lists Muse Spark Open, Reflection Beam, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Questions about this change
Did X raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on X's pricing page between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026?
Feature: Reasoning capability → No Reasoning capability, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does X change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for X in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "X debuts grok-4.3 at $1.25/$2.50 per 1M tokens, slashes grok-4.20 rates" on May 5, 2026; X has been tracked since 2025-10-11.