X adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026 captures of X's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New model grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite (Text, Image to Video) added to API pricing: $0.01 per input image, from $0.02 per second, 480p/720p/1080p. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 2, 2026) lists grok-4.3 at $1.25 per 1M input tokens + $2.50 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 49 days after X's previous change, "X drops grok-4.5, adds Imagine image/video models and free Playground perk" (Aug 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "x.ai: Speech-to-Speech Voice API pricing changed from flat rate to starting-at" (Aug 5, 2026). X has been tracked since 2025-10-11.
In the same window You.com, Zocks, Voxel51 and Preppr also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- grok-imagine-video · PlanNew plan
New model grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite (Text, Image to Video) added to API pricing: $0.01 per input image, from $0.02 per second, 480p/720p/1080p.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| grok-imagine-video | Plan | New model grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite (Text, Image to Video) added to API pricing: $0.01 per input image, from $0.02 per second, 480p/720p/1080p. | New plan | |
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 Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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X, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingX adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p · this change
- Aug 24, 2026packagingX drops grok-4.5, adds Imagine image/video models and free Playground perk
- Aug 5, 2026packagingx.ai: Speech-to-Speech Voice API pricing changed from flat rate to starting-at
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)
- You.comOct 26You.com adds Inference Router API to run open-weight models via one endpoint
- ZocksNov 2Zocks adds Account opening to Ultimate plan, unflags meeting scheduling
- Voxel51Nov 2Voxel51 renames Custom plan to Enterprise, refreshes feature comparison table
- PrepprNov 2Preppr reveals $20K/yr Enterprise price, drops add'l-user rate from Pro card
Questions about this change
Did X raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan.
What changed on X's pricing page between Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 2026?
New model grok-imagine-video-1.5-lite (Text, Image to Video) added to API pricing: $0.01 per input image, from $0.02 per second, 480p/720p/1080p. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2026 and Oct 12, 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 drops grok-4.5, adds Imagine image/video models and free Playground perk" on Aug 24, 2026; X has been tracked since 2025-10-11.