How to Use Grok Imagine: Free Tutorials & Best Alternatives

Recently, many friends have been concerned about a question: "Can Grok make videos?" The answer to this question is: Yes, Grok can generate videos using its Grok Imagine tool.

Then a new question arises: how do you use Grok Imagine? To help everyone avoid pitfalls, I've decided to compile a complete guide based on my testing. In this article, you'll not only learn a detailed tutorial on Grok Imagine, but I'll also tell you about a "budget alternative" that I've personally tested and found effective.

• Part 1. What is Grok Imagine?
• 1. Key Features of Grok Imagine
• 2. Grok Imagine Pricing System
• Part 2. How to Use Grok Imagine: A Step-by-Step Guide
• 1. Operating steps
• 2. Useful tips
• Part 3. Free Grok Video Generator: Create Your AI Video with TopMediai
• Part 4. FAQs About How to Use Grok Imagine

Part 1. What is Grok Imagine?

Site: https://grok.com/imagine

Grok Imagine is X Company's latest AI tool, capable of generating images and videos. This sounds basic, but its real power lies here:

You can first have it generate an image, for example, inputting "a Shiba Inu wearing a spacesuit". Then, here's the key point—you can directly send this image back to Grok Imagine, and it will generate a 6-second animated short video, complete with background music or sound effects. This seamless transition from "text-to-image" to "image-to-video" is its core functionality.

Most interestingly, all of this can be done within the Grok app on your phone. Of course, it's no longer completely free and has started using a tiered subscription model. However, you can still generate 20 free images and videos per day.

Now, Grok Imagine has quickly become a favorite among meme creators, marketers, and social media creators.

1 Key Features of Grok Imagine

1.1 Supports Multiple Input Modes

You can directly input text prompts, upload static images, or use voice commands to have Grok Imagine generate videos. This clearly breaks some limitations of traditional creation, enabling you to meet your various creative needs anytime, anywhere.

1.2 High Generation Speed

Regarding speed, official data states that generating a video takes approximately 15 seconds. However, in my actual testing, generating a 10-second video took about 20 seconds. But compared to other AI video tools that take one or two minutes, this is still outstanding.

1.3 User-Friendly Interface

Grok Imagine features an intuitive and minimalist interface design. Whether you're a beginner or a professional, it's easy to use. If you're stuck on suggestion words, you can ask the chatbot within the Grok app, it will provide some helpful keywords.

Furthermore, Grok Imagine offers preset templates for easy one-click application. You can also seamlessly import images through the gallery access function, easily creating high-quality videos and images.

1.4 Deep Integration with Social Platforms

As mentioned earlier, Grok Imagine is an AI tool launched by X Company, so it can seamlessly integrate with the X platform (formerly Twitter). After generating videos or images, you can share them to the X platform and the Grok App with one click. Similarly, if you see content posted by other users on the X platform, you can directly long-press to jump to the Grok Image generation page. The whole process is incredibly smooth.

1.5 Audio-Visual Synchronization

Grok Imagine can perfectly synchronize audio and video. This means that the short videos it generates already include background music, ambient sound effects, and synchronized dialogue, eliminating the need for post-production dubbing or editing.

1.6 Four Different Video Modes

Grok Imagine offers four generation modes: "Normal /Custom / Fun / Spicy ", each catering to different creative needs and style preferences.

Normal: Generates safe, universal, and high-quality images or short videos, suitable for most everyday situations.

Custom: Allows you to fine-tune video content with detailed prompts, enabling more personalized creative intentions.

Fun: Focuses on creativity and humor, adding exaggerated, cartoonish, or unexpected fun effects, ideal for generating memes, cartoons, or entertainment content.

Spicy: Supports bold, avant-garde, or NSFW creations, perfect for creators who like to push boundaries. However, it currently faces some controversy.

2 Grok Imagine Pricing System

Currently, Grok Imagine has three main pricing models. Rest assured, these models have been verified on Reddit, X Forum posts, and in the official documentation.

Part 2. How to Use Grok Imagine: A Step-by-Step Guide

1 Operating steps

Now that we understand Grok Imagine, we should learn how to use it. Since the core operation is the same for both the mobile and web versions, I will use the mobile version as an example to explain in detail how to use Grok Imagine to generate videos.

Step 1: Download the Grok app. Go to the Apple App Store or Google Play Store to download the "Grok" app.

Step 2: Log in to your X account or Google account. It's important to note that your X account must have been registered for at least 7 days to gain access.

Step 3: After entering the app, you will see three tabs at the top: "Ask", "Imagine", and "Companions". Click "Imagine".

Step 4: Choose "Video" or "Image" mode. I selected image mode here. You can enter text prompts to describe the scene you want to create, upload pictures from your phone's photo album, or use voice mode.

If you have no idea how to write prompts, you can use the "Ask" function to let Grok generate some helpful prompts for you.

I'll use a scene of my Golden Retriever and Ragdoll cat interacting as an example. Below are the prompts I wrote, you can copy and use them.

"A cute golden retriever puppy and a fluffy ragdoll kitten playing together in a sunlit living room, surrounded by colorful pet toys, cartoon style, bright and cheerful."

Step 5: Click the "Generate" button and wait a few seconds to get the image stream.

Look, I got a lot of cute pictures.

Step 6: Create a video. After finding your favorite pictures, click the play icon in the lower right corner to get a short animated video with sound effects.

2 Useful tips

Below, I will share some practical tips that are very useful and perfect for beginners.

1. Make good use of Grok AI

Grok itself provides an AI chatbot that you can use entirely to generate prompts. First, let it give you some ideas, then refine your ideas by asking questions, and finally let it generate actionable prompts.

2. Be more specific

You can use a prompt formula. I most often use "action + style + lighting". The more details you describe, the better the AI will understand your intention.

For example, instead of just writing "a park", try "a sunny afternoon, a park with cherry blossoms in full bloom, children playing by the fountain. A Miyazaki Hayao animated film feel." You can also specify camera movement and composition.

3. Take it one step at a time

Nothing is achieved overnight. Generating videos is a continuous process of improvement. You can start by providing a basic idea and see what Grok Imagine can generate. Then, based on the video it generates, add the content you want to refine.

Part 3. Free Grok Video Generator: Create Your AI Video with TopMediai

Nothing is perfect, and Grok Imagine also has its flaws.

So next, I will recommend a Free Grok Video Generator - TopMediai.

TopMediai AI Video Generator is a comprehensive AI tool. It not only perfectly realize both text-to-video and image-to-video, but also offers fine-grained parameter control, support for multiple video aspect ratios, and powerful video extension capabilities—features currently lacking in Grok Imagine. Furthermore, it has a video-to-video function that can transform videos into any styles and add other creative effects to your video clips.

How to Generate AI Video With TopMediai?

Step 1: Visit the TopMediai AI Video Generator's dashboard.

Step 2: Plan your desired video scene.

You can use Grok or TopMediai's built-in AI writer to help you brainstorm.

Step 3: Select the model and settings in TopMediai.

Based on my testing, if you want to generate animated videos, I recommend using PixVerse V5. If you want to generate live-action videos, I recommend using Sora 2.

Furthermore, you can, like I do with Grok Imagine, first use the TopMediai AI Art Generator to generate a satisfactory image, and then convert the image to video. The results are excellent.

Step 4: Write the video prompts.

I highly recommend using the "action + style + lighting" formula.

Step 5: Set parameters such as duration and aspect ratio as needed.

Step 6: Click the "Generate" button, wait a while, and you'll get a great AI video.

Part 4. FAQs About How to Use Grok Imagine

1 What is Grok Imagine?

Grok Imagine is an AI video generation tool developed by xAI. It can quickly generate short videos with sound effects based on your text descriptions or still images.

2 How to get early access to Grok Imagine?

Super Grok and Super Grok Heavy users have early access to the Imagine video generation tool.

3 Can I use Grok Imagine for free?

Yes, Grok Imagine is currently available for free to all users for a limited time, but the free plan has a limit on the number of times it can be generated.

4 What is the best alternative to a Grok Imagine?

Currently, excellent alternatives on the market include TopMediai, Sora 2, and Veo 3. I personally recommend TopMediai because it offers both of these models.