xAI Launches Imagine Video 1.5 with 1080p, Integrates with Runway
xAI's video generation model, Imagine Video 1.5, has received a major update and is now fully available across its API, consumer products, and the Runway platform. This update significantly enhances video dynamics and audio realism while introducing several core generation features, marking a comprehensive expansion of the model's capabilities.
Confirmed
- Core Feature Upgrades: Imagine Video 1.5 introduces text-to-video generation and supports both image and audio reference inputs.
- Resolution Improvements: The new version supports native 1080p resolution video output.
- Multi-Platform Availability: The model is now live across the API and xAI's consumer products, available for immediate trial.
- Runway Integration: Imagine Video 1.5 is officially integrated into the Runway platform, allowing users to experience the model directly within Runway.
Why It Matters
- This update fills the gap in text-to-video and multimodal reference input capabilities, while the native 1080p output elevates generation quality, boosting xAI's competitiveness in the video generation space.
- By simultaneously opening the API and integrating with mainstream third-party creative platforms like Runway, this move will vastly expand its creator ecosystem and commercial application scenarios.
2026-08-01 ~ 2026-08-01 · 5 related posts
Primary sources
- [source] Grok's Imagine Video 1.5 Upgrades Hit API with Text-to-Video and Native 1080p — chaitu · 2026-08-01
- [source] Grok Imagine Video 1.5 lands on Runway — runwayml · 2026-08-01
- Grok Imagine Video 1.5 lands on Runway — runwayml · 2026-08-01
- xAI Launches Imagine Video 1.5 with Native 1080p Text-to-Video — chaitu · 2026-08-01
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