aiqbench analysis
This update introduces significant capabilities to the Imagine Video 1.5 model, including native 1080p generation and the ability to maintain consistent character faces and voices across scenes using specific references. These enhancements directly improve the fidelity and controllability of generative video models, marking a notable step forward in practical AI video synthesis.
Imagine Video 1.5 with References

Our best video model, now with text, image, and voice references — generating up to 1080p.
When we launched Imagine Video 1.5 last month, it was our best video model yet — better motion, better physics, and better audio. Today it goes further: image and voice references, video from a prompt alone, and native 1080p generation.
Image and voice references start today in the US for SuperGrok Heavy and SuperGrok Plus on grok.com/imagine and iOS, rolling out to all tiers over the next few days.
Describe the shot — no starting image needed. Text-to-video pairs our image generation with image-to-video. Native 1080p is now supported with text-to-video and image-to-video. Text-to-video and native 1080p are generally available on grok.com/imagine, iOS, and Android.
Pass in a character image and a voice reference, and both hold — the same face and the same voice in every scene.
Each reference image locks one thing in place — a face, a product, a location. Keep a character and swap the scene, keep the scene and swap the character, or hold both and change only the action. Up to seven references per generation.
Image references, text-to-video, and native 1080p are live in the xAI API with our best video model, grok-imagine-video-1.5. Voice reference support is available on request.
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