Grok Imagine Prompt Builder
Grok Imagine prompts that made real clips, and a free builder for your own: subject, camera, look and sound, then open it in Grok Imagine on Cicadas.
- Free
- Grok Imagine 1.5
- 7 tested prompts
Write a prompt for one model
Runs in your browser. It arranges what you type; it does not call a model, rewrite your words or use credits.
Prompt for Grok Imagine Video 1.5
0 of 2000 characters
- Duration
- 5 seconds
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
- Sound
- sound always on
These three are chosen on the generator, not written in the prompt. Only the prompt text is carried over.
Not generated or tested: this is your brief in a fixed order. Generating on the model page uses credits.
What each model accepts
From the settings Cicadas sends to each model. Prompt limits reserve room for the model page’s built-in scene instructions. Pick a row to write for that model.
| Model | Seconds | Aspect ratios | Sound | Starts from | Prompt limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| page | 5, 10 | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 | always | text or image | 2000 characters |
About Grok Imagine prompt on Cicadas
Each of the seven Grok Imagine prompts below made a recorded clip on the Grok Imagine page of Cicadas, and the builder above writes your own in the same order: who does what, where, the camera, the look and the sound. It is free, runs in your browser and opens your prompt in Grok Imagine Video 1.5 on Cicadas, where generating costs credits. It arranges your own words in a fixed order; it does not call a language model, and a prompt you build is untested until you generate it. Cicadas is an independent site, not affiliated with xAI.
Why use Cicadas for Grok Imagine prompt
Seven prompts that made real clips
Each example below is the exact prompt behind a recorded clip on the Grok Imagine page: a walk on Mars, a skater in an empty garage, a robot in a rooftop garden, tea in a bamboo forest, lanterns over a rainy alley, a kettle by a lake and a kitten photo brought to life.
What our Grok clips showed
Grok may cut: our skateboard prompt asked for one continuous shot and Grok cut between three camera angles. Sound is hit and miss: birdsong came through, but wind and footsteps came back as calm music; on 1.5 Lite the kettle whistle was never heard and the soundtracks were very quiet. In the kitten clip the cat moved more than the prompt asked.
Fitted to Grok Imagine on Cicadas
The builder only offers what Grok takes here: 5 or 10 seconds, 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, text or one starting image, and sound that is always on. One click opens the Grok Imagine page with your prompt in its box. On the Grok page, 5 seconds costs 25 credits with 1.5 Lite at 480p and 100 with 1.5 at 480p.
How to use Grok Imagine prompt
- 01
Fill in the subject and what happens, then the place, camera, look and sound, or click a camera or look preset.
- 02
Build the prompt, then copy it or open it in Grok Imagine on Cicadas.
- 03
On the Grok page, choose 1.5 or 1.5 Lite and 480p or 720p, check the quote and generate.
Grok Imagine prompts that made recorded clips
Each one made a recorded clip on the Grok Imagine page, with Grok Imagine Video 1.5 or 1.5 Lite. Copy one and adapt it in the builder above, or watch the clips on the Grok Imagine page.
“An astronaut in a white suit walks across a rust-red dune at dawn on Mars. Fine dust lifts with each step and the camera tracks from the side. Wind and footsteps crunching in the sand. One continuous shot, no text.”
“A fictional adult skateboarder carves down the ramp of an empty sunlit parking garage, wheels clacking on concrete. Low follow camera just behind, lens flare from the open side. One continuous shot, no text or logos.”
“A small friendly round robot waters potted flowers in a rooftop garden at golden hour, a city skyline behind it. Slow orbit around the robot, playful stylized 3D look. One continuous shot, no text or logos.”
“Steam curls from a cup of green tea on a stone table in a bamboo forest while a light breeze moves the leaves. Slow push-in toward the cup, soft green light, birdsong. One continuous shot, no text or logos.”
“A cluster of paper lanterns sways above a narrow alley as light rain begins to fall at dusk. Slow upward tilt, warm lantern glow on wet stone, soft rain sound. One continuous shot, no text or logos.”
“A copper kettle on a small camp stove begins to whistle at sunrise beside a still mountain lake, steam rising into the cold air. Slow push-in, crisp morning light, the whistle and a quiet breeze. One continuous shot, no text or logos.”
“The ginger kitten blinks once and slowly tilts its head toward the window as if listening, with a tiny ear twitch. Locked camera, calm natural movement, a soft purr. No cuts, no added objects.”
Grok Imagine prompt FAQ
Tested on Cicadas · reviewed 2026-10-16
The seven example prompts are those of the recorded Grok Imagine clips on /grok-imagine-video (Grok Imagine Video 1.5: four text-to-video clips, 2026-09-27 to 2026-09-30; 1.5 Lite: two text and one picture clip, 2026-10-02); the tips repeat what those clips showed. The builder was checked on 2026-10-16 on a local build, in English and Chinese, on a phone and a desktop: only Grok Imagine Video 1.5 is offered, a prompt is built in the fixed order, and opening it lands on the Grok page with the text in its prompt box. No video was generated for this page.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · How we test
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