How to create images and videos using Grok Imagine: A step-by-step guide

Grok Imagine is now free for everyone in the Grok app, Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) posted. The announcement comes hours after Sam Altman-led OpenAI revealed its latest AI model – GPT-5. For those unaware, Grok Imagine is an advanced AI model that can generate video and images from text or voice prompts. It has been developed by Elon Musk-owned xAI. While OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video model and Google’s Veo 3 offer similar capabilities, both remain accessible only to paying users. Sharing an update of the feature, Elon Musk wote on X: "Over 44 million images created by Grok Imagine for users vs 22 million yesterday!". With the latest announcement, Elon Musk-owned xAI aims to take on both these rival models by making them accessible to all. If you want to use the Grok Imagine on the Grok app, here’s a step-by-step guide.To begin, one needs to install the Grok app on their smartphone. Head to Google Play Store and Apple App Store to download the app. Once installed and signed into the Grok app, After your image is generated, choose the “Make video” option. Here you can choose from one of four modes: Normal, Fun, Custom, or the more audacious Spicy mode. Recently, the spicy mode has made headlines as it reportedly enables the creation of NSFW (Not Safe For Work) content, sparking concerns about potential misuse, content moderation, and digital safety.