A curated timeline of xai frontier AI releases, research, and strategic moves.
xAI lists Grok Imagine 1.5 Preview with image input pricing, resolution-based per-second output pricing, and a 60 RPM limit. That matters more than another demo clip.
Read analysisxAI emphasizes sequence workflows for Grok Imagine 1.5: stage each frame, animate it, and chain shots into longer scenes with a consistent look. For builders, API video should be tested as a pipeline node, not as a one-off demo machine.
Read analysisGrok Imagine 1.5 Preview arrives through the xAI API with an official SDK, treating image-to-video as a programmable backend—a flank-around move into a market led by Sora and Veo, and one more video generation option builders can write into code.
Read analysisZitron's broadside and the 'xAI is a datacentre REIT now' thread relit the slowdown debate. Both camps cite real numbers — but they're measuring two different curves. The narrative is cooling; the engineering curve isn't.
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