Our verdict
Grok Imagine 1.0 is the better choice
Grok Imagine 1.0 scores higher than Grok 2025 in most quality categories shown. Its biggest lead is in text rendering, but Grok 2025 is the only model here with audio output.
xAI
Grok Imagine 1.0
58.0Overall score
- Rank
- #7
- Price per minute
- $4.20/min
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Grok 2025
54.0Overall score
- Rank
- #11
- Price per minute
- $4.20/min
Best for
Highest overall score
Grok Imagine 1.0
Grok Imagine 1.0 leads the overall score by 4.0 points.
The overall score does not measure file reliability.
Best for
More readable text
Grok Imagine 1.0
Grok Imagine 1.0 leads by 32.0 points.
Long or moving text still needs manual review.
Best for
Built-in audio
Grok 2025
Grok 2025 generates audio with the video; Grok Imagine 1.0 does not.
This comparison does not score audio quality.
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Reviewer scores
Scores by category
Grok Imagine 1.0 wins 10 of 14 categories head-to-head. Each bar is the reviewer score out of 100.
Biggest gapText Fidelity: Grok Imagine 1.0 ahead by 32.0 points.
Closest category2D Animation: Grok 2025 ahead by 0.8 points.
Head-to-head scores
14 categories rated head-to-head
Grok Imagine 1.0Grok 2025
Physics
40.4
45.9
Prompt Adherence
66.7
54.5
Logic Consistency
66.7
43.3
Scene Consistency
54.9
66.9
Cinematography
60.7
52.7
2D Animation
71.7
72.5
3D Animation
85.0
67.7
Anime Animation
61.0
39.5
Human
65.6
57.9
Hands
59.7
39.7
Actor Performance
64.0
34.7
Objects
54.7
53.1
Animals
53.6
54.5
Text Fidelity
69.0
37.0
