compare/Grok Imagine VideovsO4-Mini

Grok Imagine Video vs O4-Mini

Pricing, context window, capabilities, and release date — pulled from each provider's public docs. Both are available via the same AIgateway OpenAI-compatible endpoint; flip the model string to switch.

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 Grok Imagine Video
xai/grok-imagine-video
O4-Mini
openai/o4-mini
ProviderxAIOpenAI
Familyo-series
Modalityvideotext
Context window200,000 tok
Max output100,000 tok
Released2026-05-222026-05-22
Input price$0.050 /sec$1.10 /1M
Output price$4.40 /1M
Cache read
Toolsyes
Streamingyes
Vision
JSON modeyes
Reasoningyes
Prompt caching
Grok Imagine Video
xai/grok-imagine-video
Full spec →

xAI's video generation model. Generates, edits, and extends videos from text and image inputs with native synchronized audio including dialogue, sound effects, and music. Supports multiple creative modes (normal, fun, custom).

Strengths
  • Text-to-video generation
O4-Mini
openai/o4-mini
Full spec →

OpenAI's fast, lightweight reasoning model optimized for multi-step problem solving at lower cost.

Strengths
  • General-purpose chat
  • Long context
  • Tool use
SWITCH BETWEEN THEM

One key, both models, one line different.

# pip install aigateway-py openai
# aigateway-py: sub-accounts, evals, replays, jobs, webhook verify.
# openai SDK: chat/embeddings/images/audio — drop-in compat per our SDK's own guidance.
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.aigateway.sh/v1",
    api_key="sk-aig-...",
)

# Try Grok Imagine Video
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="xai/grok-imagine-video",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)

# Try O4-Mini — same client, same key
client.chat.completions.create(
    model="openai/o4-mini",
    messages=[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],
)
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