AI illustration: Grok Imagine V2 video step-change by end of 2025
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Grok Imagine V2: video 'step-change' by 2025, delivered late

Elon Musk promised a Grok Imagine V2 video step-change by the end of 2025. It happened, but 32 days late.

“Giant improvement with release of Imagine V2 in a few months!”
— Elon Musk · Aug 13, 2025 · @elonmusk on X ↗
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What actually happened

The promised Grok Imagine video step-change did not land by end of 2025; Imagine 1.0 shipped Feb 1, 2026 and the leaderboard-topping V1.5 followed in May 2026, months late.

The Progression

Aug 13, 2025
The promise: “Giant improvement with release of Imagine V2 in a few months!” · @elonmusk on X ↗
Feb 1, 2026
Delivered · Late — 32 days late. The promised Grok Imagine video step-change did not land by end of 2025; Imagine 1.0 shipped Feb 1, 2026 and the leaderboard-topping V1.5 followed in May 2026, months late.
Today · Sep 29, 2026
Status: Delivered · Late · 32 days late. It happened — eventually.

The promised Grok Imagine video step-change did not land by end of 2025; Imagine 1.0 shipped Feb 1, 2026 and the leaderboard-topping V1.5 followed in May 2026, months late.

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