How to Stop Grok Imagine from Automatically Creating Videos

If Grok Imagine starts generating a video when you only want to edit or view a still image, look for the automatic video setting in Grok's account preferences. The control shown in the screenshots is labeled Enable Automatic Video Generation under Behavior. Menus may differ between the Grok website, mobile app and Grok inside X.

Turn off automatic video generation

1. Open Grok and select your profile icon or account menu, usually in the side panel. Choose Settings.
2. Open Behavior and locate Enable Automatic Video Generation.
3. Switch it off, then return to Imagine and test with a new still image. If the setting is not present, check your app version and the available Imagine mode rather than toggling unrelated video or privacy controls.

The screenshots show the menu and toggle in the interface available when the article was prepared. This setting is meant to prevent the automatic video step in that workflow; it does not disable deliberately requested video generation or necessarily affect every Grok client.

If a still image still becomes a video

Grok Imagine supports intentional video creation from prompts and images; see our Grok Imagine video guide if that is the result you want. A generated clip can consume more data than viewing a still image, although the exact data use and processing time vary. Verify the behavior in your account after changing the setting.