Grok Imagine · 480p · 5s
Kodak Portra diner
KEEP · $0.252
Locked camera. Steam from the burger. Pug sits. Clean. This is the Studio default working.
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Five sits. Five looks. No sound.
Live US/UK trends from X, then a style hypothesis per sit. Same pug, different camera. Two models on each so we can see who keeps him sitting. You still post the file yourself. This board does not mint $CHUG.
What actually posted: Wes Anderson aisle (cart rolls, pug sits) and the Portra diner on Grok. Clay only worked when Hailuo barely moved. Hi8 never showed — both models made a clean travel ad. Veo Lite is the cheap 9:16 for Reels. Grok 1.0 still morphs (mouth, shoes, extra smoke). Do not pay $0.50 for a clip you would skip.
Back to the paid desk · this board cost $2.555 to render · key still has $4.73
What we can plug in
OpenRouter video endpoint. Prices are ~5 seconds with no audio at the resolution we would actually post. Studio sticker is $0.50 — anything above that loses money.
| Model | 5s video | Frame | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imaginex-ai/grok-imagine-video | $0.25 | 480p · 3:4 | What Studio already sells. Fast. Cheap. Pug usually stays a pug. |
| Grok Imagine 1.5x-ai/grok-imagine-video-1.5 | $0.40 | 480p · 3:4 | Same desk, sharper. 720p is $0.70/clip — eats the $0.50 sticker. |
| Wan 3.0alibaba/wan-3.0 | $0.25 | 480p · 3:4 | Same price as Grok 480p. Turn audio OFF or it is not mute. |
| Hailuo H3 Maxminimax/hailuo-3-max | $0.25 | 480p · 3:4 | Same cheap tier. 768p jumps to $0.40. |
| Veo 3.1 Litegoogle/veo-3.1-lite | $0.12 | 720p · 4s · 9:16 only | Cheapest Google. No 3:4. Fine for Reels/TikTok, awkward in Studio 3:4. |
| Kling 3.0 Stdkwaivgi/kling-v3.0-std | $0.42 | 720p · 9:16 / 1:1 | No 3:4. Fine vertical, pricier than Grok. |
| Veo 3.1google/veo-3.1 | $0.80 | 4s 720p mute · 9:16 | Loses money vs a $0.50 desk. Fast is $0.32. |
| Sora 2 Proopenai/sora-2-pro | $1.20 | 4s 720p · 9:16 | Pretty. Too expensive for this sticker. |
| FLUX.3 Videoblack-forest-labs/flux-3-video | $0.85 | 5s 720p · 3:4 | Has 3:4. Still over the $0.50 line. |
National Cheeseburger Day
Photoreal analog — the Studio default. If this still reads as ‘sit’, keep it.
Wan 3.0 · 480p · 5s
Kodak Portra diner
SKIP · $0.213
Same diner, but a blob/tail morphs behind him into smoke. Cheaper, not cleaner.
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Stop-motion clay. Week-1 Roomba clip already used this. Does it pop more than photoreal in For You?
Grok Imagine · 480p · 5s
Aardman claymation
SKIP · $0.252
Clay look is right. Mouth melts and a tongue grows. Unpostable.
Download videoHailuo H3 Max · 480p · 5s
Aardman claymation
KEEP · $0.25
Same clay still. Almost no motion besides TV glow. Safe still-that-breathes.
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Ugly tape. Photoreal still, camcorder motion. Tests whether grain/shake reads as ‘found footage sit’.
Grok Imagine · 480p · 5s
1998 Hi8 camcorder
MAYBE · $0.252
Beautiful pan, he looks around. Hi8 grain/shake never showed. Cinematic, not camcorder.
Download videoWan 3.0 · 480p · 5s
1998 Hi8 camcorder
MAYBE · $0.213
Sharp still with tiny breathing. Also ignored Hi8. No morph.
Download videoToys R Us
Centered pastel tableau. One gag, one axis of motion. If it looks like an ad, skip this look.
Grok Imagine · 480p · 5s
Wes Anderson aisle
KEEP · $0.252
Wes aisle works. Cart rolls. Slight cart glitch. Deadpan sit gag.
Download videoGrok Imagine 1.5 · 480p · 5s
Wes Anderson aisle
KEEP · $0.41
Same aisle, cart holds shape better. +$0.16 vs Grok 1.0. Worth it only if the cart is the joke.
Download videoHappy Friyay
Long-lens wildlife. Friday office as habitat. Same gag as pigeons: he does not flinch.
Grok Imagine · 480p · 5s
BBC nature-cam
SKIP · $0.252
Shoes walk past then morph/split. Nature-cam idea is right, this take is not.
Download videoVeo 3.1 Lite · 720p · 4s
BBC nature-cam
KEEP · $0.12
9:16, 4s, $0.12. Person walks cleanly, pug tracks them. Best motion of the cheap Google tier. No 3:4.
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