Grok

Grok is the AI assistant made by xAI, now SpaceX Super Intelligence (SpaceXSI), on grok.com, iOS, Android and X. It is free with limits; since Oct 12, 2026 the paid plans are The X Subscription, from $8 a month (Plus) to $200 (Ultra), bundled with X Premium and Cursor.

0:06 Grok is the chatbot built by xAI, the company SpaceX said it had acquired on Feb 2, 2026 and which now signs its pages SpaceX Super Intelligence (SpaceXSI). You can use it free with limits on grok.com, in the iOS and Android apps and in a tab on X; since Oct 12, 2026 the paid plans are The X Subscription, which bundles Grok, the Grok Bot agents, the Cursor code editor and X Premium in one price, from $8 to $200 a month (as of Nov 6, 2026). Its newest model is Grok 4.7, released Sep 21, 2026.

Grok's distinctive strength is live search across the web and X posts, so it answers about breaking news and trends as they happen. It also generates images and short videos (Imagine) and talks by voice. Pick it if you already pay for X or Cursor, since the bundle covers all three. Pick ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini if you want the longest track record on safety and moderation: Grok has had two widely reported failures, covered below. For a side-by-side, see Best AI Chatbot.

Grok's chat screen with an Ask Anything box, connectors such as Notion and Linear, and an agent searching the news xAI

Quick facts

Maker	xAI, now SpaceX Super Intelligence (SpaceX, since Feb 2, 2026)
Get it	grok.com, iOS, Android and the Grok tab on X
Price	Free; Plus $8, Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 a month (as of Nov 6, 2026)
Newest model	Grok 4.7 (Sep 21, 2026)
In the apps	Grok 4.5 since Jul 22, 2026; Premium promises the "latest Grok models"
API price	Grok 4.7: $2 input, $6 output per million tokens (as of Nov 6, 2026)
Open weights	Only the 2023 Grok-1 base model, Apache 2.0
Best for	News and X trends, image and video generation, an AI bundle with X and Cursor

Plans and prices

Since Oct 12, 2026 Grok is sold as The X Subscription. Each paid plan shares one pool of Grok usage across the Grok apps, the Grok tab on X and Cursor, and adds X perks such as the checkmark and fewer ads. People who had SuperGrok, Cursor or X Premium before can keep their old plan or switch with a prorated refund.

Plan	Price	What you get
Free	$0	Limited chat and agent requests, standard X
Plus	$8 a month	Grok chat, voice, Imagine and Build, Grok API access, Cursor, X checkmark and fewer ads
Premium	$30 a month	4 times Plus usage, Grok Bot, latest Grok models, image and video generation, near ad-free X; xAI says it replaces SuperGrok, Cursor Pro and X Premium+ (previously $90 combined)
Super	$100 a month	15 times Plus usage, 1080p 15-second videos, priority at peak times
Ultra	$200 a month	50 times Plus usage
Teams	From $30 per user a month	Premium, Super or Ultra seats with admin controls and SSO

Source: xAI pricing and Introducing The X Subscription, read Nov 6, 2026. Prices exclude tax.

Features

Live search on the web and X. Grok's chat searches the web and X in real time and cites what it found, which is its main difference from most rivals for questions about what is happening now.

Multi-agent mode. For hard questions, Grok can run several agents in parallel, each showing its reasoning, and merge their work into one cited answer, according to xAI's product page.

Imagine. Image and video generation in the same chat: up to 2K images and 15-second clips, with 1080p 15-second videos on Super and above. The current models are Imagine Image 2.0 (Aug 7, 2026) and Imagine Video 1.5 with references (Jul 31, 2026).

Voice. Spoken conversations in the apps. xAI released its Grok Voice 3.0 speech model on Oct 14, 2026, first in its API.

4:18 Grok Bot and Grok Build. Grok Bot is a team of always-on agents with their own cloud computer, introduced Aug 11, 2026; Grok Build is xAI's coding agent, on every plan on web and mobile since Aug 19, 2026.

Models

Grok 4.7 is xAI's most capable model for coding and knowledge work. At launch it went to Cursor, Grok Build and the API; xAI's announcement does not say it reached the Grok app. The last model xAI announced for the apps was Grok 4.5 on Jul 22, 2026, followed by Grok 4.6 on Aug 12, 2026. In xAI's own table, Grok 4.7 scored 46.3% on CursorBench 4.0 against 51.8% for Anthropic's Fable 5.1, at a fifth of Fable's token price.

History

Nov 2023: Grok launches for X Premium+ subscribers; xAI releases the Grok-1 base weights in Mar 2024.
Jul 2025: an update makes Grok post antisemitic content on X for about 16 hours; xAI apologizes on Jul 12, 2025.
Jan 2026: Grok's image editing is used to make sexualized images of real women and minors; California's attorney general opens an investigation and the European Commission opens a Digital Services Act probe.
Feb 2, 2026: SpaceX acquires xAI.
Jul 22, 2026: Grok 4.5 reaches grok.com, X and the apps.
Sep 21, 2026: Grok 4.7.
Oct 12, 2026: The X Subscription replaces SuperGrok for new customers.

Grok vs the alternatives

ChatGPT is the safer default if you want the widest app ecosystem and do not use X. Claude suits long writing and coding work; xAI's own Grok 4.7 table shows Anthropic's Fable 5.1 ahead on most of the coding benchmarks it lists. Gemini fits people who live in Google's apps. Perplexity is the closer match for cited research answers, and lets you pick Grok 4.7 among other models on its Pro plan. Choose Grok when X's live posts matter to your question, or when the bundle with X and Cursor saves you money.

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok free? Yes. Grok has a free tier on grok.com, the apps and X with limited chat and agent requests; paid X Subscription plans start at $8 a month (as of Nov 6, 2026).

How much is SuperGrok? For new customers SuperGrok was replaced on Oct 12, 2026 by The X Subscription; its Premium plan at $30 a month includes what SuperGrok gave. Existing SuperGrok subscribers can keep their plan.

What is the latest Grok model? Grok 4.7, released by xAI on Sep 21, 2026, first in Cursor, Grok Build and the API.

Who owns Grok? Grok is made by xAI, which SpaceX acquired on Feb 2, 2026; its pages now name the company SpaceX Super Intelligence.

Grok vs ChatGPT: which is better? Grok is stronger on live X posts and bundles X and Cursor in one price; ChatGPT has the broader app ecosystem and fewer safety controversies. See Best AI Chatbot for the full comparison.