You’ll soon be able to use Grok AI for free on X

X (formerly known as Twitter) is said to be testing a free version of the platform’s native artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok, several users have posted. On Sunday, some users claimed to have been able to access Grok despite not being a paid subscriber to X. There are some limitations to the free tier of the chatbot, according to users, and its availability is said to be limited to certain regions. Notably, the development comes just a week after xAI released the Grok API and announced several incentives for developers to use it.

X would test the free version of Grok

Multiple X users including app researchers and AI lovers posted on the platform that the social media company is testing a free version of the chatbot, allowing even those who haven’t purchased the X Premium subscription to access it. Notably, Grok was released in November 2023, and so far it has only been limited to the platform’s subscribers.

In a report, TechCrunch confirmed that X is testing Grok’s free tier in New Zealand, but other regions may also have access to the chatbot. Gadgets 360 employees were unable to verify the existence of the test. The AI ​​bot also doesn’t seem to be available in India. In addition to the free version, Grok would also get a new logo. The current ‘Grok’ word logo would have been replaced by a socket-like logo.

Also one of the X users detailed several limitations for the free version. According to a reply to another comment, Grok will only be available to accounts that are at least seven days old and have a phone number associated with them.

Currently, non-subscribers would get 10 Grok 2 questions every two hours, and 20 Grok 2 mini-questions in the same duration. Furthermore, the free tier of the chatbot can also analyze up to three images per day.

In addition, xAI, the company behind Grok, rolled out a Grok API last week. The company also announced several incentives for developers to try out the API, such as free credits worth $25 (roughly Rs. 2,100) per month until the end of the year. In addition, all developers who had already purchased prepaid credits for the API would receive free credits worth the same amount every month until the end of 2024.