Grok
Grok is the assistant xAI (SpaceXSI in its current documentation) runs at grok.com and in the iOS and Android apps. It chats, analyzes uploaded files, creates images and video with Grok Imagine, talks by voice, and reaches email, files, and calendars through connectors. Paid plans draw on one weekly usage pool.
The 30-Second Take
Pick Grok if your people use chat and media generation in the same week, because paid plans spend one weekly pool on both.
xAI's assistant bundles Grok Imagine, voice and Grok Bot agents, with Cursor on the same bill. GitHub serves Grok models in Copilot, and ChatPRD moved its support agent to Grok Bot.
- Best fit
- People who use chat and media generation in the same week, on one plan shared with Cursor.
- Main constraint
- Admin lives in two places: Grok Business licenses and Enterprise SSO in console.x.ai, and The X Subscription's seats and billing at grok.com/dashboard.
- First move
- Give one team Premium seats for a month with the extra-usage cap set, and read the Usage tab's product breakdown before adding seats.
Why
Watch the pool: r/grok posts describe weekly pools that shrink and paid accounts locked out with no reply. GitHub told Copilot users to pick another model during an upstream Grok incident in October 2026.
46 practitioners, 83 sources reviewed, Updated Oct 30, 2026How this is measured
- Operating stack
- AI Knowledge Work
Comparisons
How does Grok compare with the alternatives?
Grok vs ChatGPT
- AI Assistants
Both are general assistants for chat and file analysis, sold to individuals and to teams. Public accounts that use both favor Grok's voice mode and current-events search, and ChatGPT's image generation. Run both with one team on the same week of work, and compare reviewed output against usage consumed.
Grok vs Claude
- AI Assistants
Both are general assistants with team plans and connectors to company tools. Grok adds Grok Imagine for images and video and shares its seat pool with Cursor. Compare them on the connectors your team needs and on the admin controls at the tier you would buy.
Grok vs Gemini
- AI Assistants
Google Workspace business plans include Gemini, so Grok has to earn a separate seat. Grok reaches Gmail and Google Drive through connectors each member signs into. Test the assistant your suite includes first, and add Grok seats where it falls short.
Operator Insights
What are business and product leaders learning from rolling Grok out across their teams?
Claire VoFounderChatPRD
ChatPRD's support inboxes, swept every hour by an agent named Holly Helpdesk, one of nine bots the founder runs on Grok Bot.
How I AI (ChatPRD), published Read the write-up (opens How I AI (ChatPRD) in a new tab)
Observation
ChatPRD moved its customer support agent from OpenClaw to Grok Bot, with a person approving every Stripe refund.
- Takeaway
- Give a support agent the right to ask and a person the right to pay: ChatPRD's refunds go through one approval per transaction.
- What happened
- Claire Vo migrated her agent stack from OpenClaw to Grok Bot, including ChatPRD's support agent, which sweeps the Intercom and email inboxes every hour and handles refund and technical requests from a support playbook. The agent may request a refund but not issue one: Vo gets an Approve button that opens a single Stripe transaction for her to grant. In the first week, several customers asked where to leave a review of the support (How I AI, Sep 3, 2026).
“I migrated our ChatPRD customer support agent, Holly Helpdesk, over to Grok Bot, and the results have been astonishing. In the past week, I’ve had multiple customers ask where they can leave a review for our exceptional support. That has never happened before.”
Claire Vo - Public practitioner write-up (How I AI episode page)
- Customer reaction reported; no metrics
Deployment details
ChatPRD's support inboxes, swept every hour by an agent named Holly Helpdesk, one of nine bots the founder runs on Grok Bot.
- Public practitioner write-up (How I AI episode page)
- Customer reaction reported; no metrics
- Team
- ChatPRD support
- Duration
- About one week at the time of writing
- Workload
- Hourly sweeps of Intercom and email, refunds and technical support
- Product version
- Grok Bot, with a Stripe approval step for refunds
GitHubGitHub Status incident reportGitHub
GitHub Copilot, which serves Grok 4.6 and Grok 4.7 next to models from other labs.
GitHub Status, published Read the report (opens GitHub Status in a new tab)
Observation
GitHub serves Grok 4.6 and 4.7 in Copilot beside other models, and an upstream incident sent their error rates up until the provider mitigated it.
- Takeaway
- Keep a second model one click away wherever people work in Grok: when xAI's models degrade, GitHub's answer was to switch users to another model.
- What happened
- GitHub's incident report says Copilot users met elevated error rates on Grok 4.6 and Grok 4.7 between 23:28 and 00:23 UTC on October 27, 2026. GitHub traced it to an upstream model provider, showed in-product warnings on the affected models, and told users to pick another model or Auto until the provider's mitigation held.
“Between 23:28 and 00:23 UTC on October 27, 2026, GitHub Copilot experienced degradation affecting Grok 4.6 and Grok 4.7 models. Users encountered elevated error rates when using these models.”
GitHub - Public organization write-up (GitHub Status incident report)
- Incident window from GitHub's report
Deployment details
GitHub Copilot, which serves Grok 4.6 and Grok 4.7 next to models from other labs.
- Public organization write-up (GitHub Status incident report)
- Incident window from GitHub's report
- Team
- GitHub Copilot
- Duration
- 23:28 to 00:23 UTC, Oct 27, 2026
- Workload
- Copilot chat and IDE model picker
- Product version
- Copilot AI model providers
- Model
- Grok 4.6 and Grok 4.7
- Measurement
- Elevated error rates between 23:28 and 00:23 UTC (Oct 27, 2026)
Buying and deployment
What business and product leaders should verify before rolling it out across teams.
Sourced from xAI documentation
Signals
What is the current evidence saying about Grok?
71 public accounts of Grok in use, from Hacker News, r/grok, X, GitHub, blogs and a podcast. Each finding links to the people who reported it.
Practitioner sentiment, all users
+9 Mixed net
of 49 sources that take a side, each author counted once.
How this figure is madeLeaders and teams have 0 accounts; GILD prints their sentiment from 20.
Current sentiment
Positive, mixed and negative sources
The score counts them as 21 positive, 8 mixed and 17 negative votes, one per author.
The read is mixed: 22 positive, 10 mixed, and 17 negative. Praise centers on everyday answers and voice mode, with search for current events close behind. Usage limits are the most raised concern, and 14 accounts also use another assistant beside Grok.
Run a pilot on your team's recurring tasks to measure how often answers are used without rework.
Evidence field. All 83 sources, one mark each.
Arrange by
Each mark is one source: positive, mixed, negative, no opinion stated, or documentation (not counted).
| Group | Sources | Positive | Mixed | Negative | No opinion stated and not counted in the score | Documentation, checked and not counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negative | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Not counted | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Documentation | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Quarter | Sources |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 2 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | 6 |
| Q1 2026 | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | 12 |
| Q3 2026 | 23 |
| Q4 2026 | 17 |
| Documentation, checked | 12 |
By sentiment
12 documentation pages check facts and are not counted.
Hover a mark for a quick look, click it or press Enter to open its source.Tap a mark to open its source, then step to its neighbors with Previous and Next.
What practitioners praise
Top praise of 4. Each mark is a source on it; filled marks praise it.
Most common concerns
Top concern of 4. Each mark is a source on it; filled marks raise it.
All 83 sources behind these findings
- Security FAQxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 29, 2026
- Grok Enterprise organization managementxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 29, 2026
- Usage unified? WTF?u/usernameisnottakenfu, r/grok member (self-described: Kept a legacy SuperGrok plan for its separate Grok Bot allowance), Reddit post, published Oct 28, 2026
- Post on X by Quantum Groove ProDirk Gardner (QGrooveStudio), Quantum Groove Pro, on X (self-described: Music and video creator paying for Grok Imagine), Post on X, published Oct 27, 2026
- Even small amount of work consuming so many percentage from limit in grok bot!!u/Additional_Dark_8491, r/grok member (self-described: Has used Grok Bot since launch), Reddit post, published Oct 27, 2026
- Building a Grok bot team for my businessu/New-Nebula8943, r/grok member (self-described: Runs an online coaching and digital-products business on Grok Bot agents), Reddit post, published Oct 27, 2026
- The X Subscription pricingxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- The X Subscription usage limitsxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Extra usage credits and top-upsxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Spending caps and alertsxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Team plans, workspaces, seats, and invitesxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- FAQ, Grok Website / AppsxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Grok.com User Guide (Grok Business)xAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Grok connectorsxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Grok Business connector managementxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Web Search toolxAI (Official Grok documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 26, 2026
- Comment on: Kimi K3.1 Pro and K3.1 Pro Highspeedipaddr, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Pays for several assistants and coding plans), Hacker News comment, published Oct 24, 2026
- New limits?u/ChillingRolling, r/grok member (self-described: Free-tier user writing fiction), Reddit post, published Oct 22, 2026
- Stuck at "64%" weekly limit, but I can't generate anything anymoreu/RepubblicanPatriot, r/grok member (self-described: SuperGrok subscriber on a legacy plan), Reddit post, published Oct 20, 2026
- I payed for 100$ SuperGrok Plus on the 10th, now my account is reset to zerou/thekun1va, r/grok member (self-described: Bought a SuperGrok plan for over US$100 a week earlier), Reddit post, published Oct 18, 2026
- Account Suspended Without Explanation, No Customer Support, and Months of Work Disruptedu/Dangerous-Monk-6646, r/grok member, who names their company as SpanishXperts (self-described: Paying Grok Bot customer running website, email and content work for an education business), Reddit post, published Oct 18, 2026
- Need help with Super Groku/Desperate-Swim-2779, r/grok member (self-described: New SuperGrok subscriber), Reddit post, published Oct 17, 2026
- Comment on: Siri is so bad at everythingmodeless, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Oct 15, 2026
- How Beardbrand Is Bringing Back Phone Support With Grok BotKamil Banc, AI Adopters Club newsletter, writing about Eric Bandholz of Beardbrand (self-described: Second-hand account of Beardbrand's phone-support beta on xAI's voice service), Newsletter, AI Adopters Club, published Oct 15, 2026
- Unsubbed within 2 weeks from Plusu/Anim8rFromOuterSpace, r/grok member (self-described: Grok Imagine user on the Plus plan), Reddit post, published Oct 11, 2026
- grok.com: sGTM tracking host sgtm-prod-985009374134.us-central1.run.appbtoko9, contributor to the EasyList filter project on GitHub (self-described: Filed a tracker report against grok.com), GitHub issue, easylist/easylist, published Oct 7, 2026
- SuperGrok Business chat is spending prepaid API credits, and the Usage page shows dollars instead of a weekly limitu/Wondris, r/grok member (self-described: Pays for SuperGrok Business seats), Reddit post, published Oct 7, 2026
- The voice that used to roast me is gone, and nobody at xAI will say a damn word about itu/Suspicious_Toe6050, r/grok member (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Reddit post, published Oct 6, 2026
- Comment on: Outages across API, Grok.com, and Grok Build - API (us-east-1.api.x.ai) Statusclaylambert, Hacker News commenter (self-described: SuperGrok Heavy subscriber), Hacker News comment, published Oct 3, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.7jmaker, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Hacker News comment, published Sep 23, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.7artdigital, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Hacker News comment, published Sep 22, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.7nomilk, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Hacker News comment, published Sep 22, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.7hcurtiss, Hacker News commenter (self-described: SuperGrok with X Premium+ subscriber), Hacker News comment, published Sep 22, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.7sejje, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Hacker News comment, published Sep 21, 2026
- Comment on: Trying the software factory patternalexpotato, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Engineer with PM, SRE, and management experience, describing a side-project workflow), Hacker News comment, published Sep 20, 2026
- 3 Month offer is up, Bye Bye Groku/CuChuliannAlter, r/grok member (self-described: SuperGrok three-month deal bought in July 2026), Reddit post, published Sep 16, 2026
- Grok's usage limits are making me end serviceu/FiveFingerFishFillet, r/grok member (self-described: X Premium subscriber using Grok since launch), Reddit post, published Sep 15, 2026
- OpenClaw Power, MacBook Simplicity: Five Days With Grok BotDan McAteer, independent practitioner writing for Latent Space (self-described: Five days running Grok Bot, including a support bot on his work Freshdesk queue), Article, Latent Space, published Sep 5, 2026
- Practical Grok Bot Agents and Workflows That Replaced OpenClawClaire Vo, founder of ChatPRD and host of How I AI (self-described: Moved her agent stack, ChatPRD's support agent included, from OpenClaw to Grok Bot), Podcast episode page, How I AI, published Sep 3, 2026
- Who is Grok for?u/Opening-Highway6727, r/grok member (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Reddit post, published Aug 31, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.6xutopia, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Aug 13, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.6nomilk, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Aug 12, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.6modeless, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Aug 12, 2026
- Comment on: Improving GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT, expanding GPT-5.6 Luna access for free usersporridgeraisin, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Aug 6, 2026
- Comment on: Who's afraid of Chinese models?itake, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Jul 21, 2026
- Comment on: Xkcd comics re-imagined with Grok IMAGINElevelforge, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Jul 18, 2026
- Comment on: New Flagship Grok Voicessimianwords, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Jul 13, 2026
- Post on X by A Green BeingA Green Being (a_green_being), user on X (self-described: Grok Build user), Post on X, published Jul 13, 2026
- What xAI Grok Build CLI actually sends to xAI - a wire-level analysis (grok 0.2.93)cereblab, independent AI safety researcher (self-described: Wire-level capture of Grok Build CLI 0.2.93 on a consumer login), Technical write-up, GitHub Gist, published Jul 10, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.5eddof13, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Hacker News comment, published Jul 9, 2026
- What the hell is this new weekly limit? $30 for this??u/addicted-to-you, r/grok member (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Reddit post, published Jul 3, 2026
- Comment on: Nano Banana 2 LiteJeremyHerrman, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Reviewed fast image generation models), Hacker News comment, published Jul 1, 2026
- With Weekly Quota, You Get Roughly 4 Daily Quota's Worth Every Month.u/SilverBurger, r/grok member (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Reddit post, published Jun 30, 2026
- Comment on: More than 6 out of 10 people turn to AI for psychological supporttonymet, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Jun 3, 2026
- Comment on: Morningstar values SpaceX at $780B, half its IPO targetstarted_green, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Hacker News comment, published Jun 2, 2026
- Comment on: Anthropic is expanding to Colossus2. Will use GB200einsteinx2, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Pays for a Grok Lite plan beside a Claude Max plan), Hacker News comment, published May 21, 2026
- These SuperGrok Limits Are So Bad They're Pushing Me Back To ChatGPTu/Dentuam, r/grok member (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Reddit post, published May 15, 2026
- SuperGrok's New 40-Min Voice Chat Hard Cap is a Total BS Money Grab - I Cancelled Immediately, and You Should Too Unless xAI Fixes Thisu/OddMaybe5464, r/grok member (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Reddit post, published May 12, 2026
- Comment on: I Will Never Use AI to Codesmitty1e, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Paying Grok subscriber describing their own use), Hacker News comment, published May 9, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.3artdigital, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published May 1, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.3solidasparagus, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published May 1, 2026
- Comment on: Grok 4.3knicholes, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Reporting how colleagues at their workplace view Grok), Hacker News comment, published May 1, 2026
- Comment on: Muse Spark: Scaling towards personal superintelligencelaser, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Tested assistants on floor plan documents for their own work), Hacker News comment, published Apr 9, 2026
- oAuth error when trying to connect google drive to grok businessu/DevilangeloDesperatu, r/grok member (self-described: New Grok Business subscriber on the US$30 plan), Reddit post, published Apr 2, 2026
- Comment on: Schedule tasks on the webchopete3, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Mar 27, 2026
- Comment on: Learnings from paying artists royalties for AI-generated artabustamam, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Mar 10, 2026
- Comment on: GPT-5.4observationist, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Mar 5, 2026
- Xai please fix these constant outages or whatever it isu/Equivalent_Hunt_4251, r/grok member (self-described: Uses Grok as a tool for their business), Reddit post, published Mar 2, 2026
- Grok is enabling mass sexual harassment on TwitterSean Goedecke, software engineer and blogger (self-described: Writing about AI safety and model behavior), Personal blog post, seangoedecke.com, published Jan 2, 2026
- Comment on: GPT-5.2joshmarlow, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Dec 11, 2025
- Comment on: We gave 5 LLMs $100K to trade stocks for 8 monthskeepamovin, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Dec 5, 2025
- Comment on: Ilya Sutskever: We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of researchmrandish, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Tested Grok's free chat), Hacker News comment, published Nov 25, 2025
- Comment on: Three Years from GPT-3 to Gemini 3brightball, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Compares assistants for use at work), Hacker News comment, published Nov 24, 2025
- Comment on: The Case That A.I. Is ThinkingTSUTiger, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Nov 3, 2025
- Comment on: Responses from LLMs are not factsTelemakhos, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Asks ChatGPT and Grok about classical languages), Hacker News comment, published Oct 30, 2025
- Comment on: GPT-5tedggh, Hacker News commenter (self-described: SuperGrok and ChatGPT user working on code and system design), Hacker News comment, published Aug 8, 2025
- Grok: searching X for "from:elonmusk (Israel OR Palestine OR Hamas OR Gaza)"Simon Willison, creator of Datasette and co-creator of Django (self-described: Tested Grok 4 on a SuperGrok subscription), Personal blog post, simonwillison.net, published Jul 11, 2025
- Comment on: Grok: Searching X for "From:Elonmusk (Israel or Palestine or Hamas or Gaza)"crtified, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Reading Grok 4's published system prompt), Hacker News comment, published Jul 11, 2025
- The Trackers and SDKs in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok and PerplexityJames O'Claire, creator of AppGoblin (self-described: Compared third-party SDKs in the Android apps of ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity), Personal blog post, jamesoclaire.com, published May 31, 2025
- Comment on: Google AI Ultratmaly, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published May 28, 2025
- Comment on: Gemini 2.5 Pro Previewathoun, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published May 6, 2025
- Comment on: The Biology of a Large Language Modelwoah, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Mar 28, 2025
- Comment on: Claude can now search the webwongarsu, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Describing their own use of Grok), Hacker News comment, published Mar 20, 2025
Mar 2025 to Oct 2026.
71 sources from practitioners, by month and sentiment.
Where It Fits
Where does Grok belong in the stack?
Grok is Core across Assist and supports Find, Create, Analyze, and Automate.
- Business area
- Company-wide
- Function
- Knowledge Work
- Operating stack
- AI Knowledge Work
- Primary role
- General AI Assistant
Assist
AI assistant: Core
AI assistant, core. This is Grok's primary role: chat for questions and writing, uploads of documents, spreadsheets, code, images, audio, and video for analysis, Grok Imagine for images and video, and hands-free voice. Buyers weigh it against ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
Find
Web research: Supports
Web research, supports. xAI documents Web Search and X Search as tools that let Grok search the web and X in real time and answer with citations. Without them, Grok has no knowledge of current events. Grok's consumer help pages describe no separate research report mode, so long cited reports stay with a research product.
Enterprise search: Supports
Enterprise search, supports. Connectors search Gmail, Google Drive, OneDrive, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Salesforce inside a chat, and custom MCP servers reach internal systems. Each member connects their own account, and on Business and Enterprise an admin provisions each connector first. A permission-aware index across every company app stays with an enterprise search product.
Create
Documents: Supports
Documents, supports. Grok drafts in chat and turns uploaded documents and presentations into summaries and outlines. The team's documents and wiki stay in its writing tools.
Meeting notes: Touches
Meeting notes, touches. Grok's help pages list no meeting capture. Recordings reach it as uploaded MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, or MOV files, and xAI notes that transcription quality varies, so capture stays with a meeting notes tool.
Analyze
Data analysis: Supports
Data analysis, supports. Grok analyzes and visualizes data from uploaded CSV and XLSX files, and the Salesforce connector queries CRM records. Governed reporting on company data stays with an analytics tool.
Automate
Automation: Supports
Automation, supports. Grok Bot is a separate xAI product included on the Premium, Super, and Ultra plans of The X Subscription. It runs multi-step work on a persistent cloud computer and reruns saved skills on a schedule. The Salesforce connector creates and updates records from a chat. Automations across many business systems stay with an automation platform.
Market mapThe layers Grok covers, and who else owns each one.
General AI assistant
Web research & cited answers
Enterprise search & company knowledge
Writing & documents
Data analysis & reporting
2 more layers on the full map. Core, Supports and Touches describe coverage. They say nothing about quality.
What your subscription unlocks
What does signing in with a Grok plan give you that an xAI API key does not?
IncludedNot on this tierOpens the vendor's own words31 claims from 24 xAI pages
Which tier gets what
The X Subscription is one subscription that brings Grok, Cursor, and X together.
When you switch, eligible Cursor and Grok accounts are combined under one subscription, workspace, and bill.SpaceXSI (xAI): What is The X Subscription?The X Subscription Plus: includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: not includedSuperGrok Plus: not includedSuperGrok Heavy: not includedGrok Business: not includedGrok Enterprise: not included
Each Bot works on a persistent cloud computer with a browser, filesystem, and terminal, so tasks finish in your real tools instead of as chat drafts.
You can also link an individual SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, or SuperGrok Heavy subscription, or sign in with a seat on a self-serve Grok Business plan.
Usage resets weekly.SpaceXSI (xAI): Grok Bot3Grok BotNamed AI teammates work on a persistent cloud computer with a browser and terminal, finishing tasks in real tools.LimitNot on Plus; usage resets weeklyTiersThe X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy, Grok Business
Grok Bot is included on Premium, Super, and Ultra plans. The Plus plan doesn't include Grok Bot.SpaceXSI (xAI): Grok Bot on The X SubscriptionNot on Plus; usage resets weeklyThe X Subscription Plus: not includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: not includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: includedSuperGrok Plus: includedSuperGrok Heavy: includedGrok Business: includedGrok Enterprise: not included
Some customers currently get Grok Bot usage through a SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, or SuperGrok Heavy subscription connected to Cursor.SpaceXSI (xAI): Grok Bot on The X Subscription4X plugin for Grok BotThe optional X for Grok Bot plugin lets a Bot search posts and read timelines, mentions, trends and bookmarks.TiersThe X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy, Grok Business
The X for Grok Bot plugin is optional. It lets your Bot search posts, read timelines, check mentions, and use trends and bookmarksSpaceXSI (xAI): Tag @bot on XThe X Subscription Plus: not includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: not includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: includedSuperGrok Plus: includedSuperGrok Heavy: includedGrok Business: includedGrok Enterprise: not included
Tag @bot in a post or reply on X to hand that post to your Grok Bot as a task.
It is not yet available for accounts based in Australia, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Norway.SpaceXSI (xAI): Tag @bot on XUnavailable for X accounts based in the EU, UK, Australia, Iceland, Liechtenstein or NorwayThe X Subscription Plus: not includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: not includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: includedSuperGrok Plus: includedSuperGrok Heavy: includedGrok Business: includedGrok Enterprise: not included
Connectors are available to all Grok users and let Grok access your external tools and data sources directly within a conversation.
If you need to connect Grok to a service not available in the catalog, you can bring your own Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
For Grok Business and Enterprise users, a team admin must first provision a connector in the cloud console before it is available to members of the organization.SpaceXSI (xAI): ConnectorsOn Business and Enterprise an admin provisions each connector firstThe X Subscription Plus: includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: includedX Premium+: includedSuperGrok: includedSuperGrok Plus: includedSuperGrok Heavy: includedGrok Business: includedGrok Enterprise: included
Each resource type carries its own policy: conversations, projects, and skills.SpaceXSI (xAI): Manage Licenses and Users7Team sharing controlsAdmins cap how widely members share each resource type, and share links open only for licensed teammates.TiersGrok Business, Grok Enterprise
Share links are only accessible to licensed team members.SpaceXSI (xAI): Grok Business GuideThe X Subscription Plus: not includedThe X Subscription Premium: not includedThe X Subscription for Teams: not includedThe X Subscription Super: not includedThe X Subscription Ultra: not includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: not includedSuperGrok Plus: not includedSuperGrok Heavy: not includedGrok Business: includedGrok Enterprise: included
Premium Most popular $30 /month Get Premium Everything in Plus, and: 4x more usage compared to Plus AI Features ✓ Latest Grok models Cloud agents & automations Code hosting & AI code reviews Third-party models at API list price Grok Bot Faster Chat responses Make stunning AI images & videos
Super $100 /month Get Super Everything in Premium, and:
Ultra $200 /month Get Ultra Everything in Super, and:SpaceXSI (Cursor): Cursor pricing9Grok Imagine videoVideo starts on The X Subscription Premium; Free and Plus have none. Each paid tier has its own 720p video allowance, after which Imagine renders video at 480p.LimitPremium and up; 720p up to the tier cap, then 480pTiersThe X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Each seat includes the same usage as the matching individual tier.SpaceXSI (xAI): Pricing10Grok Imagine videoVideo starts on The X Subscription Premium; Free and Plus have none. Each paid tier has its own 720p video allowance, after which Imagine renders video at 480p.LimitPremium and up; 720p up to the tier cap, then 480pTiersThe X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Paid SuperGrok plans raise your limits and unlock more across every productSpaceXSI (xAI): Welcome to Grok11Grok Imagine videoVideo starts on The X Subscription Premium; Free and Plus have none. Each paid tier has its own 720p video allowance, after which Imagine renders video at 480p.LimitPremium and up; 720p up to the tier cap, then 480pTiersThe X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
720p videos automatically fall back to 480p once you hit the 720p cap for your tier.SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQPremium and up; 720p up to the tier cap, then 480pThe X Subscription Plus: not includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: includedSuperGrok Plus: includedSuperGrok Heavy: includedGrok Business: not includedGrok Enterprise: not included
Feature Free $0 /month Get started Plus $8 /month Get Plus Premium $30 /month Get Premium Super $100 /month Get Super Ultra $200 /month Get Ultra Teams $30 +/user/month Get Teams Enterprise Custom Contact Sales
Image generation (Imagine) Limited ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓SpaceXSI (Cursor): Cursor pricing10Grok Imagine imagesGrok Imagine makes images with higher limits on every paid plan than on Free, and every output carries a Grok watermark.TiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Create images and video with Grok Imagine.
Paid SuperGrok plans raise your limits and unlock more across every productSpaceXSI (xAI): Welcome to Grok11Grok Imagine imagesGrok Imagine makes images with higher limits on every paid plan than on Free, and every output carries a Grok watermark.TiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
There is no setting to remove the watermark.SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQThe X Subscription Plus: includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: includedSuperGrok Plus: includedSuperGrok Heavy: includedGrok Business: not includedGrok Enterprise: not included
Within Grok, the pool covers Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Bot.SpaceXSI (Cursor): Cursor pricing10Voice and CompanionsGrok talks hands-free by voice with paid plan limits, and Companions run in the iOS app only.LimitCompanions: iOS onlyTiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Talk to Grok hands-free with voice.
Paid SuperGrok plans raise your limits and unlock more across every productSpaceXSI (xAI): Welcome to Grok11Voice and CompanionsGrok talks hands-free by voice with paid plan limits, and Companions run in the iOS app only.LimitCompanions: iOS onlyTiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Companions are available on the iOS app only, and there are no plans to bring them to the web or Android.SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQCompanions: iOS onlyThe X Subscription Plus: includedThe X Subscription Premium: includedThe X Subscription for Teams: includedThe X Subscription Super: includedThe X Subscription Ultra: includedX Premium: not includedX Premium+: not includedSuperGrok: includedSuperGrok Plus: includedSuperGrok Heavy: includedGrok Business: not includedGrok Enterprise: not included
What each tier adds
- The X Subscription Plus$8 a month or $80 a yearIncludes
- X Premium+ benefits
- Cursor in the bundle
- Grok Imagine images
- Voice and Companions
- and 5 more on this page
- The X Subscription Premium$30 a month or $300 a yearEverything in The X Subscription Plus, plus
- The X Subscription for Teams$30 to $200 per seat a month, by seat tierEverything in The X Subscription Plus, plus
- The X Subscription Super$100 a month or $1,000 a yearEverything in The X Subscription Premium
- The X Subscription Ultra$200 a month or $2,000 a yearEverything in The X Subscription Premium
- X PremiumExisting subscribers onlyIncludes
- X Premium+Existing subscribers onlyEverything in X Premium, plus
- SuperGrokExisting subscribers onlyEverything in X Premium, plus
- Grok Bot
- X plugin for Grok Bot
- Tag @bot on X
- Grok Imagine images
- and 6 more on this page
- SuperGrok PlusExisting subscribers onlyEverything in SuperGrok
- SuperGrok HeavyExisting subscribers onlyEverything in SuperGrok, plus
- Grok BusinessNo public priceEverything in X Premium, plus
- Grok Bot
- X plugin for Grok Bot
- Tag @bot on X
- Team sharing controls
- and 2 more on this page
- Grok EnterpriseNo public priceEverything in X Premium, plus
Plan login or API key
What signing in with a Grok plan gives, beside what an xAI API key gives.
Coding tools
With the plan login
- Grok Build on a plan login8Grok Build on a plan loginThe Grok Build coding agent signs in through a browser and spends the plan's weekly pool; hosts without a browser use an API key.TiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Feature Free $0 /month Get started Plus $8 /month Get Plus Premium $30 /month Get Premium Super $100 /month Get Super Ultra $200 /month Get Ultra Teams $30 +/user/month Get Teams Enterprise Custom Contact Sales
Grok Build Limited ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SpaceXSI (Cursor): Cursor pricing11Grok Build on a plan loginThe Grok Build coding agent signs in through a browser and spends the plan's weekly pool; hosts without a browser use an API key.TiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok HeavyA percentage breakdown by product (API, Build, Chat, Imagine, Voice).
SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQ13Grok Build on a plan loginThe Grok Build coding agent signs in through a browser and spends the plan's weekly pool; hosts without a browser use an API key.TiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok HeavyOn first launch, Grok opens a browser for authentication. In non-browser environments, use an API key
SpaceXSI (xAI): Grok Build: SpaceXSI's Coding Agent
With an API key
- API key for CI14API key for CIGrok Build takes an XAI_API_KEY for CI/CD and headless scripts, where the plan login needs a browser or a device code.
API key XAI_API_KEY env var or model.api_key in config No Scripts, CI/CD, headless automation
Device code grok login --device-auth Yes SSH sessions, containers, headless hosts
SpaceXSI (xAI): Enterprise Deployments
Usage and billing
With the plan login
- One weekly usage pool11One weekly usage poolPaid Grok plans draw chat, Imagine, voice and Build from one shared pool that resets each week.LimitPaid features pause at the weekly cap until the resetTiersSuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
How do SuperGrok's weekly usage limits work?
Rolling out in June 2026, Grok will now use a simpler, more flexible system for paid users.
Instead of separate daily limits for each product (like Chat, Imagine, Voice, or Build), you get one shared weekly usage pool that you can spend however you like across any Grok product.
The usage pool limit resets every week on a schedule shown in the Usage tab in Settings.
When your weekly usage limit is met, paid features will pause until your weekly limit resets.
SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQ - Grok and Cursor share a pool1Grok and Cursor share a poolOn The X Subscription, Grok models in Grok and in Cursor draw from one weekly pool per paid seat.LimitPool size runs from the Plus base up to 50x on UltraTiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra
Grok and Cursor share a weekly included usage pool.
SpaceXSI (xAI): What is The X Subscription?9Grok and Cursor share a poolOn The X Subscription, Grok models in Grok and in Cursor draw from one weekly pool per paid seat.LimitPool size runs from the Plus base up to 50x on UltraTiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription UltraThe shared included usage pool covers Grok Bot usage, and Grok models across Grok and Cursor.
Plus $8/mo $80/yr ($7/mo) Base
Ultra $200/mo $2000/yr ($167/mo) 50x
SpaceXSI (xAI): Pricing
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- Extra Usage Credits11Extra Usage CreditsPast the weekly pool, Extra Usage Credits bought on the web keep paid features running at a higher cost per action.LimitFrom $5; credits expire one year after purchaseTiersSuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
You can buy as little as $5 from the Usage tab on web.
Top up credits expire one year after purchase (unless otherwise stated).
Extra Usage Credits are priced at standard rates, which means the cost per action is higher than the effective rate you get from the included weekly usage in your plan.
SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQ - Third-party models cost extra1Third-party models cost extraClaude or GPT in Cursor sit outside the pool and bill at API list prices from prepaid credit from the first use.LimitTeam seats add $0.25 per million tokens on third-party requestsTiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra
Third-party models: third-party models in Cursor, like Claude or GPT, aren't included in your plan. You can still use them in Cursor, billed at API list prices from the first use and paid from your prepaid credit.
SpaceXSI (xAI): What is The X Subscription?15Third-party models cost extraClaude or GPT in Cursor sit outside the pool and bill at API list prices from prepaid credit from the first use.LimitTeam seats add $0.25 per million tokens on third-party requestsTiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription UltraTeams on The X Subscription pay a Cursor Token Rate of $0.25 per million tokens on third-party model requests.
Individual plans do not pay the Cursor Token Rate.
SpaceXSI (xAI): Cursor Token Rate - X Premium+ carries into Grok11X Premium+ carries into GrokLinking an X account lets Grok read its X subscription and grant the matching benefits on that linked account.TiersX Premium+
SpaceXSI will be able to retrieve your X subscription status and grant relevant benefits after linking.
X Premium+ access only applies to the account linked with your X account.
SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQ
With an API key
- Pay per token16Pay per tokenAPI calls bill per token from prepaid credit or a monthly invoice, with grok-4.7 at $2 per million input tokens.Limitgrok-4.7: $2 input, $6 output per million tokens under 200k
grok-4.7 Long context ≥ 200k tokens 500k $2.00 $0.50 $6.00 $4.00 $1.00 $12.00
SpaceXSI (xAI): API Pricing17Pay per tokenAPI calls bill per token from prepaid credit or a monthly invoice, with grok-4.7 at $2 per million input tokens.Limitgrok-4.7: $2 input, $6 output per million tokens under 200kWhen you make API requests, the cost is calculated immediately. The amount is either deducted from your available prepaid credits or added to your monthly invoice if credits are exhausted.
SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQ - X API sold separately18X API sold separatelyDirect X API access is pay-per-use with no subscription, and X API credit purchases return up to 20% in xAI API credits.LimitPost reads cost $0.005 each
The X API uses pay-per-usage pricing with no subscriptions.
Posts: Read $0.005 per resource
Earn free xAI API credits when you purchase X API credits
up to 20% back based on your spend.
X: X API pay-per-usage pricing and credits
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- Rate limits grow with spend19Rate limits grow with spendPer-model rate limits step up automatically with cumulative API spend, and Enterprise limits come on request.LimitTop self-serve tier at $5,000 cumulative spend
These limits scale with your team's tier , which is determined by cumulative spend on the API.
Tier 4 $5,000 Enterprise Available on request
SpaceXSI (xAI): Rate Limits
Models
With the plan login
- Grok 4.7 Fast16Grok 4.7 FastGrok 4.7 on faster infrastructure runs only in Cursor and Grok Build and bills through the plan.LimitMissing from the public API and from Grok Build's free tierTiersThe X Subscription Plus, The X Subscription Premium, The X Subscription for Teams, The X Subscription Super, The X Subscription Ultra, SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Grok 4.7 Fast is the same Grok 4.7 model served on faster infrastructure.
It's available only in Cursor and Grok Build , and is billed through your plan there. It is not available on the public xAI API, and Grok Build's free tier does not include it.
SpaceXSI (xAI): API Pricing - SuperGrok Heavy6SuperGrok HeavyGrok Business seats come as SuperGrok or SuperGrok Heavy licenses, and Heavy is the upgraded tier for demanding workloads.TiersSuperGrok Heavy, Grok Business
SuperGrok: Standard business access with enhanced quotas and features. SuperGrok Heavy: Upgraded performance for demanding workloads.
SpaceXSI (xAI): Manage Licenses and Users7SuperGrok HeavyGrok Business seats come as SuperGrok or SuperGrok Heavy licenses, and Heavy is the upgraded tier for demanding workloads.TiersSuperGrok Heavy, Grok BusinessFull benefits of SuperGrok (or SuperGrok Heavy for upgraded licenses).
SpaceXSI (xAI): Grok Business Guide
With an API key
- Speech APIs16Speech APIsThe API sells text to speech at $15 per million characters and speech to text from $0.10 an hour.
Speech to Text $0.10 / hr (REST), $0.20 / hr (Streaming) Text to Speech $15.00 / 1M chars
SpaceXSI (xAI): API Pricing
Building on it
With the plan login
No difference statedWith an API key
- Batch API16Batch APIBatch jobs run in the background at a 20% discount on current Grok text models and skip per-minute rate limits.LimitMost batches finish within 24 hours
Batch requests are queued and processed in the background, with most completing within 24 hours.
grok-4.7 grok-4.6 grok-4.5 grok-4.3 grok-4.20-0309-reasoning grok-4.20-0309-non-reasoning grok-4.20-multi-agent-0309 20 %
Requests don't count towards rate limits
SpaceXSI (xAI): API Pricing - Priority processing16Priority processingText requests can buy higher scheduling priority for lower latency at twice the standard token rate.Limit2x standard rates
Priority Processing gives text requests higher scheduling priority for lower latency. Priority requests are billed at a 2x premium over standard rates.
SpaceXSI (xAI): API Pricing
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- X Search tool20X Search toolThe x_search tool lets a Grok API call search X posts and users and fetch threads, billed per item on top of tokens.Limit$5 per 1,000 posts and $10 per 1,000 profiles fetched
The X Search tool enables Grok to perform keyword search, semantic search, user search, and thread fetch on X (formerly Twitter).
X Search is billed at $5 per 1k posts fetched and $10 per 1k user profiles fetched, in addition to token costs
SpaceXSI (xAI): X Search
Data and admin
With the plan login
- Team seats and admin9Team seats and adminEach team seat keeps its own weekly pool, and admins get central billing with usage analytics.TiersThe X Subscription for Teams
Team plans include centralized billing and administration, usage analytics, and the option to mix seat tiers.
SpaceXSI (xAI): Pricing21Team seats and adminEach team seat keeps its own weekly pool, and admins get central billing with usage analytics.TiersThe X Subscription for TeamsOn self-serve team plans, each paid seat has its own weekly pool for eligible first-party usage only. Seats do not share weekly pools.
SpaceXSI (xAI): Usage limits - Business workspace privacy7Business workspace privacyGrok Business team workspaces run under business privacy terms, and Enterprise adds custom retention policies.TiersGrok Business, Grok Enterprise
Grok Business provides dedicated workspaces for personal and team use, with enhanced privacy and sharing controls.
This includes data handling and, for the Enterprise tier, custom retention policies tailored for business use.
SpaceXSI (xAI): Grok Business Guide
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- SSO and SCIM22SSO and SCIMEnterprise organizations group console teams under one domain with SSO and SCIM provisioning from the company identity provider.TiersGrok Enterprise
Available only to Enterprise tier subscribers, organizations enable centralized management of users, teams, and security features like SSO.
Automate user provisioning and deprovisioning by integrating System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) with your Identity Provider (IdP).
SpaceXSI (xAI): Organization Management
With an API key
- US regional endpoint16US regional endpointA US endpoint keeps request handling and inference in the United States for grok-4.7 and grok-4.6 at a 10% premium.Limit1.1x global token rates; two text models served
Requests sent to the US regional endpoint run inference in the United States; their token usage is billed at 1.1x the global token rates, a 10% premium.
SpaceXSI (xAI): API Pricing23US regional endpointA US endpoint keeps request handling and inference in the United States for grok-4.7 and grok-4.6 at a 10% premium.Limit1.1x global token rates; two text models servedThe US endpoint currently serves two models, grok-4.7 and grok-4.6 , and none of the image generation, video generation, or voice APIs.
SpaceXSI (xAI): Regional Endpoints - Retention and ZDR24Retention and ZDRAPI data is never used for training without permission and is kept 30 days for abuse review, or not at all under team-wide ZDR.Limit30 days by default
SpaceXSI never trains on your API inputs or outputs without your explicit permission.
By default, all API requests and responses are stored on our servers (encrypted at rest) for 30 days for auditing purposes in the event of suspected abuse or misuse.
If enabled, ZDR is team-wide. There is no ability to enable ZDR for specific API keys.
SpaceXSI (xAI): FAQ
Models
Which models run in Grok?
The current releases GILD tracks that public sources record running in Grok. Each model's page charts its public benchmark scores.


