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Grok

by SpaceXAI

The Launchpad take

Verdict

Fact-checking, conversational AI, images/video on X platform

Real-time fact-checking; current events; X platform analysis; uncensored creative writing; image generation

Best for

X/Twitter usersnews junkiesfact-checkerssocial media professionals

Quick facts

Free tier
limited, exact limit not published
Starting price
Free, from $8/month
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Grok on X
Company
SpaceXAI
Ready to try Grok? Start with the getting-started guide.

Pricing

PlanPriceKey limits
Free$0/monthlimited, exact limit not published
Plus$8/month$80/yr, base usage
Premium$30/month$300/yr, 4x
Super$100/month$1,000/yr, 15x
Ultra$200/month$2,000/yr, 50x

Prices checked 2026-10-14

Key capabilities

Works with

  • Text
  • images

Outputs

  • Text
  • images

Get it

How to use Grok on phones and tablets.

  • Mobile web: Works in a mobile browser (responsive or dedicated mobile site).

Technical details

Offline
No
API
Yes
Languages
Multilingual
Difficulty
Beginner-friendly
Privacy
Medium
Time to productivity
5 min
Upgrade when
Needing unlimited queries; Think mode; Deep Search; higher image gen; real-time X data access
Integrations
X/Twitter (native), real-time news, xAI API

What changed

  • 2026-10-14 · plans — Paid path is The X Subscription Plus, Premium, Super, and Ultra. Removed the retired paid-path label.
  • 2026-10-14 · models — Added company, platforms, store links, and grok-4.7 as the flagship API model. Left subscription plans unchanged.

Models

Last verified Oct 24, 2026. Figures that could not be confirmed on an official vendor page are marked unverified — we do not guess.

Full Grok comparison

Which one should I use?

  • xAI’s models page: for code and chat, use Grok 4.7. It is described as the most capable model they have built.
  • Grok 4.3 is the cheaper text model in the current pricing table ($1.25 / $2.50 per 1M below 200k prompt tokens) with a larger 1M context window.
  • Grok 4.6 is still listed at the same token price as 4.7 — treat it as the previous 4.x snapshot, not the one xAI tells you to pick.

Grok 4.7

Current
Context
500K
Max output
Unverifiedunverified
API input / 1M
$2 / 1M
API output / 1M
$6 / 1M

Best for: Grok users and API callers who want the current flagship for coding and chat.

In the Grok apps, new customers sign up through The X Subscription (since 12 Oct 2026); existing SuperGrok plans continue for current subscribers. xAI doesn't say which consumer plan uses which API model.

Source: Grok 4.7

Grok 4.3

Current
Context
1M
Max output
Unverifiedunverified
API input / 1M
$1.25 / 1M
API output / 1M
$2.5 / 1M

Best for: Longer documents on a budget, when you do not need 4.7’s flagship quality.

Consumer app access for Grok 4.3 was not listed on the xAI models page checked.

Source: Models & pricing

Grok 4.6

Prior gen
Context
500K
Max output
Unverifiedunverified
API input / 1M
$2 / 1M
API output / 1M
$6 / 1M

Best for: Existing callers that have not moved to 4.7.

Consumer app access for Grok 4.6 was not listed on the xAI models page checked.

Source: Models & pricing
Sources & notes(3)

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