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xAI Grok AI chatbot will launch a ‘Free’ version
Generative AI company xAI will launch a free Grok version for users who don’t have a premium account. The company is taking this step to stay in line with other chatbots and offer limited access to people before purchasing a more extensive experience.
Image shared by the xAI developer community and app researchers confirmed the upcoming free tier. It says The image says Grok will be available for free but the launch date isn’t shared. However, it’s believed that the feature will rollout gradually in some regions very soon.
The image specifically mentioned that the free plan has limits. It means you can use Grok with limited requests for all of its features. After exceeding the limit, Grok won’t process your requests and suggest buying a premium plan.
X has two paid plans – Premium and Premium+ including the following fee structure:
- Premium starts at $8/month or $84/year on the web
- Premium+ starts at $16/month or $168/year on the web
These prices will go up if you choose to pay via mobile app due to the app platform fee.
xAI Grok Free (Source – @lohansimpson/X)
Grok
Unveiled in November 2023, Grok is a large language model (LLM) designed to serve users with generative AI. It’s integrated into X social media and has received two major upgrades since its launch.
The Grok 1.5 version released early this year has brought performance improvements and more tokens. However, version 2.0 has made it more interesting with new features.
It can now generate images with a user prompt and understand visual content such as images and screenshots. You can try different prompts to mix and create new images or learn more about content.
This new Grok has two versions – a large Grok 2 model and a slightly stripped Grok 2 mini. Both of these provide image generation and upload features.
Other than images, Grok 2 also brings a fast response speed compared to 1.5 and its competitors.
Free xAI Grok rollout
This free tier will be first available in some regions and soon expand gradually to the rest of the users across the globe.