While OpenAI has been busy this week adding a more expensive tier to ChatGPT, Elon Musk’s Grok is going in a different direction.
Even Free X Users Can Now Use Grok
Anyone with an X account can now use the sarcastic chatbot. It was previously only for paid subscribers of the social network who were willing to pay at least $7 monthly for the Premium tier.
There are a few limits, though. According to Grok itself, your X account will need to be more than a week old and also have a phone number attached. You can also only send 10 messages to the chatbot every two hours. You’re also limited to three image analysis questions per day.
If you want to try Grok out, it’s available from the X site or app. On the site, select Grok on the sidebar (or visit Grok directly). In the app, choose the Grok icon in the bottom bar of the app, next to the search tool.
Grok works similarly to other chatbots. Just type in your question or describe the image you’d like to see. I asked a few questions and image requests on my free X account, and everything worked just fine.
Giving free users a taste of the chatbot could help drive more subscribers to X. Grok could also eventually be used as a powerful X search engine.
Soon to Be a Standalone App?
Late last month, another report said that Grok may soon be available as a free, standalone app just like competitors including ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Meta AI. The app could land sometime this month.
While those other competitors have offered completely free AI chatbot options, this is the first time Grok has been available to a larger audience. The chatbot is full of sarcasm and wit, unlike those other competitors, thanks to Musk’s influence on its development.
Grok originally launched late last year but is known to lag behind competitors in users and features.
One of the top Grok competitors, ChatGPT, recently announced a very costly new addition. The $200 per month ChatGPT Pro subscription offers unlimited access to OpenAI’s best and newest technology.
