Grok

Grok is SpaceXAI's AI assistant for chat, real-time web and X search, voice, and image and video creation, on the web, mobile apps and X.

Grok is the AI assistant from SpaceXAI, the company formerly known as xAI, available at grok.com, in iOS and Android apps, inside X and in Tesla cars. It answers questions using real-time search of the web and of posts on X, handles voice conversations, and reads documents and images. Grok Imagine creates images and videos, with 1080p video on higher plans, and Grok Build helps with coding. Paid SuperGrok plans add the Grok 4.6 model, Expert mode for harder problems, longer conversations, higher limits and access to Grok Bot agents. The free plan includes web and X search, voice mode and connectors.

Grok at a glance

Best for: Writer, Marketer, Social media creator, Founder
Runs on: Web, iOS, Android
Pricing: Free plan; SuperGrok Lite $10, SuperGrok $30, Plus $100, Heavy $300 per month
Released: November 2023
Category: AI chat assistant
Website: grok.com

Key features

Real-time search of the web and X posts
Voice mode for spoken conversations
Grok Imagine image and video generation
Expert mode for harder reasoning
Grok Build for coding help
Connectors to other apps
Grok Bot agents on SuperGrok plans

Use it for

Follow a breaking news story with live posts from X
Create images and short videos from a prompt
Work through a hard problem in Expert mode

Companions

Tools that articles about Grok recommend using with it, each with its job.

X — Grok reads public X posts in real time.
Claude — Grok for live checks, Claude for long documents and final polish.
Perplexity — Perplexity when every claim needs a clean citation.
Claude Code — Engineering teams pair Grok's X data with Claude Code.

Alternatives to Grok

ChatGPT — Provides tailored responses, image creation, and file uploads.
Meta AI — Free assistant already built into WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
Microsoft Copilot — Free assistant built into Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365 apps
Gemini — Works with Gmail, Drive and other Google apps, with a generous free tier
Searchtok — Connects directly to AI agents to find outlier videos in any niche.
Holo AI — Generates complete multi-channel marketing campaigns on autopilot with single-tap approvals.
Character.AI — Huge library of community-made characters for role-play and stories
Jev Chat Jarvis — Reads screen chats, assesses risks, and drafts candidate replies without sending them automatically.
ChatKit — Supports multiple AI models with local API key storage and voice input.
CiteWing — Automates outreach to sites cited by AI answers.
Everywhere — Extracts on-screen context via a shortcut to deliver tailored AI strategies.
YiYan — Concurrent LLM memory organization and screen recognition features.

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