Previously, access to Grok was exclusive to Premium+ user.
Now, both Premium and Premium+ users in select regions will have the access to the chatbot.
The subscription fee for Premium users is $8 per month.
With AI rising like wildfire, everyone seems to be running around trying to get their brainchild the first spot. From the major players to the newer startups, everyone is a part of this race. X (formerly Twitter) owner, Elon Musk also has its own chatbot, known as Grok by xAI. The company is now expanding the access to this chatbot. It will now be available to Premium tier subscribers of X.
Previously, access to Grok was exclusive to Premium+ users, who paid a subscription fee of $16 per month or $168 annually for this service, along with other features. Now, both Premium and Premium+ users in select regions will have the access to the chatbot. The subscription fee for Premium users is $8 per month. However, in India, the rollout of this announcement appears to be ongoing. Upon attempting to access it, a message stated, ‘Thank you for applying to our early access program. The program is currently limited to X Premium+ subscribers.’
Also read: Elon Musk’s xAI Grok chatbot is now open source, takes a dig at OpenAI’s ChatGPT
How to access Grok with X’s premium subscription?
Step 1: Open https://grok.x.ai/
Step 2: Log in with your X (formerly Twitter) account and you will be good to go.
This is not a complete shocker as Elon Musk had previously hinted at this. With Grok users can choose to interact either in the “Regular mode” or “Fun mode.” It even displays labels that indicate that its answers can be inaccurate, just like many other chatbots.
Also read: What is Grok and how is it different from ChatGPT? Find out
Elon Musk is trying hard to fight the competition with his chatbot. He sees his competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, or Anthropic’s Claude. You might have seen how Elon Musk has been critical of OpenAI’s operations to the extent that he even filed a lawsuit against it and accused it of deviations from its non-profit goals.
In addition to this, Elon Musk had also announced previously that xAI has made Grok open-sourced. This meant that developers could see the code that was used to make Grok. But the move also found itself in the middle of privacy concerns.
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