Grok
by xAI
At a glance
Conversational AI assistant from xAI, integrated with the X platform and offering real-time information, chat, and the Grok 4 model family.
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- Licence
- Not recorded
- Category
- AI Assistants
- Business model
- Freemium
- Availability
- Global
- Launched
- 2023-11
Overview
Grok is a conversational AI assistant from xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk in 2023. It is integrated with the X platform, giving it access to real-time public posts, and is also available through standalone apps and an API. The current flagship line is Grok 4, with later variants such as Grok 4.1 continuing the same family. Basic access is included for X users, with higher limits on paid tiers.
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Key features
- Real-time information drawn from the X platform
- Text, image, and voice interaction
- Grok 4 reasoning modes for harder analytical questions
- API access for developers
Use cases
- Following and summarizing current events and discussions on X
- General chat, writing, and coding help
- Research questions that benefit from up-to-date information
Pricing
Basic access is available to X users; X Premium and SuperGrok subscriptions raise usage limits and unlock newer Grok 4-class models.
Record details
Provenance, dates and links are kept here so the main sections stay about the product itself.
Links, dates and provenance
- Record updated
- 2026-10-09
- Pricing
- x.ai ↗
- Documentation
- docs.x.ai ↗
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- US
- Canonical URL
- https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/grok/
Selection profile
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- Web app
Hosted product with no desktop/CLI tag in the record; assumed web-delivered.
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- Web
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- Vendor cloud
Vendor-hosted product; no self-hosted option is recorded.
Suggest a correction - Works offline
- Not recorded
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Suggest a correction - Official service region
- Global
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Suggest a correction - Public API
- Yes
Matched on the vendor page: “Grok API Documentation | SpaceXAI Docs API Grok Build Grok Bot Grok Search ⌘ K API Console Products Grok Status Loading... Resources llms.txt Discord Email support Terms”
Suggest a correction - Licence
- proprietary
Commercial product; no source licence is published in the record.
Suggest a correction - Commercial use
- Not recorded
Commercial product; the terms reviewed here do not state a non-commercial restriction, but that was not verified.
Suggest a correction - Interface languages
- Not recorded
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- Subscription Free allowance: Limited Subscription required: No
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- Where it runs
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- Works offline
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- Official service region
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- Public API
- Verified 2026-10-09 docs.x.ai ↗
- Licence
- Our inference
- Commercial use
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- Interface languages
- Unknown
Key facts and their evidence
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API: Public API documented Verified 2026-10-09 docs.x.ai ↗
Applies to: As stated on docs.x.ai on 2026-10-09
Matched on the vendor page: “Grok API Documentation | SpaceXAI Docs API Grok Build Grok Bot Grok Search ⌘ K API Console Products Grok Status Loading... Resources llms.txt Discord Email support Terms”
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Frequently asked questions
Who develops Grok?
Grok is developed by xAI, the US-based AI company founded by Elon Musk in 2023.
Does Grok have real-time information?
Yes. Grok is integrated with the X platform and can draw on real-time public posts in its answers.
What is Grok 4?
Grok 4 is xAI's current flagship model family for the Grok assistant and API, with later variants such as Grok 4.1 in the same line.
Who should not choose Grok?
Anyone who needs a self-hosted or offline deployment, or vendor-confirmed licence terms: neither is recorded, since the pages fetched carried no supporting statement.
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