US EditionWhy xAI Is Giving You 'Limited' Free Access to Grok 4
GLOBAL, AUG 11 – xAI expanded free access to Grok 4 globally about a month after release to boost adoption and compete with OpenAI's GPT-5, which is also free worldwide.
- Making Grok 4 free for all users, xAI announced on August 10, 2025, expanding access beyond subscriptions.
- XAI positioned Grok 4 against GPT-5 by making it free for all users, just days after OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch.
- Grok 4 now defaults to Auto mode for free-tier users, offering around five to 10 messages per 12 hours, with options for Fast or Expert modes.
- Amid wider access, Grok Imagine, a free AI video tool in the United States, faces misuse reports from BBC highlighting deepfake content of Taylor Swift and Sydney Sweeney.
- Thursday, the Financial Times reported xAI plans to introduce ads into Grok’s responses to fund the high GPU costs.
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xAI releases Grok 4 free, rivals GPT-5 launch.
The company's most advanced artificial intelligence model can now be used without paying
xAI opens Grok 4 to all users, but image and video tools remain restricted: Know what's accessible
xAI has made its AI model Grok 4 accessible to all users, expanding from its initial paid-only release. A global rollout includes generous usage limits for free-tier users, while premium features remain exclusive to subscribers. Future plans may incorporate ads into the interface.
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Elon Musk’s xAI Holdings Corp. has made the latest version of its artificial intelligence model, Grok 4, free to all users, albeit with usage caps, as controversy continues around OpenAI’s GPT-5 model. Grok 4 made its debut on July 10 with improved reasoning, faster response times and broader multimodal capabilities compared with earlier versions. By […] The post Elon Musk’s xAI opens Grok 4 access to free tier as GPT-5 backlash grows appeared f…
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