Grok
Chat assistant from xAI, with live posts from X.
Free plan
- Best for
- News and trends on X
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, API
- Made by
- xAI (SpaceX)
What’s good
- Sees what people post on X right now
- One plan also covers X Premium and Cursor
- Image and video making on Premium
Downsides
- Best Grok sits around rank 40 on LMArena text
- Plans changed in October 2026, old SuperGrok closed to new users
At a glance.
- Best for
- News and trends on X
- Price
- Free plan, then $8/mo
- For developers
- $2 in, $6 out per million tokens (Grok 4.7)
- Version
- Grok 4.7Released 2026-09
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android, API
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- xAI (SpaceX)
- Website
- grok.com
How it ranks.
- LMArena Text, style control (Grok 4.20 Beta 1)#40 · 14752026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for ai chat is Qwen Chat.