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Grok: pricing, limits and what it's actually good at

xAI's assistant with a live X feed and 500K context

Made by	xAI
Official site	https://grok.com
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android
Free tier	Yes
Pricing	X Subscription: Free $0; Plus $8/mo; Premium $30/mo; Super $100/mo; Ultra $200/mo (annual billing discounted) (checked 2026-10-29)
Context window	500K tokens (grok-4.7) (checked 2026-10-29)
Non-English	No published evaluation; test it on your own text.
Availability	No mainland China edition; reaching it from there needs a proxy or VPN (checked 2026-10-29).

What Grok does well

Reads live X posts and groups how a topic is argued
Answers with the conclusion first instead of a preamble
500K context fits long threads and transcripts in one pass
Four paid tiers make the price ladder easy to follow

Where it falls short

States guesses in the same tone as confirmed facts
Chinese output reads noticeably less natural than English
Content style draws frequent complaints from users

Who should use it

Tracking overseas reaction while it happens
English technical questions
X creators who post all day

What it feels like day to day

For real-time argument it is the only one that works: ask how a topic split on X over two days and it reads the actual posts, then groups the positions. The style is blunt, which I want when I need an answer and not courtesies. That same bluntness is the risk, because a guess gets phrased the way a confirmed fact gets phrased, so anything factual goes through a second source before I repeat it.

Compared with

ChatGPT vs Grok: which one to actually use

FAQ

Is Grok free?

Yes — there is a free tier you can start on. Whether it's enough depends on how much you use it; limits are on the official pricing page.

How much text can Grok handle at once?

500K tokens (grok-4.7) (checked 2026-10-29)

Is Grok available in my country?

No mainland China edition; reaching it from there needs a proxy or VPN (checked 2026-10-29).

Sources: https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/pricing · https://docs.x.ai/developers/models — checked 2026-10-29.