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xAI · AI Assistant with Real-Time X Integration

xAI's conversational AI with real-time access to posts from X, plus image and video generation, file analysis, and voice mode — well-suited for current events, trending topics, and social context.

PricingFreemium

Setupeasy

Runs onWeb · API

APIYes

Open sourceNo

DocsYes

CategoryConversational

Real-timeX (Twitter)Current EventsNewsSocial ContextAI Assistant

Best for

Users who need real-time social context from X alongside a capable general-purpose AI assistant

Not ideal for

Users who want an assistant without X integration as its main advantage, or offline-capable tools

Who it's for

Users and researchers who need an AI assistant with live access to social data from X

Capabilities

Real-time access to posts and trends from X
Current events and breaking news awareness
Grok Imagine image and video generation
File and document analysis (PDF, Office, code, images, audio, video up to 150 MB)
Voice conversation mode
Grok Build
iOS and Android apps, plus Grok inside X
xAI API with Grok models, Imagine, Voice, and search tools

Limitations

Real-time X access is its primary differentiator — general tasks are matched by competitors
Free tier has daily Chat and Voice limits; higher limits require SuperGrok or X Premium
Paid usage comes from a shared weekly pool across all Grok products
Generated images and videos are watermarked

Use cases

Researching current events and trending discussions on X
Understanding public sentiment on a topic via social posts
Getting real-time context on breaking news stories
Analysing uploaded documents and media files
Monitoring brand or topic mentions across X

Technical specs

Context window

500K tokens (Grok 4.7); up to 1M on some API models

API pricing

Per-token via the xAI API

Available models

Grok 4.7 (flagship)Grok 4.6Grok 4.5Grok Imagine Image 2.0Grok Imagine Video 1.5

Integrations & fit

X (Twitter)APIWebiOSAndroid

Good fit forSolo / individual

Pricing modelFreemium· Free tier available

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Alternatives to consider

ChatGPT

OpenAI

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Freemium

Claude

Anthropic

Developers and writers who need the most accurate code generation, precise instruction following, and the ability to reason across very large documents

Freemium

About Grok

Grok is a conversational AI developed by xAI and deeply integrated with the X (formerly Twitter) platform. Its primary differentiation is real-time access to posts on X, which makes it useful for questions about current events, breaking news, trending discussions, and social context. The current flagship model is Grok 4.7. Grok positions itself as having a more candid conversational style than many assistants, which some users find useful for discussing speculative or contentious topics. It is available on grok.com, in iOS and Android apps, and inside X. Beyond chat, it analyses uploaded files (PDFs, Office documents, code, images, audio, and video up to 150 MB per file), generates images and videos with Grok Imagine, supports a voice conversation mode, and includes Grok Build. A free tier has daily Chat and Voice limits; higher limits and features come with a SuperGrok subscription (including SuperGrok Heavy) or X Premium, and paid usage draws on one flexible weekly pool shared across all Grok products, with extra usage credits available to buy. Developers can use the xAI API, which exposes Grok models, Grok Imagine image and video models, a Voice API, and web and X search tools. xAI has released weights for some older Grok models under an open licence, though the production product is closed. It is best used when real-time social data or X integration is specifically useful; for general-purpose reasoning and writing tasks, it competes with ChatGPT and Claude.

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