Grok

  • Grok — Consumer AI Assistant With Native X Firehose, Imagine Media & Grok Bot Agents (xAI/SpaceXAI Product, Active, Not Shut Down)

    Not shut down — but note this is the same product I covered as x.ai.​ Grok is xAI’s flagship assistant; x-ai (xAI Inc.) is the lab, Grok is the consumer/API product. Both live under SpaceXAI since the 2026 SpaceX absorption. If your directory keeps both slugs, normalize as: x-ai = company/API/infra card, grok = consumer product card​ (this one), and cross-link them. Otherwise merge to one canonical slug and delete the other. Below is the consumer-product card at slug grok.

    Status recap:​ xAI founded Nov 2023 → acquired by SpaceX Feb 2 2026, dissolved as entity May 7 2026, rebranded “SpaceXAI” Jul 2026. Grok brand retained, grok.com + apps + api.x.ai all live, model slugs auto-redirect, no shutdown. Active 2026-08. Category ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stage none.

    1. One-line positioning

    Grok = the real-time-social-native consumer assistant: grok.com + iOS/Android apps + X-integrated pane → ask anything with live web + X firehose (DeepSearch, 40+ sources, <1-min cited reports)​ → Big Brain extended reasoning → Grok Imagine​ (Aurora images + Imagine video 480p/720p w/ audio) → Voice mode → Grok Bot​ AI teammates (Heavy-only beta, each gets a cloud machine, bot-manages-bot, signs into inboxes/CRMs) → Grok Build​ coding CLI/TUI (Cursor-trained; GitHub Copilot dropped Grok Code Fast 1 on May 15 2026). Fits ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stage none (prompt→search→reason→generate→tool-call→act). For X-native marketers, trend/mood trackers, cost-sensitive API builders, and heavy agentic users, it’s the only seat with native firehose; for deepest prose, safest guardrails, or regulated work, Claude/ChatGPT win.

    2. Core features (consumer surface)

    Layer Capability Notes
    Models Grok 4.6​ (flagship, 500K ctx, Aug 12 2026), Grok 4.5 (500K), Grok 4.3 (1M ctx, native video input), Grok 4.20 (reasoning/non-reasoning/multi-agent), Grok 4.1 Fast (2M ctx, $0.20/$0.50) Legacy grok-3/4/4.1-fast retired May 15 2026​ → auto-redirect to 4.3
    DeepSearch Live web + X firehose, 40+ sources, inline citations, <1-min synthesis; DeeperSearch preset Free 10/day, paid inside weekly pool
    Big Brain Extended reasoning, configurable effort none/low/med/high Reasoning tokens bill at output rate on API
    Imagine Aurora images + Imagine video (480p/720p, audio); loosest content filters of any frontier lab​ Consumer draws from weekly pool
    Voice Spoken chat; no iOS system-level push​ TTS $15/M chars, STT $0.10–0.20/hr, Voice API $3/hr
    Grok Bot (beta) AI teammates: per-bot cloud machine, observes user, bot-manages-bot, signs into inboxes/CRMs Launched Aug 11 2026, Heavy/Cursor Ultra only, no independent reliability data yet
    Grok Build Coding agent CLI/TUI, Cursor-trained, code-exec sandbox Replaces Grok Code Fast 1 (Copilot dropped it May 15 2026)
    API api.x.ai OpenAI-compatible, cached input, server-side web/X/code/file search, RAG built-in (Dec 2025) Endpoint migrates to SpaceXAI URL within 12+ mo, no break yet

    3. Pricing (2026-08, USD — consumer ladders + API)

    Tier Monthly Annual Model access
    Free​ $0 $0 Grok 4 Mini (text + web + X), limited voice, no Imagine, separate reset cycle
    X Premium​ $8 — Grok 4 inside X, tight caps (only worth it if you want X blue/ads)
    SuperGrok Lite​ $10 — Grok 4, 1 agent, 480p/6s video (entry tier, Mar 25 2026)
    SuperGrok​ $30 $300 ($25/mo) Grok 4.5/4.6 rolling, DeepSearch, Big Brain, Imagine, Voice — main paid seat
    X Premium+​ $40 — Same + X ad-free/perks (X-native only)
    SuperGrok Plus​ $100 — Higher weekly pool, 1080p video, priority at peak
    SuperGrok Heavy​ $300 $3,600 Full 4.5/4.6 + Grok 4 Heavy multi-agent + Grok Bot​
    Business​ $30/seat — RBAC, no-train opt, Jan 2026 launch
    API​ pay-per-token — 4.6/4.5 $2/$6 · 4.3 $1.25/$2.50 · 4.1 Fast $0.20/$0.50 · Build $1/$2; >200K prompt → $4/$12

    pricing_type = freemium-plus-x-bundle-plus-per-token-api; starting_price = $0; free_tier = "yes; Grok 4 Mini, live web+X search, limited voice, no Imagine, separate reset, no paid weekly pool"; pricing_note = "grok-is-xai-consumer-product-x-ai-company-keep-both-slugs-crosslink; feb-2026-spacex-acquired-may-2026-dissolved-jul-2026-spacexai-rebrand-grok-brand-kept-acquired-kept; jun-2026-paid-tiers-shared-weekly-usage-pool-not-per-2h-caps; supergrok-30-25-annual-heavy-300; api-over-200k-prompt-4-12-bill; grok-3-4-4.1-fast-retired-2026-05-15-redirect-4.3; endpoint-migrates-spacexai-12mo-no-break"

    4. Access Type

    access_type: web-app-plus-mobile-plus-api

    access_display: 🌐 grok.com · 📱 iOS/Android · 🔌 X.com pane · api.x.ai (OpenAI-compatible) · Azure AI Foundry · Cursor/Grok Build CLI · (no MCP server documented, no native HubSpot/Salesforce)

    5. Reviews (2026)

    Source Read
    Stackaible / AI rankings “Situational yes — X firehose native, 4.6 frontier-class at half Claude Opus 5 API; ecosystem/integrations trail OpenAI/Anthropic”
    App stores ~4.3 iOS; complaint axis = tier confusion + Imagine throttling after 50–100 gens
    Independent bench Grok 4.6 ≈ GPT-5.6 Sol on AA Intelligence Index (61); under Claude Opus 5 on coding reliability; over everyone on X sentiment​
    Trustpilot Mixed — “SpaceXAI rebrand broke bookmarked docs” confusion; billing cancels milder than Semrush/Ocoya

    Praise: unmatched live X signal, DeepSearch <1 min vs ChatGPT ~30 min, 4.6 at $2/$6 undercuts frontier rivals, 4.3 1M ctx + native video input, Imagine’s loose filters good for rapid mockups, Big Brain solid on math.

    Gripes: 7 consumer tiers confuse buyers, weekly pool opaque (no per-feature meter), >200K token 2× API bill surprises, Imagine soft-cap throttles, loosest guardrails of frontier labs = brand-safety risk, Grok Bot Heavy-only + unproven, SpaceXAI endpoint migration clouds long-term ownership, no MCP/native CRM, non-X research citations weaker than Perplexity.

    6. Best for / Not for

    Best for Not for
    X-native marketers / creators tracking real-time sentiment & trends Regulated industries (finance/health/legal) needing strict audit + guardrails
    Cost-sensitive API builders (4.6 $2/$6, or 4.1 Fast $0.20/$0.50) Teams wanting deepest prose/long-form (Claude)
    Researchers doing live-event synthesis (DeepSearch + X firehose) Non-X shops where the firehose differentiator evaporates
    Coding agents on Grok Build / Cursor (cheap per token) Enterprises needing SSO/SCIM today without waiting on SpaceXAI transition
    Heavy agentic multi-model fans (SuperGrok Heavy $300 + Grok Bot) Casual users who won’t use X/Imagine/Voice — Free is enough

    7. Competitors

    Tool Lane Starts
    ChatGPT (OpenAI) Generalist default, GPT-5.6, broadest ecosystem $20/mo, $5/$30 API
    Claude (Anthropic) Prose/reasoning/coding reliability, safest guardrails $20/mo, $5/$25 API
    Gemini (Google) Google-stack native, huge ctx, Veo media $20/mo
    Perplexity Citation-first answer engine, no image/video/agent $20/mo
    DeepSeek Cheapest API ($0.14/$0.28), no X firehose $0.14/$0.28
    Meta AI Free social-native assistant (Instagram/WhatsApp), no firehose depth $0

    8. Directory verdict (short_desc)

    Grok (xAI consumer product, SpaceXAI since Jul 2026, brand retained, active 2026-08) = real-time-social-native assistant: Grok 4.6 (500K, $2/$6) + 4.5/4.3(1M,$1.25/2.5)/4.1 Fast(2M,$0.20/0.50)/Build 0.1 + DeepSearch (X firehose, <1min) + Big Brain + Imagine image/video + Voice + Grok Bot agents (Heavy) + Grok Build CLI + api.x.ai OpenAI-compatible. Free $0 (Grok 4 Mini, no Imagine) / X Premium $8 / SuperGrok Lite $10 / SuperGrok $30 ($300/yr) / X Premium+ $40 / SuperGrok Plus $100 / Heavy $300 / Business $30 seat / API per-token. Category ai-productivity-data; pipeline_stage none. Not ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini/Perplexity. Gotchas: same-product-as-x-ai-dedupe-or-split, spacexai-acquired-kept-grok-brand-stays, 7-consumer-tiers-shared-weekly-pool, api-over-200k-4-12, imagine-draws-weekly-pool, loosest-guardrails-brand-risk, heavy-only-grok-bot-unproven, endpoint-migrates-spacexai-12mo, grok-3-4-4.1-fast-retired-redirect-4.3.

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