Grok Free vs SuperGrok — what does $30 actually buy?
Grok Free ($0) gives limited Chat, Imagine and Grok Build. SuperGrok closed to new customers on October 12, 2026: existing plans continue, and new buyers get The X Subscription, where Plus is $8/mo and Premium, at SuperGrok's old $30, adds video, Grok Bot and the latest Grok models on one weekly pool shared with Cursor. SpaceXSI publishes no numeric quotas for any tier. Choose Grok Free for casual chat; choose the $30 tier for video, Grok Bot and headroom.
| Category | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost · list price | AGrok Free | $0 vs $30/mo — SuperGrok's price, now the price of Premium, with Plus between them at $8 |
| Frontier model access · latest Grok models | BSuperGrok | x.ai/pricing lists "Latest Grok models" from Premium up; it does not name the model behind Free |
| Chat limits · what $0 allows | BSuperGrok | The plan table marks Free's Chat as Limited; paid tiers carry no such mark |
| Image + video generation · Grok Imagine | BSuperGrok | Free gets limited Imagine and no video; video generation starts at Premium, not Plus |
| Grok Bot · the work agent | BSuperGrok | Included from Premium up; neither Free nor Plus has it |
| Usage headroom · weekly pool vs free caps | BSuperGrok | Premium carries 4x the Plus pool, shared with Cursor; Free is marked Limited |
| Quota transparency · published numbers | ·Both poor | No tier publishes a quantity: paid tiers are multiples of a Plus base that is never sized |
| Overage control · what happens at the cap | BSuperGrok | Paid tiers keep going on prepaid top-ups; Free just waits for the reset |
| Voice mode · both tiers | ·Tie | SpaceXSI's FAQ describes free-tier Voice limits; paid tiers list Voice from Plus up |
| Team / admin features · seats, SSO, SCIM | ·Neither | Seat management, central billing and SSO sit on Teams from $30 a seat; individual plans have none |
| Best overall | ·Depends | See the decision tree below |
If Grok is a utility, not a workflow.
- Zero cost — limited Chat, Imagine and Grok Build inside limits SpaceXSI never quantifies
- Images to try — Imagine is marked Limited on Free rather than missing, so you can test it before paying
- Standard X included — Free is also the free tier of The X Subscription, with nothing else to buy
- Free caps survive the pool — even when a paid weekly pool is exhausted, SpaceXSI's FAQ says free-tier Chat and Voice limits still apply on their own schedule
- No lock-in — nothing to cancel, and the paid tiers are one click away the week you actually need them
If you need the latest Grok and pictures that move.
- Latest Grok models — a Premium line on x.ai/pricing; Free and Plus do not list it
- Video — video generation starts at Premium; Free and Plus have none
- Grok Bot — the work agent is included from Premium up, on the same pool
- One weekly pool — Chat, Imagine, Voice and Bot draw on a single allowance instead of separate daily caps
- Cursor in the plan — the pool also runs Cursor's Agent, and Premium adds cloud agents and code review
- X Premium+ benefits — Premium and above carry them once you connect a personal X account
| Aspect | Grok Free | SuperGrok |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly priceList price on x.ai/pricing, Individual tab | $0 Limited Chat and agent requests; SpaceXSI does not publish the limits A wins | $30/mo SuperGrok's price, and now the price of Premium on The X Subscription, which new customers buy instead. $25/mo billed annually |
| Frontier modelWhich Grok you actually talk to | Not named x.ai/pricing does not name the model behind Free's limited Chat requests | Latest Grok models A Premium line on x.ai/pricing. On the API, Grok 4.7 runs $2.00 / $6.00 per 1M tokens B wins |
| Usage modelHow your allowance is metered | Limited Marked Limited in the plan table, with no stated quantity. Free Chat and Voice limits run on their own schedule | Weekly pool One allowance per seat across Chat, Imagine, Voice and Bot, shared with Cursor; Premium is 4x the Plus pool. The Grok API is billed separately B wins |
| Published quota numbersWhat you can verify before paying | None No message count, no daily figure — the free tier's ceiling is discovered by hitting it | None The pool is reported as a share used, and every tier is a multiple of a Plus base that is never sized |
| Image + video generationGrok Imagine | Limited images Imagine is marked Limited on Free; video generation is not available | Included Image generation from Plus, video generation from Premium B wins |
| Over-the-cap top-upsPaying past the reset | Not applicable Free limits reset on their own schedule; there is nothing to top up | Prepaid credit Top-ups past the pool at published rates, under an optional monthly limit. Legacy SuperGrok plans keep Extra Usage Credits B wins |
| The X Premium routeA different company's subscription that also touches Grok | Not required Free includes standard X and needs no X subscription | Now bundled Plus carries a checkmark, creator tools and fewer ads; Premium and above carry full X Premium+ benefits once you connect a personal X account. Standalone X Premium plans continue |
| The rest of the ladderWhat sits either side of the $30 tier | Floor Free is the bottom rung; Plus sits above it at $8/mo | Second paid rung Above Premium: Super at $100, Ultra at $200, Teams seats from $30 and custom Enterprise. Holders of SuperGrok, SuperGrok Heavy and Grok Business keep those plans until they switch |
| Capability | Grok Free | SuperGrok |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 | $30 / month |
| Latest Grok models | ✗ Not listed | ✓ From Premium |
| Chat | ~ Limited | ✓ |
| Grok Build | ~ Limited | ✓ |
| Image generation (Imagine) | ~ Limited | ✓ |
| Video generation | ✗ | ✓ From Premium |
| Voice mode | ~ Free-tier limits | ✓ |
| Grok API access | ✗ | ✓ Billed separately |
| Usage | ~ Limited | ✓ 4x the Plus pool |
| Shared weekly usage pool | ✗ | ✓ Shared with Cursor |
| Grok Bot | ✗ | ✓ |
| Top-ups past the pool | ✗ | ✓ Prepaid credit |
| Published quota figures | ✗ None | ✗ None |
| Web, iOS, Android apps | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cursor Agent | ~ Limited | ✓ |
| Cloud agents and code review | ✗ | ✓ |
| Team seat management | ✗ | ✗ Teams seats from $30 |
| SSO | ✗ | ✗ Teams tier and up |
| X Premium+ benefits | ✗ Standard X | ✓ With a personal X account |
Grok Free
The tier SpaceXSI marks "Limited" without ever saying how limited — enough to try chat and images, not enough to build a habit on.
Strengths
- Costs nothing — limited Chat, Imagine and Grok Build at $0, with standard X
- Images to try — Imagine is limited rather than absent, so the feature most people come for is testable
- A floor that never disappears — SpaceXSI's FAQ confirms free Chat and Voice limits keep working even after a paid weekly pool runs dry
- Cursor to try — the Free tier also carries limited Agent requests in Cursor
Weaknesses
- No published limits — you cannot tell whether the free tier fits your week until you hit the wall
- The model is not named, so you may be evaluating Grok on something other than the latest release
- No video generation, and no Grok Bot
- No Grok API access, which starts at Plus
- No top-ups, so at the limit you can only wait or upgrade
Best for
- Casual questions and the odd image
- Sampling Grok before committing
- Users who already pay for another frontier assistant
- Anyone who hits the caps once a month and shrugs
SuperGrok
SuperGrok's $30, now called Premium: the latest Grok models, video, Grok Bot and one weekly pool shared with Cursor — priced without a single published number.
Strengths
- Latest Grok models — listed from Premium up
- Video and Grok Bot — the two things Plus at $8 leaves out
- One weekly pool — spend it across Chat, Imagine, Voice and Bot, and in Cursor on Cursor's own models
- X benefits in the bill — full X Premium+ benefits once you connect a personal X account
Weaknesses
- No published pool size, so what $30 buys is a multiple of an unstated number
- Everything shares the pool: a night of agents in Cursor is spent from the same allowance as your Chat
- All payments are final under the bundled terms, except where the law or the switch refund says otherwise
- Standalone SuperGrok can no longer be bought; holding it or switching is the only choice left
Best for
- Daily Grok users who hit free caps mid-week
- Anyone generating video
- People who also want Cursor or X Premium+ on one bill
- Users of Grok Bot
Curious user who asks Grok a few things a week
You use an assistant for occasional questions and the odd bit of live news from X. You already pay for something else.
Reasoning: Free covers limited Chat and Imagine and costs nothing. The caps are unpublished, but at a few sessions a week you are unlikely to find them. Paying $30 to remove a wall you never touch is the definition of a bad trade.
Creator generating images and short video daily
You produce visual concepts continuously and want them inside the assistant rather than in a second tool.
Reasoning: Free has limited images and no video, so this is an access question rather than a limits one. Video generation starts at Premium; Plus at $8 does not include it. The weekly pool lets a heavy Imagine day borrow from allowance you would otherwise have spent on Chat.
Developer evaluating Grok for real work
You want to know whether the latest Grok is good enough to build on before you write any integration code.
Reasoning: The plans do not name the model behind Free, so a free evaluation tells you little about what you would ship against. One month on a paid tier is the cheap way to judge Grok in the chat UI. If the answer is yes, price the API separately: Grok 4.7 runs $2.00 / $6.00 per 1M tokens, and API usage is billed at standard rates outside the plan's pool.
Heavy X user weighing X Premium against a Grok plan
You live on X, already consider Premium, and want to know whether it covers your Grok usage or whether you need both.
Reasoning: For new customers the two ladders have merged. Plus at $8 carries a checkmark, creator tools and fewer ads; Premium at $30 and above carry full X Premium+ benefits once you connect a personal X account. Standalone X Premium plans continue, but if you want Grok Bot, video or the latest Grok models the $30 tier delivers them with the X benefits on one bill. If you hold X Premium+ today and switch, choose Premium or higher to keep those benefits.
Team of five that wants one shared Grok
You want shared billing and admin controls.
Reasoning: Neither plan is the answer. Seat management, central billing and SSO live on Teams, at $30 a seat for Premium, and buying five individual plans gets you five unmanaged personal accounts. A team seat brings Cursor and Grok Bot too, and Grok Bot is on by default for every member.
Existing SuperGrok subscriber deciding whether to switch
You already pay for SuperGrok and keep seeing The X Subscription offered in the app.
Reasoning: You do not have to move: existing SuperGrok plans continue unless you change or cancel them. Switching cancels SuperGrok at checkout, refunds the unused time, starts a new billing cycle and is permanent. In exchange you get one pool shared with Cursor and X benefits on one bill. Move if you also pay for Cursor or X Premium; if you only use Grok, there is no reason to hurry.
Frequently asked.
Common questions about this comparison, with sources where they matter.
Q · 01 Is SuperGrok worth $30 a month? +
Q · 02 What is the difference between Grok Free and SuperGrok? +
Q · 03 How do SuperGrok's usage limits work? +
Q · 04 What happens when I hit my weekly limit? +
Q · 05 Does X Premium include SuperGrok? +
Q · 06 What is SuperGrok Heavy, and what does it cost? +
$200 instead, with 50x the Plus pool and earliest access to new products and models. Existing Heavy subscribers keep their plan unless they change it, and SpaceXSI's FAQ warns that large unexpected invoices are often a Heavy yearly subscription rather than API usage.Q · 07 Can I get Grok 4.7 on the free tier? +
Grok 4.7 is a separate purchase at $2.00 / $6.00 per 1M tokens — see Grok 4.7 pricing.Q · 08 I already pay for SuperGrok. Do I have to switch? +
Q · 09 Does SuperGrok work for a team? +
Q · 10 Should I just use the API instead? +
Grok 4.7 is $2.00 / $6.00 per 1M tokens — and run it through our LLM API cost calculator against your real workload. On The X Subscription, API usage is billed separately at standard rates and does not draw on the pool.