X is testing a free version of its Grok AI chatbot that doesn’t require a blue check

Over the weekend, several X users found themselves being offered a free version of Grok, X’s AI chatbot, to try. However, the free version has some limitations.

Until now, Grok has only been available on a subscription basis, an approach that is markedly different from other AI generators such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Meta’s MetaAI and Google Gemini, which offer a free tier that has fewer features than the paid version. Similarly, Apple Intelligence has yet to be fully rolled out, but it will remain free for at least the first few years.