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.
X user @lohansimpson posted a screenshot of the Grok invite and wrote: “Free Grok is coming (with limits)! Initially it will be limited locations.”
BREAKING: Free Grok is coming (with limits)👀! Initially it will be limited locations pic.twitter.com/V8tbV8QkQtNovember 10, 2024
Screenshots of the invitation to try Grok include the text: “A free tier of Grok is now available in your region. Chat, generate images and analyze photos. There are limits.”
According to a researcher on X who has the username weakusers on the free Grok tier are limited to 10 Grok 2 questions every two hours and 20 Grok 2 mini-questions every two hours. Grok 2 and Grok 2 mini are different LLMs that X offers. You are also limited to analyzing a maximum of three images per day.
It’s not all good news for
Unlimited images
Grok raised a lot of eyebrows and quite a few questions when Grok 2 was released in August this year and featured the Flux image generator, which had very few limitations in terms of image generation compared to other AI image generators.
While most AI image generators no longer let you create images of politicians, celebrities, and copyrighted characters like Superman or Iron Man, Grok seemed happy to let you create these types of images with abandon.
It’s not clear if the free version of Grok will have the same unlimited access to the Flux image generator that the subscription service enlarge. almost overnight, making it a true competitor to ChatGPT, Meta AI and Google Gemini.