Grok
Real-time X/Twitter integration
About Grok
xAI's assistant with real-time access to posts and trends from X — uniquely useful for understanding what people are actually saying about a topic right now, rather than what was true at training cutoff. More direct and opinionated than most AI assistants, by design. Accessible to X Premium subscribers.
Pricing plans
- Grok 2 (basic)
- X/Twitter feed integration
- Grok 3 full access
- Think mode
- Priority access
How Grok compares
| Directr tier | B | S | S | S |
| Price | Included with X Premium | Free / $20/mo Plus | Free / $20/mo Pro | Free / API from $0.028/1M tokens |
| Free tier | None | Free | Free | Free |
| API access | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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