{"data":{"slug":"grok","name":"Grok","vendor":"SpaceXAI (formerly xAI)","category":"ai_assistant","summary":"SpaceXAI's AI assistant, now sold in tiers that bundle Grok, X Premium perks and Cursor usage in one shared allowance.","website":"https://grok.com","pricing":{"model":"freemium","freeTier":true,"pricingUrl":"https://cursor.com/pricing","notes":"The unified tiers were read on cursor.com/pricing, which SpaceXAI now uses for combined Grok, X and Cursor plans. Grok.com and x.ai blocked or did not render prices. Press reports from early October 2026 described this restructure as upcoming, so availability may still be rolling out. Business and enterprise Grok pricing was not checked.","plans":[{"id":"free","name":"Free","price":{"amount":0,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false},"monthlyUSD":0,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":0,"highlights":["Limited AI usage","Free to try on the web and in the apps"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://cursor.com/pricing","title":"Cursor and SpaceXAI unified plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-13"},{"url":"https://x.ai/grok","title":"Grok (xAI)","accessedAt":"2026-10-13","note":"Read through the r.jina.ai text reader; no prices shown."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-13","verifiedBy":"agent:claude-research"}},{"id":"plus","name":"Plus","price":{"amount":8,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false},"monthlyUSD":8,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":8,"highlights":["Shared AI usage pool across Grok, X and Cursor","Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine and Build","Grok API access","X verified checkmark and fewer ads"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://cursor.com/pricing","title":"Cursor and SpaceXAI unified plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-13","note":"The plan card lists Grok features alongside Cursor and X perks."}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-13","verifiedBy":"agent:claude-research"}},{"id":"premium","name":"Premium","price":{"amount":30,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false},"monthlyUSD":30,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":30,"highlights":["4x Plus usage","Latest Grok models","Grok Bot","AI image and video creation","Ad-free scrolling on most X surfaces"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://cursor.com/pricing","title":"Cursor and SpaceXAI unified plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-13"}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-13","verifiedBy":"agent:claude-research"}},{"id":"super","name":"Super","price":{"amount":100,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false},"monthlyUSD":100,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":100,"highlights":["15x Plus usage","Priority model access at peak times"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://cursor.com/pricing","title":"Cursor and SpaceXAI unified plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-13"}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-13","verifiedBy":"agent:claude-research"}},{"id":"ultra","name":"Ultra","price":{"amount":200,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false},"monthlyUSD":200,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":200,"highlights":["50x Plus usage","Earliest access to new products and models"],"evidence":{"status":"verified","sources":[{"url":"https://cursor.com/pricing","title":"Cursor and SpaceXAI unified plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-13"}],"verifiedAt":"2026-10-13","verifiedBy":"agent:claude-research"}},{"id":"supergrok-heavy","name":"SuperGrok Heavy (legacy standalone)","price":{"amount":300,"currency":"USD","period":"month","unit":"account","billedAnnually":false},"monthlyUSD":300,"monthlyCostForSeatsUSD":300,"highlights":["Highest standalone Grok tier with Heavy multi-agent model"],"evidence":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"url":"https://grok.com/plans","title":"Grok plans","accessedAt":"2026-10-13","note":"Page renders prices client-side; only a 'supergrok.pro.monthly.300' product id was visible in the page code."}],"notes":"Third-party guides list SuperGrok at $30 and SuperGrok Heavy at $300 per month. Neither price was readable on the official page today, and it is unclear whether these standalone plans continue alongside the unified tiers."}}]},"capabilities":[{"capability":"ai-chat-assistant","capabilityName":"General-purpose AI assistant","fit":"native","availableOnPlans":"all","scores":{"quality":4,"ease":5,"reliability":3},"skill":"none","notes":"Core product, with voice mode. 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Headline text and layout still need a design editor.","limitations":["Unreliable text rendering and placement","No template system for a consistent series"],"evidence":{"status":"editorial","sources":[]}},{"capability":"social-media-graphics","capabilityName":"Design social media graphics","fit":"partial","availableOnPlans":["plus","premium","super","ultra"],"scores":{"quality":3,"ease":4,"collaboration":1,"brandConsistency":1},"skill":"none","notes":"Quick visuals for posts, especially on X. No brand kit or multi-size resizing.","limitations":["No brand templates","No team design review"],"evidence":{"status":"editorial","sources":[]}},{"capability":"web-research","capabilityName":"Research a topic on the web with citations","fit":"strong","availableOnPlans":"all","scores":{"quality":4,"ease":5,"reliability":3},"skill":"none","notes":"Strong on current events because it can draw on live X posts as well as the web.","limitations":["Social posts are noisy sources; verify claims","Fewer research report controls than Perplexity"],"evidence":{"status":"editorial","sources":[]}},{"capability":"writing-copy","capabilityName":"Write marketing and business copy","fit":"strong","availableOnPlans":"all","scores":{"quality":4,"ease":5,"brandConsistency":2},"skill":"none","notes":"Capable drafting, especially short social copy.","limitations":["No team brand-voice controls"],"evidence":{"status":"editorial","sources":[]}},{"capability":"code-generation","capabilityName":"Generate and edit software code","fit":"strong","availableOnPlans":["plus","premium","super","ultra"],"scores":{"quality":4,"ease":3,"reliability":3},"skill":"technical","notes":"Paid tiers include Grok Build and usage in the Cursor editor from the same pool. 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Check each item's evidence status and verification date. Savings are estimates, not guarantees."}}