# Grok

> SpaceXAI's AI assistant, now sold in tiers that bundle Grok, X Premium perks and Cursor usage in one shared allowance.

Grok is the AI assistant from SpaceXAI (formerly xAI), available on grok.com, in the X app and through an API. It covers chat, voice, image and video generation (Imagine) and app building (Build). In late 2026 the company began selling unified Plus, Premium, Super and Ultra tiers that share one AI usage pool across Grok, X and the Cursor coding editor. Standalone SuperGrok plans still appear on grok.com, but their prices could not be confirmed in this review.

- Vendor: SpaceXAI (formerly xAI)
- Website: https://grok.com
- Category: ai_assistant
- Free plan: yes
- Last reviewed: 2026-10-13
- Canonical: https://onelesstool.com/tools/grok
- JSON: https://onelesstool.com/api/v1/tools/grok

## Plans

| Plan | USD | Unit | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | account/month | verified 2026-10-13 | https://cursor.com/pricing |
| Plus | $8 | account/month | verified 2026-10-13 | https://cursor.com/pricing |
| Premium | $30 | account/month | verified 2026-10-13 | https://cursor.com/pricing |
| Super | $100 | account/month | verified 2026-10-13 | https://cursor.com/pricing |
| Ultra | $200 | account/month | verified 2026-10-13 | https://cursor.com/pricing |
| SuperGrok Heavy (legacy standalone) | $300 | account/month | unverified | https://grok.com/plans |

## Capabilities

| Capability | Fit | Plans | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| General-purpose AI assistant (`ai-chat-assistant`) | native | all | Fewer workspace, project and admin features than ChatGPT or Claude business plans |
| Generate images from text (`image-generation`) | strong | plus, premium, super, ultra | Limited fine editing and layer control; Content policies differ from other vendors; check commercial-use terms |
| Generate marketing videos with AI (`marketing-video-generation`) | partial | premium, super, ultra | Short clips only; No avatar, script or captioning workflow confirmed |
| Create YouTube thumbnails (`youtube-thumbnails`) | partial | premium, super, ultra | Unreliable text rendering and placement; No template system for a consistent series |
| Design social media graphics (`social-media-graphics`) | partial | plus, premium, super, ultra | No brand templates; No team design review |
| Research a topic on the web with citations (`web-research`) | strong | all | Social posts are noisy sources; verify claims; Fewer research report controls than Perplexity |
| Write marketing and business copy (`writing-copy`) | strong | all | No team brand-voice controls |
| Generate and edit software code (`code-generation`) | strong | plus, premium, super, ultra | Third-party models in Cursor are billed separately; Weekly shared pool is consumed by all products |
| Run AI agents that complete multi-step tasks (`ai-agents-automation`) | partial | premium, super, ultra | New product with limited track record; Integrations with business apps not confirmed |
| Research prospects and accounts (`prospect-research`) | partial | all | No contact database; Coverage limited for companies not active on X |

## Why people pay for it

- Higher Grok limits and access to the latest Grok models
- Image and video generation through Grok Imagine
- Real-time context from posts on X
- One bundle that also covers X Premium perks and Cursor usage
- Grok Bot agent on Premium and above

## Reasons to keep paying

- Native access to live X posts and trends, which other assistants see only indirectly
- Bundle value if you already pay for X Premium and use Cursor
- Permissive creative image and video generation compared with some rivals

## Risks

- **sensitive_data** (medium): Training and data-use terms for Grok consumer plans were not confirmed in this review. Avoid sharing confidential data until you check settings.
- **functionality_loss** (medium): Cancelling a unified tier also removes X Premium perks and Cursor usage tied to the same pool.
- **reliability** (medium): Pricing and plan structure changed in late 2026 and may change again soon.
- **ip_licensing** (low): Check commercial-use and likeness rules before publishing AI images or video.

Data portability: moderate — Chats and generated media can be downloaded individually. Bundled X and Cursor features complicate cancellation because they are tied to the same subscription.

## Replacement workflows

- [Consolidate overlapping AI assistant subscriptions (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Copilot)](https://onelesstool.com/workflows/consolidate-ai-assistants.md)

## Sources

- Cursor and SpaceXAI unified plans: https://cursor.com/pricing (accessed 2026-10-13)
- Grok (xAI): https://x.ai/grok (accessed 2026-10-13)
- Grok plans: https://grok.com/plans (accessed 2026-10-13)
- xAI API models: https://docs.x.ai/docs/models (accessed 2026-10-13)