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Grok

An AI assistant with search, file analysis, voice and image/video tools, plus coding and cloud-agent workflows.

Best for

People who want to explore the Grok ecosystem, including Build, Bot and Imagine.

Worth knowing

App subscriptions and API usage have separate billing. Check the model and tool limits included in your plan.

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Try it on a real task

Try one small task you repeat, using material you can check. Keep the first result, make one correction, and compare the time saved with the work left to do.

Suggested exercise, not a hands-on rating. Compare the result with your original material before relying on it.

Grok

Research, create media and try agent workflows in the Grok ecosystem.

Search, files & voice

Ask questions with uploaded material, connected sources and voice.

Try it: Compare an uploaded document with current reporting and check the cited evidence.

Feature documentation ↗

Grok Build

A coding-agent workflow with an open-source terminal interface.

Try it: Give it a small repository task with explicit tests and a recoverable working copy.

Feature documentation ↗

Grok Bot

A persistent cloud-computer agent for longer-running work.

Try it: Delegate a clearly scoped research task with limits on external actions.

Feature documentation ↗

Imagine

Image and video generation in the Grok ecosystem.

Try it: Test a short visual brief before spending credits on a longer sequence.

Feature documentation ↗

Free and paid allowances differ. Connected search and Grok app features are separate from raw model/API capabilities.

Models to know

General & coding

Grok 4.7

Text and image understanding with adjustable reasoning effort. The Grok app adds search, voice and other tools beyond the model itself.

Grok and API; plan limits apply

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Practical guides

6 min read

Read an AI leaderboard without picking the wrong winner

Match the benchmark to your task, keep model settings attached and check whether the gap matters.

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Choose the right Grok workflow

Separate chat, Build, Bot and Imagine before spending time or credits.

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Choose an AI assistant without paying for three

Try the same real task in two assistants and find out which one earns a place in your routine.

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Before you subscribe

Check the limits

Look at included usage, reset periods, overage charges and cancellation terms on the current plan page.

Check the output

Try a task you can verify. Count the corrections and retries needed to get a useful result.

Check the data settings

Review retention, sharing and account permissions before connecting work files or private information.

Latest Grok news

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Macworld

GPT, Claude, and Gemini in one browser tab for $39.99, for life ↗

Macworld TL;DR: The AskAnyModel AI Pro Plan puts more than 50 AI models into one workspace, including GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, as a lifetime subscription for $39.99 (reg. $499). Paying separately for ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini adds up quickly. You still end up pasting the same prompt into three tabs to see which one got it right. Get this AskAnyModel AI Pro Plan lifetime subscription for $39.99 (reg. $499) while this price is live.

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