xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is reportedly piloting a free trial of its artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, Grok. As per a report by US publication TechCrunch, users on social media platform X have discovered the free version is accessible in specific regions, including New Zealand. Currently, Grok AI is exclusive to X Premium and Premium Plus subscribers.
Under this, users can make up to 10 queries every two hours with the Grok-2 AI model, and up to 20 queries every two hours with the Grok-2 mini model. Further, the chatbot introduces a feature that allows users to analyse images, with a restriction of three queries per day. xAI has also announced plans to recruit bilingual tutors in Hindi and English in India, offering an hourly rate between $35 and $65 (around Rs 2,950-5,500) per hour, as per a News18 report.
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Elon Musk’s xAI testing free version of chatbox Grok on X
Currently, Grok AI is exclusive to X Premium and Premium Plus subscribers. Under this, users can make up to 10 queries every two hours with the Grok-2 AI model, and up to 20 queries every two hours with the Grok-2 mini model.