Elon Musk’s X begins limited free rollout of Grok AI chatbot

Up to now, the X social media network has restricted its Grok AI chatbot to subscribers but news is emerging of imminent change. 

The platform is preparing to make certain aspects of Grok available to all users, beginning with a trial run in New Zealand. 

The pilot test will let the platform assess how its offering works with many more users having access, as well as learning how a wider audience will use it. 

Over the last couple of days, various X researchers and developers teased the rollout with limited information provided on how the free version will operate. 

One stated the initial restrictions would mean a maximum of 10 queries every two hours with the Grok-2 model, up to 20 queries every two hours with the Grok-2 mini model, and only three image analysis requests permitted each day. 

Grok-2 was launched by xAI in August, with image generation tech now complemented by image analysis capabilities after an update last month.

To use the free Grok service, your X account needs to be at least seven days old with a phone number linked to the account.

BREAKING: Free Grok is coming(With limits)