How to get Grok for free
Grok has a Free plan listed at $0 per month with limited usage. Start at grok.com and sign in or create an account; the account page lists signup options including X, email, Apple, Google, and GitHub. The official pages support grok.com as the entry point and show a Free plan, but do not spell out every step after signup or guarantee that access will be available in every circumstance.
Quick steps:
- Go to
grok.com. - Sign in, or create an account using an available signup option.
- Try Grok. Usage on the Free plan is limited; check the current plan details if you reach a limit or need a feature not included in your account’s access.
The plan comparison marks image generation and video generation as limited on Free. It does not give a fixed number of free generations, so check the current plan details rather than assuming a specific allowance.
Is the Grok API free too?
Free consumer access does not establish free production API use. xAI describes its API as usage-based and billed per token. Its public API page lists Grok 4.7 at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. API usage is a separate budget from consumer-plan access; a consumer Free plan is not a free API-credit entitlement.
For example, 1 million input tokens and 500,000 output tokens at those rates would cost an estimated $5: (1 × $2) + (0.5 × $6). This estimate excludes any other billable usage and assumes the listed standard rates apply. The API page says prepaid credits are available. I could not confirm a general free-credit grant for new API accounts, so check your Console for any credits or promotions actually offered to you.
Which route should you choose?
- Trying Grok for personal use: Start at
grok.comand use the Free plan if it is available to your account. It is listed at $0 per month, with limited usage. - Building an app or service: Budget separately for API usage. The consumer Free plan does not establish free production API access; check the API’s current account and billing terms before deploying.
- Need image or video generation: The plan comparison marks both as limited on Free, but does not specify a fixed free allowance.
Bottom line: Grok’s consumer Free plan is a way to try the product without a monthly plan charge, subject to limited usage. Production API use is separately billed; for Grok 4.7, the listed standard rates are $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens.