AI APP PROFILE

Grok

Genuinely useful for live context, with privacy terms that tell you plainly not to type anything sensitive.

Source review Last reviewed August 7, 2026 By xAI

The facts at a glance

ProviderxAI
TypeGeneral AI assistant
Free optionYes, described by xAI as usable within generous limits
Paid priceSuperGrok USD 30 per month. X Premium+ at USD 40 per month or USD 395 per year includes higher Grok limits
AvailabilityWeb, iOS, Android, and inside X

Pricing last checked August 7, 2026. Prices change and vary by region. Check the official pricing page ↗

Assessment

What it does well

  • Direct access to live posts on X, which no rival can match
  • Grok 4.5 posts strong published results on agentic coding benchmarks
  • A usable free tier

Where it falls short

  • xAI's SuperGrok Lite and Heavy tier prices are rendered by JavaScript on its pricing page and we could not read them
  • xAI's privacy policy explicitly tells users not to include personal information in prompts and states it cannot control what users submit
  • Prompts, searches, and responses may be used for training unless you turn the setting off

Privacy and data control

xAI states it may use prompts, searches, and Grok responses to train its models. You can turn off the Improve the model toggle under Settings and Data Controls, or use Private Chat. Its policy tells users not to include personal information in prompts.

Read the vendor privacy page ↗

What to watch

Known limitations and defaults worth knowing before you commit. Each one says where it came from and when we last checked it.

  1. The privacy policy tells you not to put personal information in prompts

    Documented warning
    What can happen
    xAI states in its privacy policy that users should not include personal information in prompts, and that it cannot control what users submit.
    Why it matters
    That is unusually direct, and it places the responsibility on you. It is a clear statement about what the product is not suitable for.
    Who should be careful
    Anyone handling customer records, personal data, or anything covered by a data protection obligation.
    What to do about it
    Take the instruction literally. Strip identifying detail before the prompt rather than relying on a setting after it.

  2. Prompts may train the model unless you turn it off

    Documented warning
    What can happen
    xAI states prompts, searches, and responses may be used for training unless the Improve the model toggle is turned off, or Private Chat is used.
    Why it matters
    As with the other assistants, this is an opt-out rather than an opt-in, so the default applies until you act.
    Who should be careful
    Anyone using it for work material rather than casual questions.
    What to do about it
    Turn the toggle off under Settings and Data Controls, or use Private Chat for anything you would not publish.

  3. Some tier prices are not readable on the pricing page

    Documented warning
    What can happen
    The SuperGrok Lite and Heavy tier prices are rendered by JavaScript and could not be read when we checked the pricing page.
    Why it matters
    You cannot compare a plan whose price you cannot see, and a price that only appears inside the product is a price you find out after committing attention.
    Who should be careful
    Anyone comparing tiers on cost before signing up.
    What to do about it
    Load the pricing page in a normal browser session and confirm the tier price there before subscribing.

How it performs by outcome

We assess products against a job, not a leaderboard. These are the outcomes this entry is compared under.

Worth comparing against

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How this profile was produced

Source review. Every fact here is drawn from the provider documentation linked below and checked on the date shown. We have not yet run this entry through a controlled test, and no scoring is implied.

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