How Much Does Grok Bot Cost?
Grok Bot has no standalone price. It ships bundled inside paid subscriptions, with no free tier and no public API, so the only question that matters is whether the plan you already pay for includes it.
xAI launched Grok Bot in beta on 11 August 2026 as a set of persistent, always-on AI agents marketed as "AI teammates". Grok 4.6 shipped one day later, on 12 August 2026.
That bundling is why a straight price tag does not exist, and why some coverage of this launch quotes a number with more confidence than the sources support.
For the layers of an AI stack that do have credit programs, model APIs, compute and tooling, AI Perks tracks $7.7M in credits across 194 companies. Grok Bot is not one of them. Saying so plainly is more useful than inventing a discount that does not exist.
Grok Bot Is Not the @grok Chatbot on X
Grok Bot is a persistent agent product. The @grok account that replies inside X threads is a free conversational chatbot. The names overlap, the products do not.
Each Grok Bot agent gets its own dedicated cloud computer. It signs into tools and websites, learns workflows by demonstration, retains memory across sessions, coordinates with other agents and runs 24/7 without supervision.
The naming overlap causes real confusion, because three different things share one name:
| Grok Bot | @grok on X | Grok API | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Persistent agents, each with a dedicated cloud computer | Conversational chatbot inside X threads | Developer API for building your own bots |
| Free tier | None | Free | New-account credit reported at $25/month |
| Public API | None | Not applicable | Yes |
| How you get it | SuperGrok or Cursor subscription | An X account | An API key from the xAI console |
If you came here to build a Discord or Telegram bot, the third column is your product, not the first.
Which Subscriptions Include Grok Bot?
Per xAI's own page, Grok Bot is gated behind SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus and SuperGrok Heavy on the xAI side, and Cursor Pro, Pro+, Ultra, Teams Standard and Teams Premium on the Cursor side.
Secondary coverage tells a narrower story, quoting figures that only cover the top of each ladder. Both versions are in circulation right now:
| Plan | Listed by xAI as including Grok Bot | Figure quoted in secondary coverage |
|---|---|---|
| SuperGrok | Yes | Not cited |
| SuperGrok Plus | Yes | Not cited |
| SuperGrok Heavy | Yes | Around $300/month |
| Cursor Pro | Yes | Not cited |
| Cursor Pro+ | Yes | Not cited |
| Cursor Ultra | Yes | Around $200/month |
| Cursor Teams Standard | Yes | Not cited |
| Cursor Teams Premium | Yes | Around $120/seat/month |
Treat the first column as authoritative. It is the vendor describing its own product, and the second column is reporting that may simply have sampled the top tiers.
The practical consequence: do not upgrade based on a number in an article, including this one. Open your own billing page and look for Grok Bot in the entitlements. A reader on SuperGrok Plus who upgrades to Heavy because a blog implied it was required may be paying for access they already had.
Availability at launch was desktop and iOS. Android is described as planned. Enterprise access runs through a waitlist.
Why a Cursor Plan Includes an xAI Agent
Because they are the same company. SpaceX announced an all-stock merger with xAI on 2 February 2026, and in June 2026 SpaceX and xAI acquired Anysphere, the parent company of Cursor.
That is the whole explanation for an otherwise strange bundle. Grok Bot is not a partnership perk on Cursor plans, it is an in-house product shipped through a sibling product's billing.
It also changes the buying math. If you were already going to pay for a coding tool, the Cursor route may reach Grok Bot without a second subscription. Check both ladders before adding one. The same instinct applies across the rest of your stack, which is the part AI Perks exists to map.
How Grok Bot Compares, and What Early Users Flagged
Grok Bot competes with ChatGPT Agent and Claude Cowork in the persistent-agent category, and the sharpest early criticism was about routing rather than capability. One reviewer noted that the automatic model router "wasn't great" in the early beta. That is a UX complaint on a beta product, and worth knowing before you plan around the router.
The more useful observation is structural, and it is about Grok Bot specifically: no free tier, no public API, no credit program, and no published way to try it outside a paid plan. How the rival agents are packaged is worth reading on each vendor's own page rather than taking it from an article.
So budget Grok Bot as a seat cost, the way you budget for a design tool, and recover the money at the layers where credits do exist.
Building a Bot? You Want the Grok API Instead
The separate Grok API is the product for anyone building their own bot, and it has the access model Grok Bot lacks: keys, metered usage and credits.
Two credit figures are worth knowing:
- A new-account credit of $25/month has been reported as current
- An optional data sharing program carries a recurring $150/month credit in exchange for sharing API request metadata and outputs
On token pricing, the honest answer is that published figures vary by model generation and disagree badly across sources. Numbers found in circulation span a wide range for the same nominal product. Check the xAI console for your account rather than trusting any article's table, this one included.
One gap worth naming: xAI runs no dedicated startup credit program comparable to the ones OpenAI and Anthropic operate. If you are building on Grok, the credits that fund your first year come from the rest of your stack. AI Perks tracks what is available across 194 companies.
How to Fund the Rest of the Stack
Step 1: Start at getaiperks.com and filter to AI Tool and Cloud Infrastructure. Those two categories cover the bills that agent subscriptions do not.
Step 2: Separate seat costs from usage costs. Grok Bot is a seat, billed through a subscription rather than metered. Model calls, compute and storage are usage. Only the second kind has credits attached.
Step 3: Check entitlements before upgrading. Vendor pages and press coverage disagree on Grok Bot access right now. Your billing page does not.
Step 4: Re-check quarterly. This product is weeks old, the tier list has already been reported two different ways, and Android has not shipped.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Grok Bot cost?
Grok Bot has no standalone price. It is included with paid subscriptions rather than sold separately. xAI lists SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy and five Cursor plans as carrying access, while secondary coverage quotes only top-tier figures around $300/month. Check your own billing page before upgrading.
Is there a free version of Grok Bot?
No. Grok Bot has no free tier and no trial. The free thing people confuse it with is @grok, the conversational chatbot inside X threads, which is a different product. For free credits at the API and infrastructure layers instead, see AI Perks.
Is Grok Bot the same as the @grok bot on X?
No. @grok answers questions in a thread. Grok Bot is a persistent agent that gets its own cloud computer, signs into tools, learns workflows by demonstration, keeps memory across sessions and runs around the clock. Same brand, very different product and very different price.
Does Grok Bot have an API?
No. Grok Bot has no public API, which is the single most important thing to know before planning a build around it. The separate Grok API is what developers use for Discord bots, Telegram bots and custom integrations, and that one does have keys and credits.
How do I get free xAI or Grok API credits?
The Grok API has a reported $25/month new-account credit, plus a $150/month recurring credit through an optional data sharing program. xAI runs no dedicated startup program, so most Grok builders fund the rest of the stack elsewhere. AI Perks tracks $7.7M across 194 companies.
Does Grok Bot work on Android?
Not at launch. Grok Bot shipped on desktop and iOS, with Android described as planned rather than dated. Enterprise access runs through a waitlist. Given the product is weeks old and the tier list is already reported inconsistently, re-check availability before committing a team to it.
Pay for the seats you need. Get the credits for everything else at getaiperks.com.