TechCrunch was able to confirm that X is at least testing access to Grok for free users in New Zealand. According to a researcher who goes by Swak on X, there are limits on the usage for now: 10 queries per two hours with the Grok-2 model, 20 queries per two hours with the Grok-2 mini model, and three image analysis questions per day.

Last year, Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, launched its first AI chatbot called the Grok. It arrived as a competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot. Grok has real-time access to information from X and has humor baked into its responses. So far, the chatbot ...

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

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is reportedly testing a free version of its AI chatbot, Grok, which was previously only accessible to premium users.

TechCrunch was able to access the free version of Grok by visiting X through a New Zealand-registered account. Copy on the site reads, “A free tier of Grok is now available in your region. Chat, generate images,