Recommended baseline
SuperGrok
This is ToolColumn's recommended starting tier for this plan comparison.
Pricing
Grok Pricing: Free, SuperGrok, Business, and API
Grok pricing spans Free, SuperGrok tiers including Plus, Extra Usage Credits, X-linked access, Business and Enterprise, Grok Build, and separately metered API usage.
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Pricing checked August 16, 2026
Buyer guide
Where to start before you compare plans
Compare entry cost, billing terms, and included usage to find the best starting tier for your purchase.
Real entry point
SuperGrok Lite
This is the first practical paid tier after entry-level limits are taken into account.
Annual billing
Current public evidence clearly supports monthly prices. Confirm any annual option at the actual checkout and record both its monthly-equivalent and total commitment before treating it as the cheaper entry.
API boundary
Grok app subscriptions, X-linked benefits, Extra Usage Credits, and Grok Build account access do not become general xAI API credit. API projects have their own token, tool-call, and processing-tier meters.
Tracks
Which plan fits whom
Free
Occasional personal useFree
Start free and measure whether a repeatable workflow is interrupted by the account’s product limits.
Best for: Occasional chat, research, files, and creation
Avoid if: A weekly workflow repeatedly stops at the usage boundary
SuperGrok Lite
Low-cost paid access$10/mo
Use the entry paid tier when Free is too restrictive but the broader SuperGrok capacity is not yet justified.
Best for: Regular individual use with moderate demand
Avoid if: You consistently need materially higher limits or premium creation access
SuperGrok
Balanced individual use$30/mo
Use the standard paid tier as the default step for recurring research, creation, and technical workflows.
Best for: Individuals with sustained weekly use
Avoid if: Your pressure is only a short-lived spike or clearly requires the higher tiers
SuperGrok Plus
Higher individual capacity$100/mo
Move to Plus when significantly higher usage, priority access, or premium video output is a recurring requirement.
Best for: Power users with sustained multimodal demand
Avoid if: The standard paid pool rarely interrupts real work
SuperGrok Heavy
Highest individual demand$300/mo
Treat Heavy as the upper individual boundary and verify the signed-in allowance against the actual workload.
Best for: Very high-volume individual use
Avoid if: A managed team workspace or API project is the real requirement
Business
Managed team workspace$30/seat/mo
Choose Business for self-serve member administration and organization controls; escalate to Enterprise when requirements exceed that boundary.
Best for: Teams that need shared governance and managed access
Avoid if: The workload is a programmatic integration rather than a user workspace
Grok 4.6 API — prompt under 200k tokens
Programmatic workloadUsage-based
Use the API for applications and automation, then model the long-context threshold, tools, and processing tier separately.
Best for: Developers and production integrations
Avoid if: The job belongs entirely in the consumer or team app
Access paths
Subscription, API, and workspace routes
Each access path shows who owns the bill and whether access is bundled, separately metered, sold as an add-on, or handled through sales.
Bundled appIncluded in subscription
Free Grok
No-charge app access for testing Grok workflows before choosing a paid route.
Best for: Occasional individual use
Boundary: Product limits apply, and no stable fixed quota should be inferred.
Open Grok pricing contextBundled appIncluded in subscription
SuperGrok Lite
The lower-cost paid app tier for regular individual use.
Best for: Readers who outgrow Free but do not need the standard paid tier
Boundary: Checkout channel and any annual option must be verified before purchase.
Open Grok pricing contextBundled appIncluded in subscriptionRecommended route
SuperGrok
The balanced default paid app route for sustained individual use.
Best for: Recurring research, creation, file, and technical workflows
Boundary: The shared weekly pool is not a general API allowance.
Open Grok pricing contextBundled appIncluded in subscription
SuperGrok Plus
A higher individual tier for materially greater usage and premium creation access.
Best for: Power users who repeatedly exceed SuperGrok’s practical boundary
Boundary: Upgrade for sustained demand, not a single expensive action.
Open Grok pricing contextBundled appIncluded in subscription
SuperGrok Heavy
The highest named individual app tier in the current plan comparison.
Best for: Very high-volume individual use
Boundary: Verify the signed-in allowance and whether a workspace or API project fits better.
Open Grok pricing contextBundled appPaid add-on
Extra Usage Credits
A web-purchased overflow balance used after the included weekly pool is exhausted.
Best for: Temporary demand spikes
Boundary: Credits are not a subscription or general xAI API balance and generally expire after one year.
Open Grok pricing contextBundled appShared subscription quota
X Premium-linked benefits
Eligible X subscriptions can raise Grok limits within the X product.
Best for: Readers who already pay for X Premium features
Boundary: X controls the plan and billing relationship; do not merge it with direct Grok subscriptions.
Open Grok pricing contextBundled appShared subscription quota
Grok Build account access
Eligible Grok account access can support coding-agent work in Grok Build.
Best for: Developers using the interactive coding surface
Boundary: API-key mode is separately metered and must remain a distinct path.
Open Grok pricing contextTeam workspaceIncluded in subscription
Business workspace
The self-serve managed workspace route for teams and organization controls.
Best for: Teams that need member administration and governed access
Boundary: Per-user workspace billing is separate from API project usage.
Open Grok pricing contextEnterprise salesEnterprise only
Enterprise
A sales-led route for larger deployments and advanced requirements.
Best for: Organizations needing custom controls, support, or deployment terms
Boundary: Price and contract terms require a vendor quote.
Open Grok pricing contextDirect APISeparate API meter
xAI API
A separately billed developer route for Grok 4.6, Grok Build models, tools, and processing tiers.
Best for: Applications, automation, and governed programmatic workloads
Boundary: Token context, tool calls, and service tier must be estimated independently of app subscriptions.
Open Grok pricing contextPlan matrix
Pricing breakdown
Compare entry price, billing cadence, and feature access before you commit to annual spend or a higher tier.
Plans listed
16
First paid creator
SuperGrok Lite
Free track
Free plans
1 plan
Free
FreeFree
Usage: Free access with product limits; the public plan page does not publish a fixed task quota.
Individual track
Individual plans
5 plans
SuperGrok Lite
Individual$10/mo
Usage: Paid app access with a lower shared weekly usage pool; the exact allowance is shown in the account.
SuperGrok
Individual$30/mo
Usage: Higher app limits and frontier-model access through a shared weekly usage pool; no fixed task quota is encoded.
SuperGrok Plus
Individual$100/mo
Usage: Significantly higher usage than SuperGrok, 1080p video creation, priority access, and early feature access; no fixed quota is encoded.
SuperGrok Heavy
Individual$300/mo
Usage: Highest named individual tier in the current comparison table; allowance details remain account-specific.
Extra Usage Credits
IndividualContact for pricing
Usage: Minimum $5 per credit purchase on the web; used after the included weekly pool and generally expires after one year.
Team track
Team plans
1 plan
Business
Team$30/seat/mo
Usage: Licensed per user for a managed workspace with team administration and business controls.
API track
API plans
8 plans
Grok 4.6 API — prompt under 200k tokens
APIUsage-based API
Usage: $2 per 1M input tokens, $0.50 per 1M cached input tokens, and $6 per 1M output tokens.
Grok 4.6 API — prompt at or above 200k tokens
APIUsage-based API
Usage: $4 per 1M input tokens, $1 per 1M cached input tokens, and $12 per 1M output tokens; all tokens use the long-context rates once the prompt reaches the threshold.
Grok 4.6 fast API variant
APIUsage-based API
Usage: 2x the applicable base rates: short context is $4 per 1M input tokens, $1 per 1M cached input tokens, and $12 per 1M output tokens; the announcement does not publish a stable model identifier.
xAI API Web Search
APIUsage-based API
Usage: $5 per 1k calls, plus model token charges.
xAI API X Search
APIUsage-based API
Usage: $5 per 1k calls, plus model token charges.
xAI API Code Execution
APIUsage-based API
Usage: $5 per 1k calls, plus model token charges.
xAI API Priority Processing
APIUsage-based API
Usage: 2x standard rates for every token type; for Grok 4.6 short context this is $4 per 1M input tokens, $1 per 1M cached input tokens, and $12 per 1M output tokens when priority is served.
grok-build-0.1 API
APIUsage-based API
Usage: Under 200k prompt tokens: $1 per 1M input tokens, $0.20 per 1M cached input tokens, and $2 per 1M output tokens; at or above 200k, the rates are $2, $0.40, and $4 respectively.
Enterprise track
Enterprise plans
1 plan
Enterprise
EnterpriseContact for pricing
Usage: Custom sales-led agreement for larger organizations, advanced controls, support, and deployment needs.
Free plan
Available
Trial
No trial listed
Billing unit
Hybrid
Pricing checked
August 16, 2026
Watchouts
What buyers often miss
These are the boundary conditions and purchase traps worth checking before you optimize for the lowest headline number.
Shared usage is action-weighted
Grok uses a shared weekly pool, and more compute-intensive actions can deplete it faster. Do not invent a universal messages-per-day quota.
Credits are overflow, not allowance transfer
Extra Usage Credits extend eligible app usage after the pool is exhausted; they are not a second subscription and do not become general API credit.
The 200k prompt threshold reprices the whole request
Once a Grok 4.6 prompt reaches 200,000 tokens, all tokens use the higher context rates, not only the tokens above the threshold.
Two different 2x paths exist
The announced fast variant is priced at 2x its base model, while Priority Processing is a 2x API service tier. Keep them distinct in estimates and logs.
Billing owners remain separate
Direct Grok, X subscriptions, app-store purchases, team workspaces, and API projects can expose different checkout, cancellation, allowance, and tax relationships.
Editorial pricing notes
Pricing notes
Plan caveats, contract terms, and feature-access limits that can change what you actually pay.
Buying path
The safest starting point is the free Grok experience. It lets an individual test whether live web and X context, file work, creation tools, or coding assistance become a repeatable part of the week before adding a recurring charge.
SuperGrok Lite is the first paid app step, while SuperGrok is the more balanced default for readers who regularly reach the free boundary. The higher individual tiers make sense only when sustained usage, priority access, or premium creation features are the actual constraint rather than a one-time burst.
Upgrade triggers
Grok’s app limits are organized around a shared weekly usage pool, and different actions can consume that pool at different rates. That makes an account’s usage view more decision-useful than an assumed messages-per-day quota. Upgrade when a recurring workflow is predictably interrupted, not simply because one expensive action depleted the pool once.
Extra Usage Credits are the narrow route for temporary overflow after included usage is exhausted. A higher subscription is the better fit when the pressure repeats across weeks; Plus is aimed at materially higher individual use and premium creation, while Heavy remains the high-demand individual boundary.
API and team boundaries
Consumer subscriptions, X-linked benefits, and Extra Usage Credits do not become general xAI API credit. Grok 4.6 API requests are token-metered, with a higher rate applying to every token once the prompt reaches the long-context threshold. Search and code tools add call charges, and the announced fast variant and Priority Processing are separate 2x concepts rather than interchangeable labels.
Grok Build can use eligible account access or an API key, so developers should choose the identity and billing path deliberately. Business is the self-serve managed-workspace route; Enterprise is the sales-led boundary for larger deployments, advanced controls, and organization-specific support.
Final pricing check
Before paying, verify the checkout channel, billing period, and the exact allowance shown in the signed-in account. App-store entries, web checkout, and X billing can expose different purchase relationships, and a temporary promotion should not be treated as a permanent allowance.
For API work, estimate prompt size before choosing a model route, then include cached input, output, tool calls, and any requested processing tier. For organizations, confirm member count, administrative permissions, data controls, and whether the workload belongs in a Grok workspace or in a separately governed API project.
Decision archive
Price history snapshots
Track how Grok pricing has moved over time, including plan lineup shifts, free access changes, and starting price updates.
2 archived snapshots
Starting price
$10
Access model
Free plan available
Plan count
16
Billing unit
Hybrid
Free
free
Monthly: $0/mo + usage
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Free access with product limits; the public plan page does not publish a fixed task quota.
SuperGrok Lite
supergrok-lite
Monthly: $10/mo + usage
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Paid app access with a lower shared weekly usage pool; the exact allowance is shown in the account.
SuperGrok
supergrok
Monthly: $30/mo + usage
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Higher app limits and frontier-model access through a shared weekly usage pool; no fixed task quota is encoded.
SuperGrok Plus
supergrok-plus
Monthly: $100/mo + usage
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Significantly higher usage than SuperGrok, 1080p video creation, priority access, and early feature access; no fixed quota is encoded.
SuperGrok Heavy
supergrok-heavy
Monthly: $300/mo + usage
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Highest named individual tier in the current comparison table; allowance details remain account-specific.
Extra Usage Credits
extra-usage-credits
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Minimum $5 per credit purchase on the web; used after the included weekly pool and generally expires after one year.
Business
business
Monthly: $30/mo + usage
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Licensed per user for a managed workspace with team administration and business controls.
Enterprise
enterprise
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Custom sales-led agreement for larger organizations, advanced controls, support, and deployment needs.
Grok 4.6 API — prompt under 200k tokens
api-grok-4-6-short-context
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: $2 per 1M input tokens, $0.50 per 1M cached input tokens, and $6 per 1M output tokens.
Grok 4.6 API — prompt at or above 200k tokens
api-grok-4-6-long-context
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: $4 per 1M input tokens, $1 per 1M cached input tokens, and $12 per 1M output tokens; all tokens use the long-context rates once the prompt reaches the threshold.
Grok 4.6 fast API variant
api-grok-4-6-fast
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: 2x the applicable base rates: short context is $4 per 1M input tokens, $1 per 1M cached input tokens, and $12 per 1M output tokens; the announcement does not publish a stable model identifier.
xAI API Web Search
api-web-search
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: $5 per 1k calls, plus model token charges.
xAI API X Search
api-x-search
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: $5 per 1k calls, plus model token charges.
xAI API Code Execution
api-code-execution
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: $5 per 1k calls, plus model token charges.
xAI API Priority Processing
api-priority-processing
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: 2x standard rates for every token type; for Grok 4.6 short context this is $4 per 1M input tokens, $1 per 1M cached input tokens, and $12 per 1M output tokens when priority is served.
grok-build-0.1 API
api-grok-build-0-1
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Under 200k prompt tokens: $1 per 1M input tokens, $0.20 per 1M cached input tokens, and $2 per 1M output tokens; at or above 200k, the rates are $2, $0.40, and $4 respectively.
Freemium · Hybrid
First archived
July 10, 2026
Latest archived pricing state remains unchanged since it was first recorded.
View source pageStarting price
$8.33
Access model
Free plan available
Plan count
8
Billing unit
Hybrid
Free
free
Monthly: $0/mo + usage
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Free limits for Chat and Voice; real-time web and X search, connectors, and other access vary by feature
SuperGrok Lite
supergrok-lite
Monthly: $10/mo + usage
Annual: $8.33/mo + usage ($100 billed yearly + usage)
Usage: Lower paid shared weekly pool across eligible Grok products; exact allowance is shown in the account
SuperGrok
supergrok
Monthly: $30/mo + usage
Annual: $25/mo + usage ($300 billed yearly + usage)
Usage: Shared weekly pool across Chat, Imagine, Voice, and eligible Build use, with higher limits and frontier-model access
SuperGrok Heavy
supergrok-heavy
Monthly: $300/mo + usage
Annual: $250/mo + usage ($3,000 billed yearly + usage)
Usage: Largest individual shared weekly pool and Heavy access; checkout controls the available monthly or yearly commitment
Extra Usage Credits
extra-usage-credits
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Top-ups from $5 per credit purchase; used after the weekly pool and generally expire after one year
Business
business
Monthly: $30/mo + usage
Annual: $30/mo + usage ($360 billed yearly + usage)
Usage: $30 per user/month; team workspace with license management, consolidated billing, RBAC, connectors, and no training
Enterprise
enterprise
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Custom sales contract with advanced identity, retention, audit, encryption, data-plane, and onboarding options
xAI API
xai-api
Monthly: Not listed
Annual: Not listed
Usage: Grok 4.5 at $2/1M input tokens and $6/1M output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 at $1/1M input and $2/1M output; other tools vary
Evidence boundary
Official sources
Editorial guidance grounded in official product sources.
- Grok official site
- SpaceXAI Grok plan pricing
- Welcome to Grok | SpaceXAI Docs
- Grok US App Store subscriptions and credits
- Grok website and apps FAQ
- SpaceXAI for Business pricing
- X Premium plans and Grok benefits
- Separate Grok and xAI API billing
- xAI API billing
- Grok Build documentation
- Grok 4.6 API guide
- Grok 4.6 model details
- SpaceXAI API pricing
- Introducing Grok 4.6
FAQ
Grok pricing FAQ
Is there a free Grok plan?
Yes. SpaceXAI lists Free at $0 per month. Product limits apply, and the public pricing page does not publish one stable fixed quota for every action.
What is the lowest paid Grok app tier?
SuperGrok Lite is listed at $10 per month in the US App Store. Verify the checkout channel and any annual option before paying.
How much is SuperGrok?
SpaceXAI lists SuperGrok at $30 per month.
How much is SuperGrok Plus?
SpaceXAI lists SuperGrok Plus at $100 per month, positioned for significantly higher usage, priority access, and premium creation features.
How much is SuperGrok Heavy?
The US App Store lists SuperGrok Heavy at $300 per month. The exact allowance should be checked in the signed-in account.
What are Extra Usage Credits?
They are web-purchased add-on credits used after the included weekly usage pool is exhausted. The documented minimum purchase is $5, they are not a subscription, and they generally expire after one year unless stated otherwise.
How much is Grok Business?
SpaceXAI lists Business at $30 per user per month. Enterprise uses contact-sales pricing.
Does X Premium include Grok benefits?
Eligible X Premium subscriptions can raise Grok limits inside X, but X owns that subscription and billing relationship. It should remain separate from direct Grok app tiers.
Does SuperGrok include xAI API usage?
No general API allowance transfer is documented. App subscriptions, X-linked benefits, Extra Usage Credits, and xAI API billing are separate.
What does the Grok 4.6 API cost?
For prompts under 200,000 tokens, Grok 4.6 is $2 input, $0.50 cached input, and $6 output per 1 million tokens. At 200,000 prompt tokens or more, all tokens use $4 input, $1 cached input, and $12 output.
Are the Grok 4.6 fast variant and Priority Processing the same?
No. The release announcement describes a fast Grok 4.6 variant at 2x the base price, while Priority Processing is an API service tier charged at 2x standard token rates when priority service is delivered.
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