X’s Grok AI assistant is now a standalone app

Grok, the AI ​​assistant that for some reason is built into X, is now available as standalone application. Like the version that exists as a tab on the social media platform, the Grok app can be used to generate images, summarize text and answer questions, in a conversational tone xAI, the creator of the AI ​​assistant, calls “humorous and engaging.”

The app was first tested with a limited set of users in December 2024, right around the same time that X debuted free grok level this is available to everyone. Previously, you had to pay at least $8 per month for X Premium to have the privilege of using AI.

Limits on this free access – 10 requests every two hours, three image analysis requests per day – may also apply to the Grok app. You can use the app without signing in, or sign in with an Apple account, X account, Google account, or plain old email. It’s unclear if the X Premium subscription gives you additional benefits in the Grok app in the same way that X does.

Grok struggles with similar issues about accuracy and odd choices for image generation like other AI assistants like Twins and ChatGPT. The chatbot stands out from its competitors mainly because xAI throw it away as it can answer “spicy questions” that other AI assistants avoid, and a version of the Grok AI model is open source. You’ll have to see for yourself how “spicy” the Grok app ends up being, but at least you don’t have to go to X to use it now.