X has made a major change to its popular AI feature, ‘Ask Grok’. Until now, this feature was available for free to many users; But, the company has now made it a paid service. This means that to ask a question about a specific thread or post on After this change, only those users who have subscribed to the Premium plan will be able to use ‘Ask Grok’.
**Ask Grok will no longer be free
Previously, users could ask questions by tagging @grok in any post or thread and get instant answers from the AI. But, now this feature is available only for those who have purchased a paid subscription of X.
This feature is based on Grok AI
‘Ask Grok’ is a feature that is based on the Grok AI chatbot developed by xAI. This helps users easily understand the context of any ongoing discussion on X. This is especially useful when a post generates a long thread or has hundreds of comments, as Grok can read them all and provide a short summary in a matter of seconds.
Very useful for understanding long threads
This feature proved to be very beneficial for users who wanted to quickly understand long and complex discussions. Users could ask Grok to explain the main point of a thread or highlight important information related to that topic. AI would analyze the entire conversation in a few seconds and present it in a short and easily understandable form.
X subscription plans in India
For users in India, X is currently offering three different paid subscription plans: Basic, Premium, and Premium+. Every plan has its own special features and benefits.
Basic Plan: Price and Benefits
To subscribe to the Basic plan, users will have to pay approximately ₹170 per month. This plan includes the ability to edit posts, the option to write longer posts, and many other additional features. But, ‘Blue Tick’ verification badge is not available with this plan.
Premium Plan: Price
For the Premium plan, users will have to pay approximately ₹427 per month. If the subscription is purchased from a mobile device, the price increases to approximately ₹470 per month. With this plan, users get access to features like blue ticks, less ads, better reply boost, and Grok AI.
Price of Premium+ plan
The most expensive plan of X is Premium+, which costs around ₹2,570 per month. Under this plan, users can enjoy an almost ad-free experience. Additionally, it offers article publishing features as well as support for advanced AI tools. After this change, it’s clear that X is slowly moving its AI features towards a paid service model; As a result, in the future, many more AI tools on the platform will be accessible only through subscription.
