Elon Musk has made a groundbreaking announcement regarding XAI’s chatbot Grok, which is now available for free to all users. This move has sparked outrage among X Premium subscribers who are questioning the value of their paid subscription.
Effective Saturday afternoon, Grok’s features, including search results, citations, drawing, and analysis tools, are accessible to all users at no cost. Previously, these features were exclusive to Premium users.
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This decision triggered a wave of discontent among Premium users who feel that their subscription has been devalued by this change.
“Oh great, so what am I spending 23 bucks per month for?” one user expressed. Another user questioned the purpose of paying for premium plus under these circumstances.
oh great, so what am I spending 23 bucks per month for?
— No Context Reply Guy (@nocntxtreplyguy) December 14, 2024
< p lang = "en "dir = "ltr ">Tell me again why I’m paying for premium plus? p > – Bjørg Hræfn (@BjorgHrafn) December 14 ,2024 blockquote>
“It feels like a waste of money with all the spam bots on this platform. Looks like I can save some cash when my yearly subscription ends,” remarked another user. p >< blockquote class =" twitter-tweet"data-conversation =" none ">< p lang =" en "dir =" ltr ">So Grok is now free. Makes me feel like I’m wasting my money even more with all the spam bots on this platform . Looks like I can save a few bucks when the yearly sub runs out . p > - Dude Duderson ( @10001110101C ) December 15 ,2024 blockquote >
< blockquote class =" twitter-tweet"data-conversation =" none ">< p lang =" en "dir =" ltr ">That ‘s why it doesn’ t work anymore! p > – RandIEGoat 🐐 ( @1972RanPar ) December 15 ,2024 blockquote >
While Grok is now accessible to all users at no cost , there are still limitations in place for free accounts . Free users have restrictions on daily message and image analysis limits and can only access basic features of Grok . In contrast , Premium and Premium+ subscribers enjoy full access to Grok ‘s functionalities . p >< p > However , some users still feel exploited despite this arrangement . p >< P > “ Offering a Black Friday deal followed by making Grok free afterward feels unethical ,” commented one user .”I subscribed to premium just two weeks ago … should have waited,” lamented another user . P >< Blockquote Class = “Twitter-Tweet” Data-Conversation=“None”
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