# Elon Musk Announces Free Access to Premium Features for Select X Users & Grok AI Expansion on X

URL: https://technosports.co.in/elon-musk-announces-free-access-to-premium/  
Published: 2024-03-28  
Updated: 2024-03-28  
Author: Hardik Dhamija

[Elon Musk](https://technosports.co.in/?s=Elon+Musk), the owner of X (formerly known as Twitter) announced on Wednesday that Grok AI, an AI-powered chatbot created by xAI will now be available, to all Premium subscribers of the platform. This decision comes after the billionaire made its language model (ELM) Grok 1 source to the public. Previously the AI chatbot was only included in the priced subscription plan, Premium+. It will now be accessible in the Premium tier as well. However, users on the tier will not have access to Grok AI.

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## **More About Elon Musk Announcing Premium Features for X Users and Grom AI**

Musk shared this update in a post on [X](https://twitter.com/)mentioning, “Grok will be enabled for all premium subscribers (not premium+) this week.” While he did not mention a launch date it is expected to happen before April. Currently active in 48 countries including India it is anticipated that all regions will see Groks expansion to the Premium tier.

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In India, a Premium+ subscription on X costs ₹1,300 per month or ₹13,600. In contrast, the Premium tier is priced at ₹650 per month or ₹6,800 annually. Currently, the extra perks included in the Premium+ level consist of access to Grok, a browsing experience of ads (with ads compared to Premium and Basic) the highest increase in replies across all levels, and the ability to create and share articles directly on X.

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Moreover, Premium users will also be able to enjoy Grok access, with this upgrade. The chatbot, developed by Musk’s AI firm xAI, was introduced in early access to X’s Premium+ users in the US in December 2023. It is presently available in 48 countries. Constructed upon the AI firm’s proprietary large language model (LLM) Grok-1, it can engage in conversations, generate content, and respond to queries like most chatbots. The company affirms that the foundational model was not pre-trained on any data extracted from X.

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