Short answer: Grok Bot is not a separate subscription. On The X Subscription, where new customers start, it is included with Premium ($30 a month), Super ($100) and Ultra ($200). Plus ($8) and Free do not include it. Some accounts can start a trial from the app. The desktop app runs on Windows, Mac and Linux, and the phone apps are on the App Store and Google Play.
How much does Grok Bot cost?
Prices below are the list prices on xAI's pricing docs, checked November 3, 2026. They do not include sales tax. The public pricing page is x.ai/pricing; if a number there differs, trust that page.
Grok Bot usage on The X Subscription comes out of the same weekly pool as Cursor and the Grok apps. It is not a second bill on top of the plan. Super and Ultra include a larger pool than Premium. Usage past the pool is prepaid additional credit. Third-party models in Cursor are not part of the included pool.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Grok Bot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | Not included |
| Plus | $8 | $80 ($7/mo) | Not included |
| Premium | $30 | $300 ($25/mo) | Included |
| Super | $100 | $1,000 ($84/mo) | Included, larger pool |
| Ultra | $200 | $2,000 ($167/mo) | Included, largest pool |
Which plans include Grok Bot?
On The X Subscription, Grok Bot is included for an individual or a team seat on Premium, Super and Ultra. The docs say it is available as soon as you subscribe or unify onto one of those plans. Plus does not include it.
The public pricing table also lists Teams from $30 per user a month, with Grok Bot included. Enterprise is custom. Team seats share the idea of one workspace and one bill for Cursor and Grok, plus X benefits when a personal X account is connected.
If you are still on an older Cursor plan, the Grok Bot FAQ says Grok Bot is included with every paid individual plan and with Cursor Teams. Pro includes weekly usage, Pro+ a larger weekly allowance, and Ultra the highest. You can also link an individual SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy or X Premium+ subscription, or sign in with a seat on a self-serve Grok Business plan. On those legacy plans, Grok Bot usage is metered on the Cursor account, not on Grok or X. When the weekly limit runs out, extra usage can continue as on-demand usage if that is turned on.
New customers start on The X Subscription. Switching an existing SuperGrok or Cursor plan is optional. If you do switch, the old subscriptions on the accounts you combine are cancelled at checkout, with a prorated refund for unused time, and a completed switch cannot be undone. Subscriptions bought through Apple or Google have their own cancel steps, which the same doc spells out.
Is there a Grok Bot free trial?
There are two different trials, and they do not work the same way.
The in-app trial, from the FAQ: some accounts see Start Trial on the access screen. That trial is a usage credit inside a 7-day window. It does not turn into a paid plan. The credit is used up by agent steps and tokens, not by how many messages you send, so one large job can spend all of it, and used credit is not restored. On a free plan, Cancel Trial in Settings removes any credit left and you cannot start that trial again. There is no charge to cancel. On a paid plan or a Teams seat, the trial ends on its own.
The referral trial is separate. Refer friends to Grok Bot gives the friend a 2-week trial of Premium. A credit card is required, they are reminded 7 days before the first charge, and the trial becomes a paid subscription unless they cancel. An App Store trial started in the iOS app is a third case: Apple runs it, and it becomes a paid Apple subscription unless you cancel first.
So "is Grok Bot free?" has a narrow yes. Free and Plus plans do not include it. A short trial can be free. After that, the cheapest listed plan that includes it is Premium at $30 a month, or $25 a month billed annually.
How do you download Grok Bot?
There is no separate Grok Bot login. The desktop app uses your Cursor account. If your access is a Grok Business seat, choose Sign in with Grok. If it comes from SuperGrok or X Premium+, the app asks you to link that subscription. Settings, then Usage & Billing, has Get Access with Grok on desktop.
Installers are on the Grok Bot download page and at x.ai/bot. The get-started guide lists the same builds: Mac (Apple silicon and Intel), Windows (x64 and Arm), and Linux (x64 and Arm). The app checks for updates itself. On an Apple silicon Mac, an Intel build can offer the matching download. If you do not have dashboard access, ask an admin for the install link.
On a phone, install Grok Bot from the App Store (iOS 18 or later) or Google Play (Android 9 or later) and sign in with the same account. The phone apps share the Bots, chats, routines and cloud computer with desktop. Teaching a workflow by demonstration, testing routines and updating the computer stay on desktop.
What does Grok Bot do after you install it?
The first Bot is created for you and opens a chat. You add more with the + button. Give each Bot one job, connect only the tools that job needs, and keep sending, paying, deleting and production changes behind approval. A plain-language version of the product is What is a Grok Bot?. Jobs people already run are collected in the best Grok Bots for coding, research and productivity.
People looking for a Grok Bot marketplace usually want a public Bot they can add, not a store inside the app. GrokShelf is an independent directory, not an xAI shop. Browse Grok templates or verified shared Bots, open the x.ai page, and choose Add to Grok Bot. That copies the public setup into your account. It does not copy the creator's logins.
Team Bots are the version that stays inside a company instead of being public. See Team Bots for how that sharing works.
If the app will not start
GrokShelf does not run Grok Bot, so this site cannot tell you whether Grok Bot is down. The docs say most setup problems clear after you fully quit and reopen the app, then point to troubleshooting. Accounts on Privacy Mode (Legacy) are asked to switch to Privacy Mode before a Bot can start, because Grok Bot needs cloud data storage.
Before adding any of these, read Using a Grok Bot safely.
References
- xAI docs: The X Subscription prices — list prices checked November 3, 2026
- x.ai/pricing
- xAI docs: Grok Bot on The X Subscription
- xAI docs: Grok Bot FAQ, cost and trial
- xAI docs: Get started, download and sign-in
- Download Grok Bot
- xAI docs: Refer friends to Grok Bot — 2-week Premium trial