Grok and SuperGrok usage limits explained
Short answer
xAI does not publish Grok limits as a number of messages, tokens or dollars. Its pricing page says: "Every tier includes a pool of AI usage shared across Grok and Cursor. Within Grok, the pool covers Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Bot. Higher tiers include larger pools, and usage costs vary by product. Your allowance refreshes weekly, so one heavy day never wipes out your whole month".
Plans xAI sells today (checked 2026-11-03): Free $0/month ("Limited AI usage"); Plus $8/month ("Shared AI usage pool"); Premium $30/month ("4x more usage compared to Plus"); Super $100/month ("15x more usage compared to Plus"); Ultra $200/month ("Usage (compare table): 50x Plus").
SuperGrok and SuperGrok Heavy are not listed on x.ai/pricing (checked Oct 24, 2026): existing subscribers keep them, but xAI publishes no price or allowance for them. "New self-serve customers choose from The X Subscription plans. Existing Cursor, SuperGrok, and X Premium plans continue. Switching is optional" (docs.x.ai).
Limits change without notice. Get one email when Grok prices or limits move.
Email me changesUser reports: weekly meter filling faster (Nov 3, 2026)
unverified user reports
Some Grok users have posted that their weekly usage meter reaches 100% faster than they expected. These are individual user reports. xAI has not confirmed them, and LimitDex has not measured them.
xAI's official pricing and limits are unchanged as of Nov 3, 2026: the plans, prices and pricing-page wording below were re-read from x.ai/pricing today. xAI says usage costs vary by product: "Different products cost different amounts depending on how much compute that product requires. A chat message uses little compute; generating a high-quality video or running a long coding task uses far more" (docs.x.ai).
Plans and what xAI says about limits
Every plan on x.ai/pricing, with the vendor wording quoted verbatim and linked to the source.
Grok (Grok Build)
Every tier includes a pool of AI usage shared across Grok and Cursor. Within Grok, the pool covers Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Bot. Higher tiers include larger pools, and usage costs vary by product. Your allowance refreshes weekly, so one heavy day never wipes out your whole month.source
| Plan | Price | What the vendor says about limits | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0per month | Limited AI usagesource |
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| Plus | $8per month | Shared AI usage poolsource |
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| Premium | $30per month | 4x more usage compared to Plussource |
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| Super | $100per month | 15x more usage compared to Plussource |
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| Ultra | $200per month | Usage (compare table): 50x Plussource |
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| Teams | $30per user · $30+/user/month | Per seat: Premium $30, Super $100, Ultra $200 per user a month; each seat gets the matching individual tier's usage. Plus isn't offered for teams. docs.x.ai | limit not published |
Monthly and annual prices
The X Subscription list prices as published on docs.x.ai.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Included usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0per month | $0per year | Limited |
| Plus | $8per month | $80per year | Base |
| Premium | $30per month | $300per year | 4x |
| Super | $100per month | $1000per year | 15x |
| Ultra | $200per month | $2000per year | 50x |
SuperGrok and SuperGrok Heavy: what is published and what is not
On Oct 24, 2026, x.ai/pricing lists only The X Subscription plans above. SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus and SuperGrok Heavy appear on xAI's pages only as existing plans.
Existing Cursor, SuperGrok, and X Premium plans continue unless you change or cancel them
docs.x.aiSome customers currently get Grok Bot usage through a SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, or SuperGrok Heavy subscription connected to Cursor. If you unify or sign up for The X Subscription, your Grok Bot usage entitlement will come from the new weekly shared pool
docs.x.aiGrok Bot is now included with all SuperGrok, Cursor Pro, and Cursor Teams plans
x.aiWe are also introducing a new SuperGrok Heavy tier with access to Grok 4 Heavy - the most powerful version of Grok 4
x.aiWhen we introduced it in July, building in Grok was an Early Beta limited to SuperGrok Heavy
x.aiLarge unexpected invoices are often a SuperGrok Heavy yearly subscription, not API usage
docs.x.ai
Not published by xAI (checked Oct 24, 2026 on x.ai and docs.x.ai):
- SuperGrok monthly or annual price: not published
- SuperGrok Plus monthly or annual price: not published
- SuperGrok Heavy monthly or annual price: not published
- Size of the weekly usage pool for any tier (messages, tokens or dollars): not published
- Free-tier message or voice-minute counts, or when the free-tier limit resets: not published
- The weekly reset day or hour (xAI shows it per account in Settings → Usage): not published
- Image or video generation caps per tier (the FAQ mentions a "720p cap for your tier" without a number): not published
- Which Grok model tier SuperGrok or SuperGrok Heavy subscribers get today: not published
How the shared weekly usage pool works
Every tier includes a pool of AI usage shared across Grok and Cursor. Within Grok, the pool covers Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Bot. Higher tiers include larger pools, and usage costs vary by product. Your allowance refreshes weekly, so one heavy day never wipes out your whole month
x.aiInstead of separate daily limits for each product (like Chat, Imagine, Voice, or Build), you get one shared weekly usage pool that you can spend however you like across any Grok product
docs.x.aiDifferent products cost different amounts depending on how much compute that product requires. A chat message uses little compute; generating a high-quality video or running a long coding task uses far more
docs.x.aiThe usage pool is shown as a percentage used and will be broken down by product
docs.x.aiPaid plans include Grok API access. API usage is billed separately at standard model rates and doesn’t draw from your plan’s usage pool
x.aiThird-party models in Cursor aren't included in your plan. They're paid from prepaid credit from the first use
docs.x.ai
When Grok usage resets
The usage pool limit resets every week on a schedule shown in the Usage tab in Settings
docs.x.aiEach paid seat on The X Subscription receives a weekly pool for eligible first-party usage only across supported Grok and Cursor surfaces. Your live usage view shows how much has been used and the next reset date
docs.x.aiOn self-serve team plans, each paid seat has its own weekly pool for eligible first-party usage only. Seats do not share weekly pools
docs.x.aiGo to Settings → Usage (available on web and mobile)
docs.x.ai
The free plan
What to do when you hit the limit
When your weekly usage limit is met, paid features will pause until your weekly limit resets
docs.x.aiYou can purchase Extra Usage Credits to instantly continue usage
docs.x.aiYou can buy as little as $5 from the Usage tab on web
docs.x.aiExtra Usage Credits are priced at standard rates, which means the cost per action is higher than the effective rate you get from the included weekly usage in your plan
docs.x.aiTop up credits expire one year after purchase (unless otherwise stated)
docs.x.aiUpgrading to a higher plan provides significantly more weekly usage at a lower cost per action compared to repeatedly buying Extra Usage Credits
docs.x.ai
Compare Grok with other tools
Cursor pricing and usage limits (Cursor draws from the same pool on The X Subscription) · all tools side by side · best AI coding plan for $20
FAQ
Straight answers from today's data (2026-11-03) and the vendor's own help pages.
What are the Grok usage limits?
xAI does not publish Grok limits as a number of messages, tokens or dollars. Its pricing page says: "Every tier includes a pool of AI usage shared across Grok and Cursor. Within Grok, the pool covers Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Bot. Higher tiers include larger pools, and usage costs vary by product. Your allowance refreshes weekly, so one heavy day never wipes out your whole month". "Instead of separate daily limits for each product (like Chat, Imagine, Voice, or Build), you get one shared weekly usage pool that you can spend however you like across any Grok product" (docs.x.ai). "Different products cost different amounts depending on how much compute that product requires. A chat message uses little compute; generating a high-quality video or running a long coding task uses far more" (docs.x.ai). No tier has a published message, token or dollar figure (checked Oct 24, 2026). Plans xAI sells today (checked 2026-11-03): Free $0/month ("Limited AI usage"); Plus $8/month ("Shared AI usage pool"); Premium $30/month ("4x more usage compared to Plus"); Super $100/month ("15x more usage compared to Plus"); Ultra $200/month ("Usage (compare table): 50x Plus").
How much does SuperGrok cost?
Not published on xAI's official pages as of Oct 24, 2026. "Existing Cursor, SuperGrok, and X Premium plans continue unless you change or cancel them" (docs.x.ai). New customers get The X Subscription instead: Plus $8/month, Premium $30/month, Super $100/month, Ultra $200/month (x.ai/pricing, checked 2026-11-03). xAI's launch post describes the $30 Premium plan as "The benefits of SuperGrok, Cursor Pro, and X Premium+, previously $90/month combined" (x.ai); it does not state the SuperGrok price on its own.
What is SuperGrok Heavy and what are its limits?
xAI announced it with Grok 4: "We are also introducing a new SuperGrok Heavy tier with access to Grok 4 Heavy - the most powerful version of Grok 4" (x.ai). "When we introduced it in July, building in Grok was an Early Beta limited to SuperGrok Heavy" (x.ai). Its price and weekly allowance are not published on xAI's pages (checked Oct 24, 2026); today they only reference it as an existing plan: "Some customers currently get Grok Bot usage through a SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, or SuperGrok Heavy subscription connected to Cursor. If you unify or sign up for The X Subscription, your Grok Bot usage entitlement will come from the new weekly shared pool" (docs.x.ai).
How does the Grok shared usage pool work?
"Every tier includes a pool of AI usage shared across Grok and Cursor. Within Grok, the pool covers Chat, Imagine, Voice, and Bot. Higher tiers include larger pools, and usage costs vary by product. Your allowance refreshes weekly, so one heavy day never wipes out your whole month" (x.ai). "The usage pool is shown as a percentage used and will be broken down by product" (docs.x.ai). "Third-party models in Cursor aren't included in your plan. They're paid from prepaid credit from the first use" (docs.x.ai). Usage per dollar, computed from xAI's multiples and prices (checked 2026-11-03): Plus: 1x usage for $8; Premium: 4x usage for 3.75x the price (1.07x usage per dollar vs Plus); Super: 15x usage for 12.5x the price (1.2x usage per dollar vs Plus); Ultra: 50x usage for 25x the price (2x usage per dollar vs Plus).
When does the Grok usage limit reset?
"The usage pool limit resets every week on a schedule shown in the Usage tab in Settings" (docs.x.ai). "Each paid seat on The X Subscription receives a weekly pool for eligible first-party usage only across supported Grok and Cursor surfaces. Your live usage view shows how much has been used and the next reset date" (docs.x.ai). xAI does not publish the reset day or hour; it is shown per account. "On self-serve team plans, each paid seat has its own weekly pool for eligible first-party usage only. Seats do not share weekly pools" (docs.x.ai).
What does the free Grok plan include?
Free is $0/month: "Limited AI usage" (x.ai/pricing, checked 2026-11-03). xAI describes it as "Daily access to Grok, a starter allowance for Cursor's coding agents, and standard X" (x.ai). For paid users, "You will still have access to Grok's free tier limits on Chat and Voice (these are separate from your weekly usage limit and resets on their own schedule)" (docs.x.ai). No message, image or voice-minute count is published (checked Oct 24, 2026).
What happens when I hit the Grok weekly limit?
"When your weekly usage limit is met, paid features will pause until your weekly limit resets" (docs.x.ai). "You can purchase Extra Usage Credits to instantly continue usage" (docs.x.ai). "You can buy as little as $5 from the Usage tab on web" (docs.x.ai). "Extra Usage Credits are priced at standard rates, which means the cost per action is higher than the effective rate you get from the included weekly usage in your plan" (docs.x.ai). "Upgrading to a higher plan provides significantly more weekly usage at a lower cost per action compared to repeatedly buying Extra Usage Credits" (docs.x.ai).
Why does my Grok weekly meter hit 100% so fast?
Some users report this (unverified, Nov 3, 2026). xAI's official pricing and limits are unchanged as of Nov 3, 2026. xAI says "Different products cost different amounts depending on how much compute that product requires. A chat message uses little compute; generating a high-quality video or running a long coding task uses far more" (docs.x.ai), so heavy products like video or long coding tasks drain the pool faster. "The usage pool is shown as a percentage used and will be broken down by product" (docs.x.ai).
Does Grok API usage count against my plan's pool?
No. "Paid plans include Grok API access. API usage is billed separately at standard model rates and doesn’t draw from your plan’s usage pool" (x.ai).
Sources and how we verify
- x.ai/pricing
- docs.x.ai/x-subscription/pricing
- docs.x.ai/grok/overview
- x.ai/news/x-subscription
- x.ai/pricing
- docs.x.ai/grok/faq
- docs.x.ai/x-subscription/extra-usage
- docs.x.ai/x-subscription/usage-limits
- docs.x.ai/x-subscription/grok-bot
- x.ai/news/grok-bot-more-plans
- x.ai/news/grok-4
- x.ai/news/grok-build-for-everyone
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