Grok3 is released for free, Premium+ users are dissatisfied, and subscription fees are controversial

Just 48 hours after its launch, the launch of Grok3 has triggered strong reactions from users, especially those who have just spent $40 to subscribe to the Premium+ service on the X platform. While they were ready to experience this latest AI mockup with anticipation, they found Musk’s announcement on social media X: Grok3 will be “free to everyone in the short term”, which made them feel chilled. The official XAI account even claims that the free will continue "until the server crashes."

Shortly after Grok3 was released, Musk posted a list of Grok apps' free productivity tools on the Apple app store on social platforms, showing that it surpassed ChatGPT for the first time. Users were confused about this in the comment section, and some lamented: "I spent money to upgrade, but it turned out to be in vain!" Some users even said helplessly that the $40 Premium + service price increased to $40, and Prior to the launch, the service was priced at just $22. With the release of Grok3, the subscription fees on the X platform skyrocketed, which aroused dissatisfaction among users.

Grok3 is regarded as Musk's competitive work with OpenAI and DeepSeek, and its inference model Grok Reasoning has attracted much attention. With Grok3's free policy, many believe the decision may be due to competitive market pressure, especially in the context of the rapid launch of new services by OpenAI and DeepSeek. Although the release of Grok3 is highly anticipated, users are still skeptical of its actual performance.

During the discussion among users, Premium+ users found that although they can use Grok3, the number of uses is limited, and the number of free users requests is even rarer. Grok3's free opening seems to bring more confusion to users, and the instability of subscription fees also makes people feel incomprehensible.

With the launch of Grok3, the gap between users' expectations and reality has become increasingly obvious. Although Musk claims that Grok3 is "the smartest AI in the world", user feedback shows that the AI ​​did not achieve the expected results when handling simple requests. In the current market environment, competitors are constantly updating their products. It is still unknown whether Grok3 can stand out in future competition.