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xAI
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API Public Beta | xAI
November 4, 2024 - The vision model will be available next week. We will run a public beta program throughout the end of the year. Everyone will get $25 of free API credits per month to test the API and get started using Grok.
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Free xAI Grok API Key/Credits in 2024
I haven’t used the grok models, but is it true that they are a lot less restrictive than the open AI and the antropic ones ? because to me that would be important thing I’m sick of being curtailed by the random guardrails. More on reddit.com
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Using Grok 4 via API
Hello, I am having issues using grok 4 and xai api credits in general using cursor. i see there is no default space to connect xai api keys while there is for openai, google, etc. . i find this dissapointing otherwise, not sure what im missing. I somehow connected my key through the terminal ... More on forum.cursor.com
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xAI discontinuing their free API tier ($150 credits) by May 2025
How do we get those credits? Are they still available? More on reddit.com
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Lost all free credits suddenly
They were offering free credits until end of the year, they mentioned that in one of their announcements. More on reddit.com
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Cursor IDE
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Free Grok 3 API Guide 2025: Access xAI's Model Without X Premium - Cursor IDE 博客
March 25, 2025 - They handle the proper licensing and provide access through officially supported channels, making it completely legal to use. New users receive $5 in free credits upon registration, which is enough to process approximately 625,000 tokens.
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Grok API
grok-api.apidog.io › free-credits-934025m0
Free Credits - Grok API
xAI is offering $150 per month in free API credits for teams that opt in to data sharing (available in eligible countries*).
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Apidog
apidog.com › blog › grok-3-grok-3-mini-api-free
How to Use Grok 3 and Grok 3 Mini API for Free
April 11, 2025 - For example, with even just $5 in free credits, you could process: Approximately 1.6M input tokens or 330K output tokens with Grok 3 · Around 16.6M input tokens or 10M output tokens with Grok 3 Mini · This is sufficient for considerable testing ...
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PromptLayer
blog.promptlayer.com › how-to-use-grok-2-a-comprehensive-guide
Free Grok 2 Access: How to Use and Where
January 17, 2025 - Includes $25 free API credits per month during the public beta. X Platform Users: Log in to your X account and navigate to Grok from the side-menu.
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xAI
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API | xAI
1 month ago - We're proud to bring you Grok 4 access on the API, offering advanced reasoning, coding, and visual processing capabilities.View docs
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Geeky Gadgets
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Get $25 Free Monthly Credits with Grok-2 API Beta
November 7, 2024 - As a developer, you now have the opportunity to dive deep into the Grok-2 API during its public beta phase. This release comes with a generous offer of $25 in free API credits each month, allowing you to experiment extensively without concerns ...
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Reddit
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r/LLMDevs on Reddit: Free xAI Grok API Key/Credits in 2024
November 6, 2024 -

November 4, 2024

https://x.ai/blog/api?_bhlid=9f5ec12bce9af5dbd44b53e85ec66e15161e6773

API Public Beta

Starting today, developers can build on our Grok foundation models using our newly released API. We will run a public beta program until the end of 2024 during which everyone will get $25 of free API credits per month.

We are happy to announce the immediate availability of our API, which gives developers programmatic access to our Grok series of foundation models. To get started, head to console.x.ai and sign up to create an account. We are excited to see what developers build using Grok.

Models

We are kicking off our public beta with a preview of a new Grok model that is currently in the final stages of development. The model – released under the provisional name grok-beta – has a context length of 128,000 tokens and also supports function calling and system prompts. We will release more information about the model shortly.

In addition to the text-only version of the model grok-beta, we will also release a multi-modal version that can ingest images. The vision model will be available next week.

Free credits

We will run a public beta program throughout the end of the year. Everyone will get $25 of free API credits per month to test the API and get started using Grok.

Anyone who has purchased prepaid credits so far will get the equivalent amount of free monthly credits for every month until the end of the year. For example, if you purchased $50 of prepaid credits already, you will now have $25 + $50 of additional free credits in November and December.

API

To learn more about our API, check out our documentation at docs.x.ai. Our REST API is fully compatible with the ones offered by OpenAI and Anthropic. This simplifies migration. For example, if you’re currently using the OpenAI Python SDK, you can start using Grok by simply changing the base_url to https://api.x.ai/v1 and using your xAI API key that you created on console.x.ai.

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Shashanknathe
shashanknathe.com › blog › xai-grok-api-comprehensive-guide
xAI Grok API: A Comprehensive Guide to Models, Pricing, and Free Credits | Shashank Nathe
March 13, 2025 - One of the most exciting features of the xAI Grok API is the opportunity for eligible teams to claim $150 in monthly free API credits by opting into data sharing (available in eligible countries).
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Cursor
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Using Grok 4 via API - Discussions - Cursor - Community Forum
May 22, 2025 - Hello, I am having issues using grok 4 and xai api credits in general using cursor. i see there is no default space to connect xai api keys while there is for openai, google, etc. . i find this dissapointing otherwise, not sure what im missing. I somehow connected my key through the terminal and used grok 4 via chat agent model selector but it ran up my cursor credits and none of my x ai credits… so now im stuck at full usage on cursor with all my free xai credits, it seems i cant directly use...
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xAI
x.ai › news › grok-1212
Bringing Grok to Everyone | xAI
As a result of our efficiency improvements, we are also lowering the price of these models to $2 / 1M input tokens and $10 / 1M output tokens. You can currently sign up and use the API with $25 free credits.
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Medium
medium.com › towards-agi › groks-free-public-beta-claude-haiku-s-new-pricing-9924be2ac83b
xAI and Anthropic API Launches: Grok’s Free Public Beta & Claude Haiku’s New Pricing — What It Means for AI Development | by Ashley | Towards AGI | Medium
November 6, 2024 - While xAI’s Grok model entered a free public beta($25 free credits until the end of 2024), Anthropic’s Claude API saw a significant pricing shift, with a notable price spike for the Claude Haiku plan.
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xAI just released the Grok-3 API And you can get $150 in ...
xAI just released the Grok-3 API And you can get $150 in free API credits each month for enrolling in data sharing.
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TypingMind Docs
docs.typingmind.com › chat-models-settings › use-xai-(grok-ai)
Use xAI (Grok AI)
As of now, everyone will get $25 of free API credits per month to test the API. Therefore, you can get started with xAI for free now! Go to API Keys in the console. Click Create API Key.
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Gadgets 360
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xAI Rolling Out Grok API for Developers, Offers $25 of Free Credits Per Month | Technology News
November 6, 2024 - For starters, any developer who signs up on the xAI console will get $25 worth of free credits every month. Given that two months are remaining till the end of 2024, developers can get a maximum of $50 (roughly Rs. 4,200) in API credits.
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Walter Pinem
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Grok xAI: Testing Grok xAI API with Streamlit – Walter Pinem
July 17, 2025 - To get $150 worth of free xAI API credits, your team just needs to have spent at least $5 on the API before you decide to opt in. But in my case, I just topup $10 and the opt-in option is immediately clickable.
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xAI
docs.x.ai › docs › models
Models and Pricing
For users using our Collections API and Documents Search, the following pricing applies: A rare occurrence for most users, when your request is deemed to be in violation of our usage guideline by our system, we will charge a $0.05 per request usage guidelines violation fee. No access to realtime events without Live Search enabled · Grok ...
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Medium
ai-engineering-trend.medium.com › musks-xai-api-opens-with-25-daily-free-quota-to-spur-developer-engagement-04b24698df0b
Musk’s xAI API Opens with $25 Daily Free Quota to Spur Developer Engagement! | by AI Engineering | Medium
November 5, 2024 - The API was launched on November 4, 2024, and users will receive a $25 free API quota per month until the end of 2024, allowing developers to utilize this quota daily to explore xAI’s powerful AI capabilities.