Free Grok 4 feature sparks creativity concerns as Elon Musk drops AI bombshell to take on GPT-5 but there's a catch
Grok 4 goes free, but what now?
The 'free' comes with a ceiling: if you are on the free tier, you are capped at just five queries every 12 hours. Sure, it is generous enough to test-drive, but nowhere near enough for a full-throttle AI binge. Musk hinted that these limits might shift over time, so the race is on for power users to make each query count.
Alongside Grok 4's free-for-all, Musk's xAI is making its Imagine feature available to all Android users in the US at no cost, joining iOS in the freebies club. This creative toybox lets you craft AI-generated images and videos from a simple prompt, whether typed or spoken.
Users can even upload their own photos, remix them with AI magic, and convert them into short videos with just a few taps. Modes include Normal, Fun, Custom, and the eyebrow-raising 'Spicy' option, which already has the internet curious. Musk revealed that over 44 million images have been generated using Imagine so far – and counting.
Musk vs GPT-5, the AI showdown
Of course, this sudden burst of generosity is not just Musk being Musk. It comes right as OpenAI rolled out GPT-5, a major upgrade promising fewer hallucinations and sharper reasoning. Before GPT-5's debut, xAI was already calling Grok 4 the most powerful AI model ever. Now? The competitive tension is electric.
Musk has already teased Grok 5 for later this year, promising it will be 'crushingly good,' whatever that means in AI-speak. But with GPT-5's polished capabilities and the free Grok Imagine feature tempting creators, the AI arena is shaping up like a Marvel vs DC rivalry, but with code instead of capes.
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