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Grok AI alternatives

Grok AI users often seek alternatives due to new weekly usage limits on paid subscriptions, issues with content moderation, and occasional unreliability in its responses and image generation. Alternatives like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot offer different strengths in terms of cost, moderation, and specific functionalities.

Why users look for alternatives to Grok AI

The alternatives

X
4.6★ · 10,858,607 ratings · Free

X is primarily a social media platform known for its real-time information sharing and community interaction R55. It allows users to follow topics and accounts of interest, and some users appreciate its role in 'restoring freedom' .

Better for: X is better for users who want a social media platform for news, entertainment, and community engagement, rather than a dedicated AI chatbot R55. It suits those who value direct access to information and diverse opinions, despite some concerns about content moderation and app stability R53R56R57.

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ChatGPT
4.8★ · 8,566,863 ratings · Free

ChatGPT is a widely used AI for generating ideas, writing, and general assistance, appreciated for its ease of use and ability to help with various projects R69. It is seen as a high-value tool for problem-solving and saving time .

Better for: ChatGPT is better for users seeking a reliable AI for creative tasks, brainstorming, and general conversational assistance R69. It suits those who prioritize ease of use and a broad range of applications, though some users note it can be slow, costly for extended use, and occasionally flags normal sentences R67R70.

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Google Gemini
4.7★ · 1,977,513 ratings · Free

Google Gemini is praised for being a useful tool for searching information and generating ideas, with some users calling it the 'best AI' R83. It is noted for sounding more human over time .

Better for: Google Gemini is better for users who need an AI for general information retrieval, idea generation, and quick searches R83. It suits those who appreciate a more human-like conversational experience, though some users report issues with memory, image generation, and occasional 'woke' or biased responses R79R81R84.

Head-to-head: Grok AI vs Google Gemini
Perplexity
4.8★ · 485,364 ratings · Free

Perplexity is valued for its speed, conciseness, and ability to provide detailed explanations with cited sources . It is considered reliable and easy to use, with a good free tier and options for different models .

Better for: Perplexity is better for users who prioritize factual accuracy, cited sources, and quick, detailed answers to questions . It suits those who use AI for research, outlining, and understanding complex topics, though some paid users are frustrated by a 'credits' system and occasional hallucinations for complex tasks R93R95.

Head-to-head: Grok AI vs Perplexity
Microsoft Copilot
4.8★ · 402,391 ratings · Free

This alternative has too few reviews to judge its offerings and suitability.

Better for: This alternative has too few reviews to judge its offerings and suitability.

Head-to-head: Grok AI vs Microsoft Copilot
Stick with Grok AI if

You should stick with Grok AI if you appreciate its unfiltered responses and direct approach, as some users value it for being 'maximally truth seeking' and providing information 'without any (Hardly any) filters' . It is also praised for photo editing and generation, with users getting 'great results' for cleaning up old photos R3.

Evidence note: Microsoft Copilot has too few reviews to provide a detailed assessment.

Frequently asked

Why are Grok AI users upset about recent changes?
Grok AI users are upset about recent changes primarily because of the introduction of weekly usage limits for paid subscribers, which applies to both chat and image generation, making them feel they get less value for their $30/month or $300/year subscriptions R1R9R13R16.
Does Grok AI have content moderation issues?
Yes, some Grok AI users report content moderation issues, finding it to be 'a bit woke' or too restrictive, especially when generating images or discussing certain topics, even with 18+ settings enabled R3R18R19.
Is Grok AI good for image generation?
Grok AI receives mixed reviews for image generation; some users find it 'absolutely fantastic' for creating images for things like novels and for cleaning up old photos with 'great results' R3R5, while others report issues with credits disappearing without generated images, or the AI not following prompts accurately R10R12R28.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 106 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R1] Grok AI 1/5 · US Waste of time: The new restrictions on Grok give you like 15 minutes look I get it. It’s an exaggeration but it gives you like 15 minutes per week now for $30 a month. It’s a waste of time. Don’t waste your money on Grok. You get 15 images in the image generator and 15 minutes of time talking to Grok don’t waste your money. It’s not worth $30 a month!
  2. [R5] Grok AI 4/5 · US Great but lacking.: So I’ve been using Grok for awhile now. It’s been absolutely fantastic. I often use the Imagine part for a novel I’m writing. What kind of makes me slightly annoyed, is the new “Weekly limit” it’s annoying
  3. [R6] Grok AI 3/5 · US It’s a little annoying: It’s a little annoying but it’s also amazing I don’t like it because the limit on the conversation and I do like it because you can edit you words and the stories are nice the stories I would give like 4 stars. :)
  4. [R9] Grok AI 3/5 · US Thought it was the best: The recent update now adds a time usage for the week so even when you pay for a subscription you can’t use it fully when it ends great way to scam their consumers
  5. [R3] Grok AI 3/5 · US Was a bit disappointed: I like using grok for general AI help used for personal stuff. I had a picture the other day taken over 40 years ago. I was holding an old hunting rifle and grok cleaned up the photo with great results one more pass and it stopped because of the rifle. So it’s a bit “woke”
  6. [R18] Grok AI 3/5 · GB Hmmm not what it said!: Led to believe app was completely unlimited and create anything no filter but it’s not in some ways it’s worse than chatgtp for its moderation even paying full price you are so limited to what you can do which really is annoying
  7. [R19] Grok AI 1/5 · US Awful: Looks like they sanitize this app for children. I pay for it because I want the NSFW content. Even though I have the 18+ on, I can’t get videos like I used to and photos awful won’t buy it again.
  8. [R4] Grok AI 2/5 · US Almost awesome: Grok used to be the best AI anywhere in the world, but now I feel it is falling way behind. This is coming from someone that loves grok so much that I have spent over $85 on the API and SuperGrok (so far), and I even created the first and only dedicated Grok AI Chat Apple Shortcut on RoutineHub. But Grok has just been not very smart for quite a while and it is getting very annoying
  9. [R12] Grok AI 3/5 · US Credits Gone in an Instant: My Credits that i purchased for their newly created credits system was all gone without any generated image to video results. All $30 bucks. If it is moderated then Grok should return the credits and not taking them. SMH
  10. [R26] Grok AI 1/5 · US Rude and not helpful: I sent two pictures of myself and someone else and told grok that the first one was me and the other one was not and it still proceeded to say it was the same person because it was the same top. Grok is a stubborn high ego AI that does not listen to the user. ChatGPT is better and more respectful and also actually listens to the user who’s sending the photos because they know
  11. [R28] Grok AI 1/5 · US Issues: This app is becoming a money grab. 80% of my clips I have to regenerate because it doesn’t generate them probably, it adds extra people, double people, doesn’t follow the exact prompts! After all these issues you all have the nerve to say I reached my limit in creating videos with supergrok. If you all fix your issues than maybe I wouldn’t run through so many videos. I want a complete refu
  12. [R7] Grok AI 1/5 · US Supergroup annual subscription flaked and won’t work on iPad despite working on iPhone. Bad: Supergroup annual subscription flaked and won’t work on iPad despite working on iPhone. Bad Now they change weekly access and features. It’s good when it works but musk and team don’t care about us
  13. [R38] Grok AI 2/5 · US Never Really Works: Constantly “Poor Connection” or “No Connection”. You’re supposed to be able to turn off that irritating “Shake to Report a Problem” function, but you can’t. Interations are redundant and programmed versus a learning AI.
  14. [R53] X 3/5 · US My review: Ai videos are a huge issue for me.
  15. [R55] X 5/5 · US X: Simple to use … Awesome
  16. [R56] X 3/5 · US Homepage: It's illogical to force me to read tweets from accounts I don't follow and whose content I don't want. · translated
  17. [R57] X 1/5 · US Stupid FIFA: Cant remove stupid soccer scores I do not care about from my search "for you" page
  18. [R67] ChatGPT 3/5 · US Hi: First of all, it’s slow and it makes me do a new chat and I hate that it actually causes money to do more in ChatGPT and I don’t like that so I really would hope you guys remove that and make us do it infinite instead of having to pay more and more and more more and more and more and more and more just to get more time on ChatGPT because they have to take a minute to like remember it so that’s
  19. [R69] ChatGPT 5/5 · US Love it: I appreciate the chance to get ideas for the various projects I work on
  20. [R70] ChatGPT 3/5 · US What is wrong: I write the most normal sentence and it flags it I rewrite my sentence and this is still something that bugs this app overall still pretty good
  21. [R71] ChatGPT 1/5 · US Dan O: This is handy. I do use it a lot with substantial questioning. That being said my experience is the answers tend to be middle of the road, “safe” and sometimes outright inaccurate.
  22. [R79] Google Gemini 2/5 · US Gemini incompetent: mise à part la littérature Gemini et incompétent il ne comprend aucune de mes demandes, des fois il semble bug et me spam des images aléatoirement, des images qui ont des fois rien avoir avec ce que j’ai demandé quand je lui dis d’arrêter ces bêtises, il continue à me spam avec des images des fois même perturbantes il est bizarre et me met hors de moi dans certaine situation.
  23. [R81] Google Gemini 3/5 · US Answers are Woke: Informative to use, but context turns to interrogation and answers with Woke ideology. To left-wing and biased for me.
  24. [R83] Google Gemini 5/5 · US The best AI: This ai is great I use it to search up everything and generate ideas. This is better than any other out there and deserves to get 5 stars
  25. [R84] Google Gemini 3/5 · US Im new: I can’t write an honest review at this time as I just started using this app. I have it 3 stars for now because I got up this morning and asked if we could start where we left off (the night before) and there’s no memory of where we left off. ChatGPT would have picked up the ball and ran to the opposite end zone. Let’s see where we are in a couple of weeks.
  26. [R93] Perplexity 1/5 · US Buyers beware it’s a scam.: I paid for a pro account and it wants to charge me to do things. Why when I have a pro account I can go on Gemini with a pro account and do it I can go on Claude with a free account and do a lot of it. Why am I paying for Perplexity? no refunds available even for same-day purchase… It’s a scam.
  27. [R94] Perplexity 5/5 · US Just downloaded it it’s been an hour and I’m loving it: I’m loving it let’s go to the top
  28. [R95] Perplexity 3/5 · US Credits for a paid app??: I can’t believe that I’m being hampered by going through all of my “credits” or whatever it is when I pay for this app. That seriously makes me want to cancel the service. Never use it again.
  29. [R96] Perplexity 2/5 · US Interrupts way too often: Having a conversation with Perplexity is painful. It starts answering before I complete my question and it wants to babble and babble giving much more info than what I asked, making a follow up conversation difficult.
  30. [R13] Grok AI 1/5 · US SuperGrok usage limits: SuperGrok used to have unlimited usage now they’re putting a cap on that were you only get so many hours a week
  31. [R16] Grok AI 1/5 · US Super grok a rip off: SuperGrok Annual is a bait-and-switch disaster after the June changes I paid $300 for the annual SuperGrok subscription expecting reliable access for long-form voice RP and creative workflows. For months it was great. Then June hit and they switched to a single shared weekly usage pool. Now my voice sessions (which are the whole reason I subscribed) burn through the entire we
  32. [R10] Grok AI 1/5 · US Never used: -1 stars I didn’t do a single image and I paid me

Synthesized from 106 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store