In just 48 hours after Grok3's release, users' reactions were extremely fierce, especially those who just spent $40 to subscribe to the Premium+ service on the X platform. They were originally ready to experience this latest AI mockup with anticipation, but Musk's announcement on social media X made them feel chilled. Musk said Grok3 will be "free to everyone in the short term", a news that many paying users feel ignored. The official XAI account even further claimed that the free policy will continue "until the server crash", which undoubtedly aggravated user dissatisfaction.
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. This news has sparked widespread discussion and confusion among users. Many users sighed: "I spent money to upgrade, but it turned out to be a waste of money!" Some users even said helplessly that the price of Premium+ service soared from $22 before the press conference to $40, which made them unacceptable. With the release of Grok3, the subscription fee of X platform has increased sharply, further aggravated user dissatisfaction.
Grok3 is regarded as an important product for Musk to compete with OpenAI and DeepSeek, and its inference model Grok Reasoning has attracted much attention. However, with the introduction of Grok3's free policy, many believe that the decision may be due to pressure from market competition, especially in the context of the rapid launch of new services by OpenAI and DeepSeek. Despite the highly anticipated launch of Grok3, users are still skeptical of its actual performance, especially when handling simple requests, which did not meet expectations.
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 less. The free opening of Grok3 seems to bring more confusion to users, and the instability of subscription fees also makes people feel incomprehensible. Many users said they originally wanted to get a better service experience through payment, but the reality was far from what they expected.
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 an unknown whether Grok3 can stand out in future competition. Users are on the wait-and-see attitude towards Grok3's future performance and look forward to it bringing a better experience in subsequent updates.