The X Subscription: Grok, Cursor and X from $8

What The X Subscription includes

SpaceXSI launched The X Subscription on October 12, 2026, putting its chatbot, its agent product, the Cursor coding editor and X Premium on a single plan. New customers could sign up that day, and the company said it would reach everyone globally over the next few days. TechCrunch reported that the bundle is meant to win subscribers in a paid AI market where SpaceXSI competes with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Cursor came under SpaceX in August 2026 (SpaceX Cursor Acquisition: Reading the Closing 8-K), and this plan is the first time it is sold on the same bill as Grok. Until now, Cursor Pro, SuperGrok and X Premium+ were sold as separate subscriptions.

Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium on one bill

The plan covers four services that used to be billed separately. Each one does a different job:

• Grok handles chat, voice, and image and video generation.
• Grok Bot runs AI agents that carry out tasks for you.
• Cursor provides coding agents that run on your machine or in the cloud.
• X Premium adds a checkmark, creator tools and fewer ads, and the higher tiers remove timeline ads entirely.

Grok Bot is not in every tier. It starts at Premium, so the $8 Plus plan gets Grok, Cursor and the X perks but not the agent product.

One weekly usage pool for Grok and Cursor

Paid plans come with one allowance of Grok model usage that Grok and Cursor draw from together. It doesn't matter whether you use a Grok model in the Grok app, the Grok tab on X or inside Cursor; it all comes out of the same pool.

The pool refreshes every week, so a single heavy day can't burn through a month of usage. If you run out, you can buy top-ups or wait for the reset, and the settings page shows how much you have left.

The X Subscription pricing by plan

The X Subscription has five individual tiers, from Free at $0 to Ultra at $200 a month. Each step up raises the shared allowance: Premium gets 4 times the Plus amount, Super 15 times and Ultra 50 times. You need Premium or higher to use the latest Grok models (see Grok 4.5 benchmarks, pricing, and where to use it).

All prices are in US dollars and exclude sales tax, which may be added at checkout. You can cancel at any time, but you have to do it at least 24 hours before renewal to avoid the next charge, and SpaceXSI says prices can change.

Monthly and annual prices for all five tiers

Paying yearly costs $80 for Plus, $300 for Premium, $1000 for Super and $2000 for Ultra. SpaceXSI lists those as $7, $25, $84 and $167 a month, compared with $8, $30, $100 and $200 on monthly billing.

Free stays at $0 either way. It keeps standard X and a limited amount of Grok and Cursor usage, so it works as a trial before choosing a paid tier.

Premium replaces $90 of separate subscriptions

Premium costs $30 a month and includes the benefits of SuperGrok, Cursor Pro and X Premium+, three plans that added up to $90 a month. On top of those, Premium unlocks Grok Bot, the latest Grok models, image and video generation, code hosting with AI code reviews, and cloud agents with automations.

SpaceXSI also says every tier gives at least twice the coding usage with its own models that the comparable Cursor plan did. That claim covers Grok models only; it says nothing about Claude or GPT inside Cursor.

Team seats cost the same as individual plans

Teams can buy Premium at $30 per seat, Super at $100 per seat and Ultra at $200 per seat, and each seat gets the same usage as the matching individual tier. Plus isn't offered to teams, and members can mix tiers, such as three Premium seats and one Super seat.

According to the announcement, team seats cost less than the older Cursor Teams plan while giving 3 times the coding usage. Team plans also include SSO, admin controls, consolidated billing, usage analytics and SOC 2 compliance, and Enterprise customers manage Grok and Cursor from one dashboard.

What costs extra and what to check before switching

The allowance covers Grok models and Grok Bot; third-party models in Cursor and Grok API calls are charged separately. If you already pay for SuperGrok, Cursor or X Premium, nothing changes until you choose to switch, and the switch offer appears in your billing settings when it reaches your account. Before moving over, three points decide whether the bundle actually lowers your bill.

Claude and GPT in Cursor bill from the first use

Third-party models in Cursor, such as Claude or GPT, are not part of any X Subscription allowance. SpaceXSI's announcement says they remain available in Cursor on Premium and above, billed at API list prices through top-ups.

Cursor's help article adds that this billing starts with the very first request and comes out of prepaid credit. If most of your Cursor work runs on Claude or GPT, the "$90 for $30" math in Premium won't apply to that part of your spending.

Grok API usage is billed separately

Paid plans include access to the Grok API, but API calls are charged at the standard model rates and don't come out of your plan's pool. The weekly allowance only covers use in the Grok apps, on X and in Cursor. Developers who call Grok from their own code should budget for the plan fee and the API bill as two separate costs.

Switching is permanent; App Store plans need a manual cancel

When you switch, the eligible monthly or annual plans you pick are canceled and refunded for the unused time, and a new billing cycle starts that day. The refund goes back to your original payment method separately, so the new plan is charged in full at checkout.

Cursor's help center adds two warnings. First, the switch can't be undone, even by support.

Second, if you pay for Cursor through the Apple App Store, switching won't cancel that subscription. You have to cancel it yourself in your iPhone or iPad settings, or Apple keeps billing you.

Which plan fits how you use AI

The X Subscription makes the most sense if Grok models already do most of your work, because then Premium gets you three plans' worth of benefits for $30 instead of $90. It also collapses three bills into one.

If you rely on Claude or GPT inside Cursor, or call the Grok API from your own code, add those charges before comparing. And since a switch can't be reversed, check which models you use and how you pay for Cursor before you accept the offer in your billing settings.