How to Cancel Grok / X Premium in 2026

Grok (xAI's chatbot) comes bundled with X Premium (formerly Twitter Blue). You can't cancel Grok separately — you cancel X Premium and Grok goes with it. X Premium costs $8-16/month depending on your platform.

How to Cancel X Premium (Which Cancels Grok)

On the Web

Go to x.com and log in
Click More → Monetization → Subscriptions
Find your X Premium subscription
Click Manage Subscription → Cancel
Confirm the cancellation

If You Subscribed Through Apple

iPhone: Settings → tap your name → Subscriptions
Find X Premium (or "Twitter Blue" if it still shows the old name)
Tap Cancel Subscription

Note: Apple-billed subscriptions cost more ($11/month vs $8/month on web) due to Apple's 30% fee. If you resubscribe later, subscribe on the web to save.

If You Subscribed Through Google Play

Open Google Play → Menu → Subscriptions
Find X
Tap Cancel

What You Lose When Cancelling

Grok AI: Full access to Grok chatbot and AI features
Blue checkmark: Your verified badge goes away
Edit button: Can no longer edit posts after publishing
Longer posts: Revert to 280-character limit (from 25,000)
Bookmark folders: Lose folder organization (bookmarks remain)
Priority ranking: Your replies get less visibility in conversations
Ad reduction: Go back to seeing full ads in your timeline

Free Alternatives to Grok

ChatGPT (free): GPT-4o access, image generation, web browsing. More capable than Grok for most tasks
Claude (free): Excellent for writing, analysis, and conversation
Google Gemini (free): Solid all-around AI with Google Search integration
Microsoft Copilot (free): GPT-4 powered with web search
Perplexity (free): Best for real-time research with citations

💡 Reality check: Grok's main unique feature is real-time X/Twitter data access. If you need that for trending topics or social media analysis, it's useful. For everything else — coding, writing, research, math — the free tiers of ChatGPT and Claude are stronger.

The X Premium Pricing Confusion

Basic ($3/month): No blue checkmark, no Grok. Just edit button and ad reduction. Rarely worth it
Premium ($8/month web, $11/month iOS): Blue checkmark, Grok, edit button, longer posts
Premium+ ($16/month web, $22/month iOS): Everything in Premium plus no ads, largest reply boost, Grok 2

Most people subscribe for the blue checkmark and find Grok as a bonus. If you're subscribed primarily for Grok, the free AI chatbots above are better value.

After Cancelling

Features remain active until the end of your billing period
Your blue checkmark disappears after your subscription expires
Your X account itself is unaffected — posts, followers, DMs all stay
Grok chat history may not be accessible after cancellation

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Quick Cancel Guide: Grok

Direct cancel link + step-by-step instructions