Promos / Startup credits
Grok for Startups (xAI)
Credits across Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot and the Grok API.
Startup creditsVC or partner required
What you get
One credit balance for Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot and the Grok API, plus onboarding help.
How to get it
Apply at x.ai/startups.
What it requires
Venture backing, a live product, and a company email that matches your website. Personal email addresses are not approved.
The catch
Applications without venture backing are not approved yet; you can reapply once you have raised. The amount depends on your funding, revenue and current AI spend.
From the official page · checked Oct 26, 2026
Details
xAI sizes credits to your goals and aims to cover six to twelve months of real usage. You get 20% of the credits when you are approved, and the other 80% is released once you are up and running.
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