Grok: what it remembers, keeps, costs, and how to leave
thecontinuitylayer.com/memory/grokxAI's chat app, also built into X. Its pages no longer mention memory across chats, and say nothing about seeing, editing or exporting one. Grok gets a D and ranks #7 of 9 on the Scorecard, 7 of 19: memory 0 of 7, your data 3½ of 4, leaving ½ of 4, price 3 of 4; exit grade 0 of 4. Every grade is read from xAI's own pages, last checked 3 November 2026.
Memory: what xAI's pages say
Can you see what it remembers, change it, delete it, take it with you and bring it in.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's Grok page no longer mentions memory; it lists reasoning, coding, image generation and document analysis. We found no xAI page that describes memory across chats.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's Grok page and help FAQ do not say where you can see what Grok remembers.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's Grok page and help FAQ do not describe editing a memory.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's help FAQ covers deleting chats and files, not deleting a memory.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's help FAQ does not mention an export of what Grok remembers.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's Grok page and help FAQ do not mention importing memory from another AI.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's Grok page and help FAQ do not say replies show when a memory was used.
Your data: what xAI's pages say
Can you keep your chats out of training, know how long they are kept, delete the account yourself, and talk without being saved.
Yes, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI's FAQ says you can turn off Improve the model under Settings > Data Controls in the app or Settings > Data on grok.com so new chats are not used for training.
Yes, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI says deleted conversations and deleted accounts are removed from its systems within 30 days unless kept for safety, security or legal reasons.
Yes, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI's FAQ says you can tap Delete Account in the app or use Settings on grok.com, and your data is then deleted from its systems within 30 days.
Partly, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI's FAQ describes a Private Chat mode that is not shown in history and not used for training, but chats are still held up to 30 days before deletion.
Leaving: what xAI's pages say
Can you take your chats, files and projects with you, bring chats in from another AI, and cancel without losing them.
Partly, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI says you can download your data yourself from Settings, Data Controls on Grok.com or the app, but does not state the file format.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's FAQ does not say whether a data download includes uploaded files, attachments, or projects.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's Grok app FAQ describes no import of chat history from another AI provider.
xAI's pages don't say so.
xAI's cancellation page explains how to cancel but does not say what happens to your chats or data afterward.
Price: what xAI's pages say
Is every price and limit on a public page, is there a free plan, and do you hear about a price change before it lands.
Yes, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI's pricing page lists a monthly and yearly price for every tier of The X Subscription, from Free through Ultra.
Partly, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI's usage limits page describes weekly usage pools only in relative terms, with higher tiers getting larger pools, and gives no message counts.
Yes, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI says the Free tier of The X Subscription includes daily access to Grok, with limited usage.
Partly, according to xAI's own pages.
xAI says it will give reasonable notice of a price increase and the new price applies at next renewal, but states no notice period in days.
What xAI changed, dated, with the source
- 3 November 2026MinorQuiet
The Grok product page no longer mentions memory across chats; it lists reasoning, coding, image generation and document analysis. xAI's consumer FAQ, the Grok help FAQ and the user guide do not mention memory either, so the Scorecard's docs grade for Grok on remembering across a new chat moved from yes to no.
- 2 November 2026Minor
xAI retired the grok-imagine-image-quality API model on 2 November 2026, after a 60-day notice that began on 2 September. Requests to it, and to grok-imagine-image-pro (redirected to it in May), are now served by grok-imagine-image-2.0 at the low quality setting, which costs $0.01 per image less at every resolution: $0.04 per 1K image and $0.06 per 2K image, plus $0.01 per input image on edits. The old names keep resolving, so no code change is needed; grok-imagine-image (1.0) is not affected.
- 1 November 2026MajorQuiet
Weekly usage limits on Grok Bot on X were cut. Over the weekend of 31 October and 1 November 2026 users reported allowances showing as fully used without overnight use, some going from 50% to 100%, and on 1 November Elon Musk replied that it was not a glitch: "The cost of serving Grok Bot was unsustainably high relative to revenue." No new limit figures or affected plans have been published.
- 15 May 2026Notable
xAI retired eight API models at noon Pacific: grok-4-1-fast-reasoning, grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning, grok-4-fast-reasoning, grok-4-fast-non-reasoning, grok-4-0709, grok-code-fast-1, grok-3 and grok-imagine-image-pro. Requests to the old names were redirected to grok-4.3 (or grok-build-0.1 and grok-imagine-image-quality) and billed at grok-4.3 prices of $1.25 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens, which xAI warned could raise costs for anyone who did not switch explicitly.
See what Grok actually remembers about you, as a map. In your browser, nothing leaves it.
See it as a mapSources: xAI's pages, as read
- https://x.ai/grokChecked 3 November 2026
- https://docs.x.ai/grok/faqChecked 3 November 2026
- https://x.ai/legal/faqChecked 3 November 2026
- https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/cancelChecked 3 November 2026
- https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/pricingChecked 3 November 2026
- https://docs.x.ai/x-subscription/usage-limitsChecked 3 November 2026
- https://x.ai/news/x-subscriptionChecked 3 November 2026
- https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-serviceChecked 23 October 2026