X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire
In Brief Posted: 5:59 AM PST · January 9, 2026 Image Credits:Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (opens in a new window) / Getty Images Ram Iyer X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heavy criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized and nude images of women and children. In replies to users on Friday, Grok said only paying subscribers on X would be able to generate and edit images on the platform. Notably, these limits do not apply to the Grok app, which, at the time of publication, was letting anyone generate pictures without having to pay for a…
