Grok message limits: free tier, X Premium and SuperGrok

Symptoms

• A limit message for the next few hours
• DeepSearch is unavailable
• Image generation has stopped

Causes and fixes

1. The free tier has a small message limit every few hours

What to do: Plan work tasks within the window or move to SuperGrok

2. Reasoning mode and DeepSearch use the limit faster

What to do: Turn them on only for complex tasks

3. X Premium has lower limits than SuperGrok

What to do: For daily work with Grok take SuperGrok and keep X Premium for the feed

Common problems and fixes

• Grok not working: four causes and what to do

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