IT之家 News on October 31: According to user reports, Grok, from Musk's xAI (also known as SpaceXAI), now supports China UnionPay and Alipay payments, and the region options on the subscription page also include Mainland China, Hong Kong (China), Macau (China), and Taiwan (China).
IT之家 verified that this is true. Since Cursor (which has supported Alipay payments since April 9, 2025) was acquired by SpaceXAI, users gradually reported seeing a gray-scale (gradual rollout) option for Alipay payment in Grok, until it was broadly opened recently.
Meanwhile, since X (formerly Twitter) shares the same payment system with Grok, users can also subscribe to X Premium with Alipay and enjoy Grok's Plus-level subscription.
In addition, all users get a half-price discount on the first month when subscribing to Grok for the first time. Besides that, users in need can also choose Apple Pay and Google Pay, and payments bound to a bank account will come with a 5 USD cashback (IT之家 note: about 33.3 RMB at the current exchange rate).
However, as of now, no official xAI announcement regarding the above payment methods, region options, and promotional offers has been found.
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