What's new in AI plans

Short, dated notes on new models at launch and new update features across AI plans, newest first, each with its source. Every entry is collapsible. For price and plan changes, see Price changes.

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• Nov 3, 2026 Grok

  Grok Bot now lets you approve purchases with a passkey

  Grok Bot can now ask for your passkey, so you approve a purchase with your fingerprint or face before any money is spent. What's confirmed and what isn't.

  Grok Bot can now ask for a passkey before it buys something for you. On Nov 3, 2026, Alex Michael, who follows Grok Bot preview builds, posted on X: “Passkeys are live in Grok Bot. Approve purchases using your passkey before your money is spent anywhere.” We've confirmed the passkey option in the Grok Bot app and added a passkey ourselves. There's no official announcement yet.

  • What it does: Before Grok Bot spends your money, you approve the purchase with your fingerprint or face, using a passkey saved on your device. ¹
  • How to set it up: A screenshot in the post shows a Passkeys screen with an Add Passkey button. It says a passkey approves purchases on the device you add it on. ²
  • Removing one: The same screen says removing a passkey doesn't delete it from your device, but it can no longer approve purchases. ²
  • Help pages: Grok Bot's help pages don't mention it yet. They still say a card saved in Vault fills in at checkout without a separate approval each time. ³

  Not confirmed yet. Which plans and devices get it, whether a passkey is optional or will be required, and whether it covers every way Grok Bot pays, including cards saved in Vault and wallets like Link or X Money. The official Grok Bot changelog (latest v0.78.1, Oct 27, 2026) had no passkeys entry when we checked. ⁴

  Add a passkey on the device you approve purchases from, then try one small purchase to see the approval step.

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• Nov 2, 2026 Grok

  Grok Bot can now make phone calls for you

  Grok Bot can call a person or business for you, make your request, take notes and send you a summary. What's confirmed, what isn't, and the rules that come with it.

  Hate waiting on hold? On Oct 25, 2026, Elon Musk posted that Grok Bot “can now call someone or a business for you, make a request on your behalf, take notes on the response and send you a note summarizing the conversation.” On Nov 2, HeyGen said those calls can sound like you.

  • What it does: Tell it who to call and what you need, and you get a written summary of the conversation afterwards. ⁵
  • It can use your voice: HeyGen says its HeyGen Voice model, which it calls its highest-quality, can make calls sound just like you. Its post has a 23-second demo but doesn't explain setup. ⁶
  • It says it's an AI: Grok Bot's terms say every call identifies itself as made by a virtual assistant on your behalf and may be recorded, and you can't turn those notices off. ⁷
  • You're the caller: The terms make you responsible for each call: only call people who have agreed to hear from you, and no marketing, mass calls or impersonation. It can't reach emergency services. ⁷

  Not confirmed yet. Which plans include calling, which countries and languages it works in, and what a call costs. The official Grok Bot changelog (latest v0.78.1, Oct 27, 2026) had no calls entry when we checked, so it may not show in your app yet. ⁴

  Start with a low-stakes call, like asking a shop for its hours, and tell your Bot exactly what it may and may not agree to.

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