Grok now accepts Alipay and UnionPay, opening paid access for Chinese users
op7418 · x · 2026-10-31
op7418 spotted that Grok now supports Alipay and UnionPay cards, letting users in China pay for xAI's service without an international credit card — a notably direct move compared with other frontier AI vendors.
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