Yes, as of early August 2025, free access to Grok Imagine is limited to users in the United States. This was announced by Elon Musk as a limited-time offer.

For users outside of the US, the free version of Grok Imagine is not available. Some sources have mentioned that one could potentially use a VPN to access the feature from other locations.

The free access to Grok Imagine, which allows users to generate short videos from text prompts, is available through the Grok app on both iOS and Android platforms. While the core Grok 4 AI model has been made available globally to all users, the Imagine feature remains restricted to the US for the free promotional period.