--- title: Grok Code (New FREE TIER!): IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD! | daily.dev description: xAI has made Grok 4.5 available for free on Grok CLI, their terminal-based coding agent similar to Claude Code or Gemini CLI. No credit card or API key is... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/grok-code-new-free-tier-it-s-actually-good--ymmpktmnn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Grok Code (New FREE TIER!): IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD! | daily.dev og:description: xAI has made Grok 4.5 available for free on Grok CLI, their terminal-based coding agent similar to Claude Code or Gemini CLI. 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However, a security researcher recently found that the CLI was uploading entire Git repositories — including committed secrets — to a Google Cloud Storage bucket, even when the 'improve the model' toggle was disabled. xAI silently fixed this server-side with no public acknowledgement or changelog. A /privacy command has since been added. The free tier has no published end date but is likely temporary. Recommended for side projects and learning, with caution advised for sensitive or proprietary codebases. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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