New Delhi, March 30 -- xAI's Grok chatbot has been a popular destination for users in recent days, as ChatGPT's paywalled native image generation feature drove the viral trend of Studio Ghibli-style AI images. However, some users have now started receiving errors when using the chatbot to generate 'Ghiblified' images, prompting them to pay for an X subscription.

We tried generating Studio Ghibli style images by going through the Grok tab on X website and app (different accounts) with the same text prompt that has worked for us in the past. The result was a usage limit error and a pledge to buy X Premium or Premium+ subscription for accessing the feature. Do note that in one of these accounts it was the first ever time generating AI image...