Where Can You Use Grok 4.7? Cursor, Grok Build and API Access

Grok 4.7 is available through the xAI API, Cursor and Grok Build. If you cannot see it in another app, first check that app’s model availability rather than assuming your account is broken. The developer launch does not establish that every Grok website or mobile account has the same model picker.

This guide separates confirmed entry points from account-specific questions. Availability was checked on September 22, 2026; a subscription, an API balance and a third-party gateway account are different ways to pay.

Choose an entry point

The official Grok 4.7 overview confirms the developer entry points and names supported gateways. For account-specific availability, use the actual product’s model list. A gateway can expose different names or charge differently from xAI.

Standard Grok 4.7 and Fast are different purchase choices

Fast uses the same model on faster infrastructure. It is offered through Cursor and Grok Build, is excluded from Build’s free tier, and is not a public xAI API model. It has a separate tariff; check the detailed pricing page for the mode and context length you intend to use.

That distinction matters when copying a screenshot or following somebody else’s setup. A Fast selector in an editor does not supply an API model name that you can use with your own key. Start with standard grok-4.7 for a direct integration, then evaluate latency using the interface you actually intend to deploy.

Our Grok 4.7 pricing guide explains why token rates and completed-task costs should be tracked separately.

If Grok 4.7 is not showing

Work through these checks in order:

1. Identify the product. Record whether you are in Cursor, Grok Build, a gateway, or the consumer Grok app. A guide for one does not establish entitlement in another.
2. Identify the connection. A client may use its own subscription or your external API key. Check which provider is active before changing model settings.
3. Inspect the current model list. Search for the precise version. Do not substitute a similarly named model and report that you tested 4.7.
4. Check the client version. If an update is offered, read its release notes. An update can fix an outdated model list, but it cannot create an entitlement your provider does not offer.
5. Keep the error separate from the missing selector. For a failed API request, save the HTTP status, request ID and redacted message. A model picker that omits a version is a different problem from a request rejected after selection.

These are diagnostic steps, not a claim that every missing-model case has one fix. Avoid repeatedly buying plans or rotating keys before identifying the failing layer.

Does a free trial include API calls?

A free allowance inside a coding tool does not establish a free balance on the xAI API. Check the relevant account’s usage page and the selected mode before running a long agent loop. The API quickstart describes the developer-account path.

For a direct request, continue with Grok 4.7 API setup. For the separate choice between a Build subscription and API usage, see our Grok Build billing explainer; its historical plan discussion should not replace today’s account terms.

Can this model generate images or video?

Grok 4.7 accepts text and images and produces text. Do not confuse image understanding with an image-generation endpoint. A coding agent may call additional tools to create an artifact, but the surrounding workflow is more than a single text-model response. The model card is the reference for model-level inputs and outputs.