Telegram Announces Year-Long Partnership with Grok AI. What’s Changing?

Pavel Durov has announced a one-year partnership between Telegram and the Grok chatbot, which will soon be integrated into the app.

Here’s what’s coming to Telegram this summer:

• Grok AI will be pinned for all users
• You’ll be able to ask Grok questions directly from the search bar
• Topic-based subfolders will be available inside the bot
• AI-powered rewriting tools, including tone adjustment
• Summaries of unread messages in various styles
• PDF and link summarization
• AI moderation for chats
• Automated AI replies for users
• Fact-checking tools for channels
• AI-generated stickers and avatars

Beyond features, the partnership is also a financial lifeline: Telegram has secured $300 million in cash and equity from Elon Musk, plus 50% of revenue from xAI subscriptions sold via Telegram.