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How does Grok choose between X search and web search?

Mikko Lehtonen 8 26 Oct 2026

When I ask Grok about something current, I sometimes see it refer to posts on X and other times to pages from the wider web. I can’t tell whether it chooses between those sources automatically, or whether the wording of my prompt changes what it searches.

Is there a way to tell which search route Grok used for a particular answer? I’d be interested to hear how people phrase questions when they want coverage from one source rather than the other.


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