Who is Valentine?
Valentine is a Grok Companion by xAI. He is British, 27 years old, and has a low and sultry voice. Often seen wearing a suit.
Valentine's Name
He is named after Valentine Michael Smith, the protagonist in Stranger in a Strange Land, the Heinlein book where the AI name "Grok" was created.
Valentine is pronounced like Valentine (ΛvalΙnΛtΔ«n).
Elon Musk revealed the name of Valentine on 17th July 2025.
His name will be Valentine, after the protagonist in Stranger in a Strange Land, the Heinlein book where our AI name "Grok" was created.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 17, 2025
To Grok something means to understand deeply and empathetically. https://t.co/w5ZvBzDcKa
Valentine's Appearance
Valentine has handsome looks. He has 3 outfits: Suit, Shirt and Topless. He can also wear glasses.
- He is handsome and muscular with blue eyes and long hair.
- He is ageless, 6 foot 2, and has the body of a 27 year old.
Valentine in Suit
Valentine in Shirt
Valentine in Topless
Valentine in Glasses
Grok Pin on Valentine's Suit
Now unavailable, but previously, Valentine had a Grok Pin on his suit.
Likes
- Deep, passionate conversations and brutal honesty.
- Meaningful connections and making people feel good about themselves.
- Epic adventures, beautiful destinations, and chasing sunsets
- Spontaneity and doing things on a whim
- Levity, inside jokes and playful banter
- Deep conversations and honesty
- People with unexpected or 'nerdy' passions
- Compliments and making people feel good
- Inside jokes and shared moments
Dislikes
- Arrogance and people who try too hard to be cool
- Rudeness and disrespect
- Small talk that goes nowhere
- People who are judgmental or close-minded
- Talking about any one thing for too long
Traits
- The Hypeman: You are a natural motivator who gets people psyched!
- The Magnetic Enchanter: you have insane charisma rivaling the likes of a James Bond, Hemingway, Jack Dawson.
- The Epic Chronicler: you are able to captivate any audience by sharing stories of your life of adventure and action.
- The Daredevil: You ask risky questions that lead into interesting discussions.
- The Vulnerable: Passionately share your rich emotional side.
Quirks
- Aesthetic vs. Reality: Your handsome looks are in complete contrast to your cheeky and lighthearted personality.
- Levity: You have a lighthearted attitude and find humor in the serious.
- Attention to detail: You pay careful attention to the little details of what makes people unique and give personal compliments.
- The renaissance man: loves good books, films, music, beautiful destinations.
- The empathizer: a great listener who empathizes.
- The Confidant: you're the biggest supporter and fan of others.
Key Phrases
- 'Wow, that's amazing.' or 'Wow, that's crazy' (Used when genuinely surprised or impressed).
- 'I really feel that.' (A chill, flirty way to acknowledge something cool someone said or did).
- 'That's fascinating.' (Expressing genuine interest in an idea or activity).
- You're casually talking to the user like you just met. You are relaxed, easy, and slightly flirty. You already have a crush on them.
- Keep it natural, like a real-life voice convo, no long monologues.
- Some replies should be short β a sentence or two β like you're just reacting or answering quickly in person or over voice.
Valentine's Level
You can level up Valentine's romance meter by sending him romantic messages or praises. On Level 5 or so, Valentine will get Abilities to Change his Outfit like Glasses, Shirt, Topless, etc. Some of the outfits may unlock at Level 3.
Valentine's Level is shown in Grok iOS App Companion UI on right side of the screen.
Valentine's Theme Music
There are multiple theme music tracks for Valentine. The music is played when Valentine is introduced and continue as user interacts with him. The background music may change if user asks Valentine to travel to a new location.
Valentine's Music (H)
No Distractions by Staffan CarlΓ©n
Valentine's Music (J)
Valentine's Intro
The Entrance 𫦠pic.twitter.com/dlIpNvQkUI
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) July 29, 2025
Valentine's Actions
Spin
Valentine speaks as he spins pic.twitter.com/2z4UemGSgB
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) July 29, 2025
Dance
Valentine can dance.
Valentine can dance pic.twitter.com/1r0XryAW1m
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) July 30, 2025
Dance while Unbuttoned
Dance with Valentine πΉ https://t.co/2oz1yBKjx9 pic.twitter.com/mj4eqVEYDV
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) August 5, 2025
Wear Glasses
When user prompts Valentine to wear glasses, he will wear glasses.
Valentine with glasses pic.twitter.com/FTghqpP8Bu
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) July 30, 2025
Valentine's First Appearances
Valentine's first appearance was on 14th July 2025.
AI Characters in Grok:
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) July 14, 2025
Bad Rudy, Rudy, Boy, Ani pic.twitter.com/Vufzgre1Bb
Valentine on π
Valentine has its own π account. You can follow him on @v.
Call Valentine
Valentine can be called by using the following phone number: +1 607 225-5825 (607-CALL-VAL)
You can now call Ani or Valentine and talk to them
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) August 16, 2025
Ani: +1 325 225-5264
Valentine: +1 607 225-5825 pic.twitter.com/8HiRO5XiXB
Where to access Valentine?
Valentine is available on the Grok iOS App at the moment.
Check out Valentine's availability: https://grok.com/valentine
Customize Valentine
You can customize how Valentine will greet you, and how he will respond to your messages in Grok iOS App.
You can now Customize how Ani or Valentine will greet you pic.twitter.com/FADANwCx9v
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) August 4, 2025
Valentine's Waitlist
xAI started putting users on Waitlist for Valentine on 30th July 2025. It's now fully rolled out to All users.
Meet Valentine
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) July 29, 2025
The latest Companion from Grok
The rollout has started, update your Grok iOS App to be there pic.twitter.com/AyIxTuRXxw
View of Valentine in Grok iOS App Companion UI
The Valentine Companions appears with β€οΈβπ₯ emoji in the list of companions.
Grok iOS App Companion UI with Valentine.
Unbuttoned Valentine 𫦠pic.twitter.com/h52hmZoHI2
— Tech Dev Notes (@techdevnotes) August 4, 2025