Elon Musk's xAI Launches Free Access to Upgraded Grok-2 AI Chatbot for All X Users

Musk's xAI offers free access to Grok-2 AI chatbot

Dec 14 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, said on Saturday that its new version of the Grok-2 chatbot will be available for free to all users of the social media platform X. "As always, Premium and Premium+ users get higher usage limits and will be the first to access any new capabilities in the future," the artificial intelligence startup said, opens new tab in a blog. xAI has been quietly testing a new version of the Grok-2 model over the past few weeks, it said. Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab Suggested Topics:Artificial Intelligence

Musk's xAI offers free access to Grok-2 AI chatbot

(Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, said on Saturday that its new version of the Grok-2 chatbot will be available for free to all users of the social media platform X. "As always, Premium and Premium+ users get higher usage limits and will be the first to access any new capabilities in the future," the artificial intelligence startup said in a blog. xAI has been quietly testing a new version of the Grok-2 model over the past few weeks, it said. (Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)

xAI opens free access to Grok-2 AI chatbot for all X users

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI has announced that the upgraded Grok-2 chatbot is now available for free to all users of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The company stated that Grok-2 is faster, more accurate, and now includes new features such as image generation. Following the release of Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini in August, xAI has upgraded its Grok-1.5 model. The company highlighted that Grok-2 is three times faster, with improved instruction-following and multilingual capabilities. Additionally, a new "Grok" button has been integrated into the X timeline, enabling users to access real-time insights, explore trending topics, and gain relevant context for posts. xAI also announced the public release of its enterprise API with new models: grok-2-1212 and grok-2-vision-1212. These models offer enhanced accuracy, improved instruction-following, and better multilingual support. API access is available for developers, with pricing set at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. New users can sign up and receive $25 in free credits. The company also revealed that Aurora will be integrated into the API in the coming weeks, enabling developers to generate photorealistic images for their applications. Grok is available for free to all users, but the free version comes with some limitations: 10 messages every 2 hours and 3 image analyses per day. Premium and Premium+ users will have higher usage limits and early access to new features. xAI plans to continue improving Grok and expanding its capabilities in the coming months.

Musk Offers Free Access to Grok-2 AI Chatbot to X Users | PYMNTS.com

Elon Musk is offering users of his social media platform free access to his artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. "Over the past few weeks we have been quietly testing a new version of the Grok-2 model, which is three times faster and offers improved accuracy, instruction-following, and multilingual capabilities," Musk's xAI wrote in a recent company blog post. "Today we are excited to announce that we are beginning to roll out this new version of Grok-2 to all users on X for free. As always, Premium and Premium+ users get higher usage limits and will be the first to access any new capabilities in the future," the blog post added. Grok-2 launched in August, and since then, the company said, xAI has added new features for X users such as web search, citations, and its image generator, Aurora. The company also launched something called the Grok button, a new feature appearing on posts across users' home timeline. This button is designed to help users discover relevant context, understand real-time events, and delve deeper into trending discussions. xAI was recently valued at $50 billion -- up from $24 billion during the spring -- following a $5 billion funding round. The company is also involved in a legal battle with OpenAI, as Musk tries to halt the AI standout from switching over to a for-profit entity. In other AI news, PYMNTS wrote last week about the rise of extended reality (XR) devices like headsets and glasses, with companies like Google promising these tools will "transform how you watch, work and explore." Extended reality (XR) -- an umbrella term covering virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) -- continues to reshape how digital and physical worlds interact, that report noted. Google's XR operating system was created in collaboration with Samsung, an effort code-named "Project Moohan," from the Korean word for "infinite." It joins the ranks of other already-available XR headsets, like Meta's Quest 3 headset and Orion AR glasses, the Apple Vision Pro headset and other products such as the XREAL Air AR glasses. "On a fundamental level, the XR landscape presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for payments innovation. XR applications in gaming, eCommerce, healthcare, education, the workplace and beyond will all demand seamless and secure payment solutions that match the promise of these technologies," PYMNTS wrote.