Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is currently facing a growing legal battle with OpenAI, but that hasn’t stopped them from launching new products. In fact, they chose to announce these updates on a Friday night.
Tonight, xAI shared that they are rolling out an upgraded version of their main chatbot, called Grok 2, to all users on X, the social media platform that was previously known as Twitter. This platform, which Musk also owns, often serves as a testing ground for Grok, allowing users to try out its features. The company claims that the new Grok 2 is “three times faster” than the previous version and has improved abilities in terms of accuracy, following instructions, and understanding multiple languages.
For users who don’t pay for a subscription, there is a limit on how many questions they can ask Grok. Free users can only ask ten questions every two hours. However, those who subscribe to X’s Premium or Premium+ plans can ask more questions without these restrictions.
In addition to the upgraded chatbot, xAI introduced a new feature called the “Grok button” on X. This button is intended to help users find relevant information, stay updated on current events, and engage more deeply in popular discussions happening on the platform.
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Furthermore, xAI announced some updates to their enterprise application programming interface (API), which businesses use to integrate Grok into their own services. The new API includes two new Grok models that are designed to be more efficient and better at handling multiple languages. Thanks to these improvements, the cost for using the API has been reduced significantly: it now costs $2 for every million input tokens (which is about 750,000 words) and $10 for every million output tokens, down from $5 and $15, respectively.
Looking ahead, xAI also mentioned that they plan to add their image generation model, called Aurora, to the API in the next few weeks. Aurora, which was launched on X earlier this month as part of the Grok chatbot experience, is known for its ability to create images with fewer restrictions.
