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0 Elon Musk’s AI venture, xAI, has announced that its conversational chatbot, Grok, is now accessible for free to all users on the X platform (formerly Twitter). This development aims to expand the availability of advanced AI tools while intensifying competition with industry leaders like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.
What is Grok AI?
Grok AI is a generative AI chatbot, helping users in tasks like research, coding support, and customer query management. With its informal style and access to real-time data, Grok presents itself as a unique alternative against its competitors. In the same vein, features also include image generation using Flux models and image analysis, among many other applications.
Free Tier Features
While now free, the service has usage limits for free users:
The user can ask 10 questions in two hours, which include questions that require analysis and generation of images.
The user is allowed to only do three image analyses and four image generations per day.
Premium subscribers through X Premium ($7/month) or Premium+ ($14/month) enjoy extended use, up to 50 queries per day.
Getting Started with Grok AI
To begin using Grok:
- Access your X account.
- Access the AI section of the service, which Grok is integrated with,
- Start exploring its capabilities by asking questions or generating content.
The AI is accessible without a subscription, making it easy for users to experience advanced AI tools.
Competition in the AI Landscape
This step pits Grok head-on with competitors like ChatGPT. Although ChatGPT offers 10 queries free in every five hours, Grok’s free version accommodates more frequent interactions given its real-time features. Moreover, Grok’s casual communication style is a new thing compared to the formalistic tone of some competitors 7 8.
Future Developments
It will gain access to casual users and developers, as well as businesses. xAI plans to make Grok’s API available for enterprise use, further spreading it in the market.
With Grok being free, xAI under Musk has done its part to democratize AI with powerful tools that are available to everyone across the world.
Visit the X platform or xAI’s website for more information.
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