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.
Key Features of Grok-2
- Search Results and Citations: Grok uses X and the broader web to provide real-time, accurate answers. The new citations feature allows users to verify information or explore sources in more detail.
- Image Generation – Grok, Draw Me! With the addition of Aurora, Grok can now generate more photorealistic images and memes. The “draw me” feature enables users to create reimagined versions of themselves using their X profile.
- Contextual Analysis – Grok, Analysis! The “Grok” button offers contextual insights and deeper analysis on trending discussions across the X platform.
API Access and Pricing
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.
Availability
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.