Elon Musk, the proprietor of X (previously generally known as Twitter), introduced on Wednesday that Grok AI, a synthetic intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot made by xAI, might be made obtainable to all Premium subscribers of the platform. The transfer comes simply days after the billionaire made its massive language mannequin (LLM) Grok-1 obtainable in open supply. To date, the AI chatbot was solely bundled with the costliest subscription plan Premium+, however now it’s being added to the Premium tier as effectively. The Fundamental tier will nonetheless not be capable of entry Grok AI.
Musk made the announcement through a post on X the place he mentioned, “Later this week, Grok might be enabled for all premium subscribers (not simply premium+).” Whereas he didn’t specify the precise date when this might be rolled out, it’s believed to be made obtainable earlier than April. At the moment, the chatbot is on the market in 48 international locations together with India, and all the areas are more likely to get the growth of Grok to the Premium tier.
In India, the Premium+ subscription to X comes on the value of Rs. 1,300 a month or Rs. 13,600 a 12 months. In distinction, the Premium tier prices Rs. 650 a month or Rs. 6,800 a 12 months. The additional advantages within the Premium+ tier at present embody entry to Grok, no adverts proven (vs fewer adverts in Premium in comparison with Fundamental), the biggest reply enhance in all tiers, and the power to write down and publish articles immediately on X.
With this replace, Premium customers may also be capable of use Grok. The chatbot was developed by Musk’s AI agency xAI and was launched in early entry to X’s Premium+ customers within the US in December 2023. The. chatbot is at present obtainable in 48 international locations. It was constructed on the AI agency’s native massive language mannequin (LLM) Grok-1. Like most chatbots, it could reply to questions, generate content material, and maintain a dialog with the person. The corporate says that the muse mannequin was not pre-trained on any information taken from X.
Earlier this month, xAI launched the bottom mannequin weights and community structure of Grok-1, a 314 billion parameter Combination-of-Specialists mannequin, in open-source beneath the Apache 2.0 licence, permitting each analysis use in addition to business utilization.