AI BriefingGrok is now available to everyone
Key point
xAI has made an improved Grok-2 available for free to ๐ users and cut API pricing.
Details
A new version of the Grok-2 model has been released. It is 3x faster than before and offers improved accuracy, instruction-following ability, and multilingual support. All users on the ๐ platform can now use this model for free, and Premium and Premium+ subscribers are given higher usage limits.
Key updates include the following:
- Web search and citations: Provides real-time information using ๐ posts and web pages, allowing users to verify the source of information.
- Aurora: The latest autoregressive image generation model, enabling more realistic images and meme creation.
- Grok button: Introduced a feature that lets users instantly grasp relevant context and real-time trends from timeline posts.
The API environment for developers has also been improved. New models grok-2-1212 and grok-2-vision-1212 have been added, and pricing has been reduced to $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens thanks to efficiency improvements. The Aurora model will also be made available via the API in the future.
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