Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has launched Grok-3, its latest and most powerful chatbot.
This comes as xAI competes with major AI firms like OpenAI, Google, and China’s DeepSeek.
The chatbot is now available to Premium+ users on X (formerly Twitter), and xAI has also introduced a new subscription plan, SuperGrok, for users accessing Grok through its mobile app and website.
During a livestream with xAI engineers, Musk called Grok-3 “in a league of its own,” claiming it is a major upgrade from its predecessor, Grok-2.
Last week, Musk and a group of investors offered $97.4 billion to acquire OpenAI’s nonprofit assets, but OpenAI rejected the offer. Musk reaffirmed xAI’s commitment to open-source AI, saying earlier versions of Grok will be made public once Grok-3 reaches full maturity in the coming months.
A key feature of the latest release is DeepSearch, a smart search engine designed to explain its reasoning when answering user questions. It can assist with research, brainstorming, and data analysis.
To stay ahead in the AI race, xAI is expanding its data center capacity and reportedly seeking up to $10 billion in funding, which could raise its valuation to around $75 billion.
