xAI
Elon Musk’s AI lab providing the Grok family of LLMs via API.
- Status
- Generally available
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 12, 2026
- License
- Proprietary
- Pricing
- Paid
What it is
xAI builds the Grok family of large language models, offered via API and integrated into X, with real-time information access.
The Grok models with real-time information access via X.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Apps wanting real-time-aware LLM
X-integrated current information
Teams exploring Grok
API access to the Grok family
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Smaller ecosystem/tooling
Fewer SDKs and integrations than OpenAI
- 02
Newer enterprise track record
Less proven for regulated use
What it does well
Real-time information access
Grok integrates current data via X
Rapidly improving models
Frequent capability jumps
Large context and tool use
Competitive context windows
Pricing
- Free tier
- No
- Paid from
- —
- Model
- Usage-based
- Enterprise plan
- Yes
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
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Set up xAI
Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.
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