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xAI has widened access to its latest artificial intelligence model, Grok 4, making it available to all users from Sunday. The rollout marks a significant expansion from the model\u2019s initial release last month, when it was restricted to paying subscribers on the company\u2019s SuperGrok and X Premium plans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The company announced the development on X, stating that the expansion applies globally. For a limited period, those using the free tier will be offered what xAI described as \u201cgenerous usage limits\u201d to trial its newest large language model. The move comes shortly after Elon Musk, who owns xAI, made the Grok Imagine video generation feature available to all US-based users at no cost, and just three days after OpenAI opened access to its GPT-5 model for all registered users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
For those not subscribed to xAI\u2019s paid tiers, Grok 4 will offer two modes: Auto and Expert. Auto mode determines automatically whether a prompt requires a higher reasoning budget for a detailed and elaborate response, or whether a faster, less resource-intensive mode will suffice. Expert mode gives users the option to manually switch to reasoning mode if they believe the default output is insufficient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
However, access to Grok 4 Heavy, the company\u2019s most capable variant, will remain limited to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers. Likewise, Grok Imagine, which can generate both images and videos, will remain unavailable to free-tier users outside the United States. Paid subscribers will continue to receive higher request limits across all features.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The announcement also comes amid plans by xAI to integrate advertisements directly into Grok\u2019s interface. In a recent Spaces discussion, Musk said ads could appear within answers and suggestions on both the website and mobile apps. He argued that additional revenue streams were necessary to cover the cost of the \u201cexpensive\u201d GPUs that power the chatbot. However, he did not specify whether advertisements would be clearly marked as such.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
By broadening Grok 4\u2019s reach, xAI appears to be increasing user exposure to its latest model while keeping some premium capabilities behind a paywall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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