xAI, an artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, officially opens its application programming interface (API) to the public. Developers can now earn $25 for API points for free to build applications on their large language model Grok. Although xAI's API pricing is slightly higher than OpenAI and Anthropic, the provision of free points, as well as compatibility with existing SDKs, will undoubtedly attract some developers to try xAI's platforms and tools. This marks an important step for xAI in the competition in the field of artificial intelligence and provides developers with new possibilities.
Elon Musk's xAI company released the Grok large language model API, its pricing strategy and free points strategy, play a role in attracting developers. The API supports function calls, is compatible with SDKs from other platforms, and is leveraging its powerful "Colossus" supercluster for model training and updates. Although the free points of $25 are limited, it is enough for developers who are initially exploring the xAI platform. In the future, xAI's API functions and models will continue to be updated and iterated, which is worth looking forward to.
Elon Musk's xAI today announced that its Application Programming Interface (API) is now open to the public and will receive $25 per month in free API points by the end of the year. This API allows developers to build applications on xAI's Grok Large Language Model (LLM).
xAI's API is priced at $5 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens, which is slightly higher than OpenAI's GPT-4o model and Anthropic's Claude 3.5Sonnet model. However, the free $25 points may be enough to attract some developers to at least look at xAI's tools and platforms.
xAI's API also supports "function calls", which allows LLM to accept commands and access other connected applications and services. Meanwhile, xAI's API is compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic's SDKs, allowing developers to easily swap these models with Grok-beta or other models on the xAI platform.
xAI recently launched a "Colossus" supercluster of 100,000 Nvidia H100GPUs in Memphis, Tennessee to train its new models. The new Grok model is about to be available, and according to a blog post by xAI, it is a "preview of the new Grok model currently in the final stage of development".
While a $25 free credit may not be a major temptation, it may be enough to attract some developers to at least look at xAI’s tools and platforms. With the official opening of xAI API, developers can expect more features and updates.
The opening of xAI API indicates its further layout in the competition in the field of AI. The free points strategy and technical advantages will attract more developers to join and jointly promote the application and development of the Grok model. It is worth continuing to pay attention to its subsequent updates and development.