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Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has launched its highly anticipated Grok API, enabling developers to integrate AI functionalities into applications and external tools. This development marks a significant step in expanding AI accessibility, with pricing set at $5 per million input tokens.
xAI Launches Grok API, Offering Affordable Developer Access and Seamless AI Integration Tools
xAI, the AI company founded by Elon Musk, has officially launched its application programming interface (API), which enables developers to integrate Grok into other applications, per Teslarati.
Musk announced the API introduction on Monday and posted a link to the interface on the xAI website. The announcement follows Musk's confirmation of intentions to provide an API for Grok in August and the company's decision to open-source its software weights in March.
To access and utilize the API, users must first sign into their xAI accounts and register for developer access to the PromptIDE and API in the profile settings by selecting "Request Access." Currently, the API offers only one model, "grok-beta," priced at $5 per million input tokens or $15 per million output tokens.
Grok can be integrated with databases, search engines, and other external software tools by allowing users to perform function calls through the API.
xAI Eyes Expansion with 21-Year Lease in Memphis, Following Activation of World’s Most Powerful AI Cluster
According to recent reports, xAI is seeking a 21-year lease for a plot of land in Memphis, Tennessee, near its other facility. xAI activated "the most powerful AI training cluster in the world" in July, supported by 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, as Musk has labeled it.
Musk and xAI introduced Grok, the company's inaugural product, in November last year. Subsequently, the Grok 1.5V visual processing model was introduced in April.
According to a filing in May, xAI had raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round. Musk had previously denied reports that the company was planning to increase funding in January. In July, Musk also discussed the possibility of Tesla investing in xAI; however, he acknowledged that shareholder approval would be necessary for such an investment.
Musk also refuted a Wall Street Journal report last month that indicated Tesla was considering licensing AI models from xAI. He stated that the automaker did not need to license any products from the AI company.
