Elon Musk's xAI chatbot goes live in India; know how to use the expensive tool with fun and regular modes

Billionaire Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok has entered the Indian market with its subscription model, having two modes - fun and regular. The regular mode is when the Grok straightforwardly responds with facts and the fun mode is when the responses will be generated in a humorous and sarcastic tone. Read this article to know how to use and subscribe to this expensive tool and features it offers.

Hyderabad: Elon Musk's Artificial Intelligence(AI) chatbot Grok has marked its entry in India as a new contender in the burgeoning AI language model landscape, with xAI formally unveiling its model for the Indian market through the X platform, formerly known as Twitter.

Subscription model for smartphones- The subscription pricing for Grok AI stands at Rs 2,299 per month or Rs 22,900 per year, positioning it as a premium service with a higher cost than the ChatGPT Plus subscription when accessed via a smartphone.

Subscription model for Desktop- For those subscribing from a desktop to the X Premium+ plan, the monthly cost for Grok AI is reduced to Rs 1,300, with an annual subscription priced at Rs 13,600. Grok AI is currently in the early access phase and is exclusively available to users on the top-tier X subscription plan.

Features- The X Premium+ subscription, despite its high cost, comes with an array of advantages. Subscribers gain access to an ad-free user experience on X, a blue check verification, the ability to monetise content, extended post-creation capabilities, the ability to upload high-resolution videos, post-editing functionality, background video playback, video downloads, and more.

Two different models- Grok AI has introduced two distinct modes—fun and regular. As the name suggests, the former is designed to generate more playful and lighthearted responses, while the latter produces standard replies. One of Grok AI's standout features lies in its capacity to tap into real-time data from X, enabling it to formulate more precise responses, particularly on recent trends and developments.

How to use Grok-

1. Create an account on X(formerly Twitter)
2. Click on Grok shown on the sidebar.
3. Tap on the subscribe now button.
4. Follow the billing instructions and make a payment according to the choice of subscription model.
5. Make a choice between the two options - Fun mode and regular mode.

Grok claims to be 'better than ChatGPT'- xAI asserts that despite its 63.2 billion parameters, Grok-1 surpasses the capabilities of GPT-3.5, which powers the free version of ChatGPT. xAI also contends that Grok-0, an earlier model with 33 billion parameters, can outperform Meta's LLaMA 2, boasting a staggering 70 billion parameters, in tasks such as HumanEval coding and middle-class math word problem solving.

Did Grok copy OpenAI code? In November, Grok AI users saw 'cannot fulfil the request, as it goes against OpenAI’s use case policy,' leading to speculation about potential ties to OpenAI's code. xAI's chief engineer, Igor Babuschkin, claimed that Grok underwent training on extensive datasets derived from the internet, which includes data generated by GPT, which could have led to such responses. Babuschkin maintained that the occurrence of such issues was rare. He was categorical in stating that no OpenAI code was employed in Grok's development.

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