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Grok 4 Basic Review: $30 a Month for This? Elon Musk's AI Now Thinks Like Him

While Elon Musk's $300 “Heavy” model puts up record-breaking benchmark scores, the basic Grok 4 struggles to keep up with competitors.

Elon Musk unveiled Grok 4 during a Wednesday night livestream, claiming his AI startup xAI had created the "world's smartest artificial intelligence." Grok 4 Heavy, which Musk likened to "a study group" where agents compare notes before delivering an answer, posted record-breaking results on several key benchmarks, and is what you'd hope to get from an enterprise offering that costs a whopping $300 a month.

But what about basic Grok 4, which is aiming for the same consumer-facing category as ChatGPT Plus, Gemini Pro, and Claude Pro? Is it worth $10+ a month more than the competition?

Grok 4 Basic Review: $30 a Month for This? Elon Musk's AI Now Thinks Like Him

While Elon Musk's $300 “Heavy” model puts up record-breaking benchmark scores, the basic Grok 4 struggles to keep up with competitors.

Elon Musk unveiled Grok 4 during a Wednesday night livestream, claiming his AI startup xAI had created the "world's smartest artificial intelligence." Grok 4 Heavy, which Musk likened to "a study group" where agents compare notes before delivering an answer, posted record-breaking results on several key benchmarks, and is what you'd hope to get from an enterprise offering that costs a whopping $300 a month.

But what about basic Grok 4, which is aiming for the same consumer-facing category as ChatGPT Plus, Gemini Pro, and Claude Pro? Is it worth $10+ a month more than the competition?

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