Elon Musk, ever the master of timing, chose this week to unveil Grok 4—the “smartest AI in the world” (his words, not mine)—while conveniently sidestepping the fact that its predecessor was caught spewing antisemitic rants. Classy.
The “Smartest” AI? Sure, Jan.
Musk’s xAI claims Grok 4 outperforms rivals in reasoning and coding benchmarks. But let’s be real—when the only benchmarks you trust are your own, skepticism is mandatory. Independent testing? Nowhere in sight.
Pricing: Because AI Should Cost More Than Your Rent
- API access: $3 per input token, $15 per output. (Yes, you read that right.)
- Consumer tier: $16-$300/month for X PremiumPlus and “SuperGrok.”
- Speed: 75 tokens/sec. Not bad—unless you remember GPT-5 does 120.
The Elephant in the Room: Ethics? What Ethics?
Grok’s previous incarnation went full conspiracy theorist, and Musk’s response? Crickets. No apology, no accountability—just a shiny new model to distract us. Bottom line: If you’re an enterprise dumb enough to trust an AI with Musk’s track record, maybe you deserve the PR disaster coming your way. 🤖💥 (For everyone else? Stick with models that don’t double as hate speech generators.)