xAI, an AI company founded by Elon Musk has released an early version of its new Grok-2 model which is miles ahead in terms of upgrade from its predecessor known as the Grok-1.5. Although Grok-1. While model 5 did not catch as much attention as models from other AI companies, such as ChatGPT by OpenAI or Gemini by Google, Grok 2 is set to have a significant influence.
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With the improvement made in several areas, Grok-2 has come out as beta recently. xAI has noticed progress in chat, code, and reasoning. In addition to its main Grok-2 unit, xAI has also launched a smaller model called the Grok-2 mini that is designed for high-end performance in less space.
An early version of Grok-2, tested under the name “sus-column-r” on the LMSYS leaderboard, has already shown exceptional performance. It beat all the most prominent models, including Claude 3.5 Sonnet and GPT-4-Turbo. The overall Elo score of Grok-2 beats out some top-of-the-line chatbots, except for ChatGPT-4o and Google Gemini.
The models surpass the state-of-the-art results in several competitive performance benchmarks, such as generalized science questions for high-school graduates (GPQA), common sense knowledge (MMLU and MMLU-Pro), and math competition problems (MATH). Furthermore, Grok-2 has seen improvements in vision-based tasks to increase its capabilities. Grok 2 is also adding a new X interface, which includes the Flux AI picture generation model from Black Forest Labs. This integration will allow users to generate images from text prompts, increasing the utility of the model.
xAI will release Grok 2 through a new enterprise API by the end of this month. The API will come with an enterprise-grade, pre-configured tech stack and require compulsory multi-factor authentication for improved security. The launch establishes xAI’s vision of the future and aspirations to make Grok 2 one of the AI models that compete with leading global models in this field.
FAQs
What improvements does Grok 2 have over its predecessor?
Grok 2 features significant upgrades in chat functionality, coding performance, and reasoning abilities compared to Grok-1.5.
When will Grok 2 be available for broader use?
Grok 2 will be available through a new enterprise API later this month.
