Elon Musk’s xAI Launches Grok 3 Model It Claims Outperformed Rivals in Blind Tests

Elon Musk’s xAI launched Grok 3, the latest version of its AI model, which the company said outperformed rivals in blind tests.

The latest model is “an order of magnitude more capable” than its predecessor, Musk said during a demonstration streamed on the X social media platform late Monday. Early access to Grok 3 is available to X Premium+ subscribers in the U.S. starting Tuesday, the company said, as well as through a standalone website and app. Voice interaction with Grok 3 is expected at some point in the future, Musk said. 

The Grok 3 team said an early version of its model scored better than competing models, including iterations of DeepSeek and OpenAI models, in a series of blind tests. 

Musk’s xAI also unveiled Deep Search, which it called a “next generation search engine” that Musk said can cut down on the amount of time users spend searching for information online. 

The launch comes after reports last week that xAI is meeting with investors about a potential $10 billion fundraising round that would value the company at $75 billion. The company is also reportedly nearing a deal with Dell Technologies (DELL) to buy more than $5 billion of servers powered by Nvidia (NVDA) GB200 chips.

Musk, who owns xAI and the X platform, recently submitted a $97.4 billion offer along with an investment group to buy the nonprofit that controls xAI rival OpenAI. The offer was rejected, first on X by CEO Sam Altman, and then by the company’s board of directors last week. Musk is also leading President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, on top of his CEO positions at Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX.