X launches Grok’s iPhone app in the US

xAI has released an iOS app successful the US for its Grok chatbot, arsenic spotted earlier by TechCrunch. The standalone app type of the chatbot, which xAI calls a beta, tin execute the aforesaid functions arsenic the 1 built into X, arsenic it tin section real-time information, reply questions, and make images.

xAI started testing Grok’s standalone iOS app successful December successful a fistful of countries. There’s nary connection connected erstwhile it whitethorn travel to Android.

Though Grok was initially only disposable to X Premium subscribers, the level started letting each users entree the chatbot past month, bringing it successful statement pinch different free-to-use chatbots for illustration OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot.

As pointed retired by TechCrunch, it seems xAI is besides moving connected a dedicated Grok.com website that presently has a “coming soon” connection connected it. After raising $6 cardinal successful June, xAI reported different $6 cardinal backing round, including from “strategic investors” for illustration Nvidia and AMD.