Elon Musk’s xAI Launches New API With Function Calling Capability, Available With Grok-Beta AI Model

Elon Musk’s’s xAI launched an utility programming interface (API) for Grok on Monday. The billionaire entrepreneur promised to show the native synthetic intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by xAI into an API in August, and now, customers can entry and use it. The API key may be generated utilizing the xAI console and customers can additional customise the right way to use it. Notably, the pricing for enter and output tokens have been stored larger than rivals. Currently, just one AI mannequin is obtainable to make use of by way of the API.

xAI API Launched

In a post on X (previously generally known as Twitter), Musk introduced that the API model of the AI mannequin is now dwell for all customers. An API is basically a algorithm that permit totally different programs to speak with one another. The software is helpful for builders who can then construct apps and platforms by utilizing information and different info from APIs.

In this specific case, the Grok API can permit builders to create numerous sorts of chatbot-style apps (or combine the chatbot functionality inside an app) that are all powered by the Grok AI fashions.

Currently, just one giant language mannequin (LLM) dubbed “grok-beta” is obtainable by way of the API. Notably, no particulars across the AI mannequin is obtainable. It can be not sure if it’s a distilled mannequin derived from the not too long ago launched Grok-2 or not. The AI mannequin solely helps textual content era.

The xAI API prices $5 (roughly Rs. 420) per million enter tokens and $15 (roughly Rs. 1261) per million output tokens. Notably, a million tokens is roughly 7,50,000 phrases. Notably, the pricing is stored on the upper finish in comparison with rivals similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. Those thinking about attempting out the brand new xAI API can achieve this by way of the xAI Console.

The API helps perform calling which is crucial for any AI model-based API. Function calling permits customers to clarify requests to the system and the interface fetches the required information. In xAI’s case, the API can join with Grok AI mannequin which is an Internet-enabled chatbot, and discover responses to particular prompts and queries.