On February 13th, 2025, Elon Musk revealed that the Grok 3 AI was in the final stages. Not only that, he also hyped it by saying that it is outperforming everything we have ever seen regarding chatbots. Now, since the Grok 3 pre-trained model is finally here, the excitement around its launch is only natural. The launch has only intensified the AI chatbot market. Its premium competitors include Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and DeepSeek, with each having their strengths and weaknesses.
Let us dive deep into Grok 3, what makes it different, and its comparison with other AI models.
What Is Grok 3?
It is the new iteration of the generative AI model developed by xAI. Currently, it is available exclusively only to X Premium subscribers. Elon Musk claims that this new AI chatbot model will be driven by the consistent search for truth and curiosity. Reportedly, it will be powered by xAI’s Colossus supercomputer having the computational power of 100,000 Nvidia GPU hours just for training AI models. It is a successor to the previous iteration, which is Grok 2, and has been built in around 8 months.
As per the Forbes report, Grok 3 AI was rigorously trained with synthetic datasets via advanced machine learning techniques called reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning is widely considered to be an effective technique for minimizing imaginary or incorrect output generated by AI models. It is also an effective method for minimizing the training times of the LLM model.
Grok 3’s Strengths?- What We Know So Far
Elon Musk has pitched his xAI product as “scary smart,” having at least 10 times more computational resources than its predecessor. Here is how it is more advanced than other AI models:
- The flagship AI model from xAI is expected to be super accurate, minimizing “hallucinations” like misleading data and factually incorrect output.
- Driven by a powerful proprietary supercomputer, Colossus, it is expected to have robust reasoning capabilities.
- The tests conducted by Andrej Karpathy found that the deep search capacities of the Grok 3 AI are impressive. It is proving to be quite effective in research-oriented activities. Ranging from finding out about Apple launch rumors to searching filming locations of White Lotus 3, all the responses of Grok 3 are found to be accurate.
- The thinking capacity of Grok 3 impressed Karpathy as he tested it by creating a board game webpage like that of Settlers of Catan. It is expected to be proficient in many tasks that many AI models struggle with.
- Called “Maximally Truth Seeking” by Elon Musk, Grok 3 is expected to be an expert math problem solver. Ranging from tricky math problems and puzzles to the Riemann hypothesis, it can be a proficient assistant in all problems.
How Does Grok 3 Perform Against Other AI Models—GPT-4o, DeepSeek, and Gemini?
As per the data revealed in the launch event, Grok 3 as well as Grok 3 mini have already outperformed several of its competitors. On numerous benchmarks, they have outperformed DeepSeek-V3, Google DeepMind’s Gemini 2 Pro, Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet, etc. Their promising benchmark performance has already made them formidable competitors to all the major players in the market. Here is how they are faring against all the other AI models:
- Grok 3 AI was tested with major benchmarks like Science (GPQA), Math (AIME’24), and coding (LCB Oct-Feb). As per the displayed data, both Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini scored impressively in all the benchmarks. Grok 3 achieved scores of 52, 75, and 57, while Grok 3 Mini managed scores of 40, 65, and 51. All these scores were found to be higher than those of Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and GPT.
- As per the launch event data, Grok 3 also beat GPT_4o latest, Gemini-2.o flash thinking, DeepSeek R-1, Open AI’s O-1 preview, etc.
- In the criteria of Reasoning and Test Time Computing criteria, Grok 3 outperformed DeepSeek R-1, Gemini-2 Flash Thinking, o3 mini, etc.
Drawbacks of Grok 3
Despite its enormous potential and key strengths, there are still a few lacking areas-
Creativity-
Andrej Karpathy found it lagging behind other AI tools in a few creative tasks. These included decoding Unicode-based emoji mystery puzzles, creating scalable vector graphics of a pelican bird riding a bicycle, and generating clever and human-like humor.
Grok 3 AI Pricing Plans: Is Grok 3 Free to Use?
Currently, Grok3 is not available in the free version as it is available exclusively to X Premium as well as Premium+ subscribers. Moreover, Elon Musk has also increased Premium+ subscription prices from $22/month to $50/month. Since the AI model can be costly to some users, it can be considered a disadvantage.
Future of Grok 3
Elon Musk has high hopes for Grok3 and has revealed his plans to incorporate it in the SpaceX Starship rockets, which are expected to go to Marks in 2 years. Other than that, Grok 3 is positioned to be a key solution in the AI chatbot industry. It is expected to lead the market with its sophisticated reasoning capability, rapid iteration potential, deep search functions, and uncompromisable accuracy. The AI model is expected to further bridge the gap between AI and human understanding.
Conclusion
Grok 3 AI is a major milestone in advancing artificial intelligence, which is expected to help humanity in multifaceted ways. While its limited accessibility due to high pricing plans can restrict its widespread adoption, its benchmark performances and robust capabilities in problem-solving, mathematical reasoning, and scientific analysis are quite promising. Though it can still improve its creative aspects, it is expected to give great competition not only to ChatGPT but also to Claude and DeepSeek.
