xAI announced that its API is officially opened, and developers can enjoy a free $25 per month usage for three months, aiming to attract more developers to join its ecosystem. The move came three weeks after the xAI API entered the public beta phase, marking the company's strategy to further expand its large language model application. Although the free credit limit is limited, it is undoubtedly an attractive entry-level opportunity for developers who want to try the power of xAI. The article details the functions, pricing and the powerful computing power support behind the xAI API, and looks forward to future development.
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI announced that its application program interface (API) is now open and provides developers with a free API usage of $25 per month, until the end of the year. The decision came three weeks after the xAI API entered the public beta phase, aiming to attract more developers to try out its tools and platforms.
Although the free amount of $25 may not seem high, it may be an opportunity worth trying for developers who are new to xAI. The API is priced at $5 per million input tokens, and $15 per million output tokens. In contrast, OpenAI's GPT-4o model and Anthropic's Claude3.5Sonnet model are priced even lower. This means that the $25 quota only supports developers to process about two million input tokens and one million output tokens per month.
xAI stated in the release that its API supports "functional calls", i.e., large language models can accept user instructions and access application and service functions, and even execute these instructions under user authorization. In addition, AI's API is also compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic's SDKs, making it easier for developers to switch between different models.
It is worth mentioning that xAI recently launched the "Colossus" supercluster in Memphis, Tennessee. The facility has 100,000 Nvidia H100GPUs and is providing powerful computing power for the training of new models. This allows xAI to go a step further in the field of large language models, and more new models are expected to be launched in the future.
Although the current xAI API features are still limited, users can only access text functions and do not have image generation capabilities, the company has revealed that it will launch a new Grok visual model next week. With the continuous introduction of new features, xAI hopes to attract more developers to participate in the construction of its platform.
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Key points:
xAI launches API, developers can enjoy a free $25 per month to attract new users.
xAI's API supports function calls, which facilitates interaction with other applications and enhances the user experience.
xAI has enabled a powerful super cluster and will launch more functions and models in the future to further expand the market.
In short, the openness of xAI API and the provision of free quotas are an important step for it to enter the large language model market, and future development is worth looking forward to. Its powerful computing power support and constantly updated functions will attract more developers to participate and jointly promote the development of artificial intelligence technology. Looking forward to the launch of more innovative features in xAI in the future.