Grok 3 is Free: Five Things We Tested with Elon Musk’s ChatGPT Rival
🚀 Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grok 3, its most advanced AI model yet, claiming to be “the world’s smartest AI.” Trained on xAI’s Colossus supercomputer with over 100,000 Nvidia Hopper GPUs, Grok 3 boasts superior reasoning, coding, mathematics, and general knowledge. Now free to try, here are five key features we tested:
🔍 1. Advanced Research with DeepSearch
We tested Grok 3’s research abilities by asking about house sparrow conservation in India. The chatbot scanned 101 sources in 46 seconds, providing detailed insights with citations. It mimicked human-like reasoning, similar to DeepSeek-R1, making it a powerful tool for in-depth learning.
🎨 2. Hyperrealistic Image Generation & Analysis
Grok 3 quickly generated high-quality images with customization options. However, its image analysis struggled, misreading a Malayalam movie poster but correctly identifying an old Macintosh SE computer. Unlike ChatGPT, it couldn’t generate images with embedded text accurately.
🧠 3. Logical Reasoning & Personality
Grok 3’s reasoning stands out. When asked tough riddles, it thoroughly analyzed responses rather than simply confirming answers. It also provides more human-like responses than GPT-4o, with deep philosophical reflections on topics like “What does it mean to be alive?”
📢 4. Real-Time Content Creation & Market Insights
Grok 3 is ideal for competitor analysis. When prompted to find iPhone 16 case trends, it retrieved relevant tweets with URLs. It also crafted a one-month content marketing plan for an iPhone accessories business, including image post suggestions.
🏆 5. Topping AI Rankings
Shortly after launch, Grok 3 ranked No. 1 on the Chatbot Arena Leaderboard, becoming the first AI to exceed a 1,400 benchmark score across coding, math, reasoning, and creative writing. Its paid version, SuperGrok ($30/month), offers enhanced DeepSearch, reasoning, and unlimited image generation.
🌐 Available on X, grok.com, and iOS, Grok 3 is shaping up as a major ChatGPT competitor. Will it redefine AI interactions? Try it now and decide!
