xAI Releases Grok 2.5
Narrative
Improved reasoning and real-time X integration. Trained on 100K H100s in Memphis supercluster. Reduced hallucination. Available via API and X Premium.
Reality
Benchmarks competitive with GPT-4o and Claude 3.5. Real-time X data useful for current events. Hallucination reduction modest. API pricing aggressive. X integration drives adoption.
Implication
Established xAI as viable frontier lab. Real-time data became competitive differentiator. But model quality still trailing OpenAI/Anthropic flagships. Distribution advantage via X significant.