Grok Levels Up: Point, Ask, and Get Answers Instantly — New AI Features Redefine Chatbots

Tech: Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has launched several cutting-edge features in its AI chatbot 'Grok'. These features include options like computer vision, multi-language audio support and real-time web search, which put it at par with tools like Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Interestingly, iPhone users will get all these features absolutely free, while Android users will have to take SuperGrok subscription for these.

What is Grok Vision?

Grok's most revolutionary new feature is Grok Vision, which is currently available only on the iOS platform. This feature uses your device's camera to recognize real-world objects and provide information based on that.

For example, point the camera at a flower, car, or book — and Grok will provide information related to it in real-time. This feature works like Google Lens but with the intelligence of an AI powered chatbot behind it, so you can also ask questions about the object.

Support for 5 new languages ​​in voice mode

Grok can now take voice commands not only in English, but also in Hindi, French, Japanese, Spanish and Turkish languages ​​and answer in the same languages. Earlier this chatbot was only capable of multilingual text input and output, but now it is a big step towards multi-language voice interaction.

This feature is especially useful in a country like India, where a large number of people prefer to use technology in local languages.

 Real-time web search facility

Grok has now also added Real-time Web Search feature, through which users can ask the AI ​​chatbot about live news, weather, stock market, trending topics etc. and Grok will instantly respond by pulling information from the Internet.

This feature is extremely beneficial for those users who always want the latest updates and whose work is based on real-time information.

Subscription required for Android users

While iOS users can use all these features free of cost, users of the Android platform will have to take a subscription called SuperGrok to avail these.

The price of this subscription has been kept at Rs 700 per month or Rs 6,500 annually in India.

xAI technical team member Abby Amir announced these features on X (formerly Twitter) and said that Grok is constantly being made smarter and more interactive.

Take advantage of free AI power

Grok's new features make it more than just a simple chatbot, but an all-in-one smart virtual assistant. This is a great opportunity for iOS users to experience these futuristic technologies without any cost.

Android users, on the other hand, will have to decide if they are willing to pay for this premium experience. But one thing is for sure — Grok is now poised to become a big name in the world of AI chatbots.