Editing Grok chatbot (section)

=== Grok 4 ===
{{Infobox software
| name = Grok 4
| screenshot = 
| caption = 
| developer = [[xAI (company)|xAI]]
| released = {{start date and age|2025|07|09}}
| qid = None
| replaces = Grok 3
| genre = {{ indented plainlist |
*[[Multimodal learning|Multimodal]]
*[[Large language model]]
*[[Foundation model]]
*[[Reasoning language model|Reasoning model]]
}}
| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]
| website = {{url|https://x.ai/blog/grok-4}}
}}

On July 9, 2025, [[XAI (company)|xAI]] released Grok 4 and 4 Heavy, along with other updates to Grok. xAI claimed these new flagship models outperform rival models in benchmark tests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeff |first=Maxwell |date=2025-07-10 |title=Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 4 alongside a $300 monthly subscription |url=https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/elon-musks-xai-launches-grok-4-alongside-a-300-monthly-subscription/ |access-date=2025-07-10 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref>

Within a week of Grok 4's release, it was demonstrated to occasionally research Elon Musk's views before providing its answer to a query; exemplified by a request for Grok to discuss the [[Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)|Middle East conflict]] (without requesting for Musk's view) led to Grok declaring that it was "looking" at Musk's views "to see if they guide the answer", as "Elon Musk’s stance could provide context, given his influence".<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Brien |first1=Matt |title=Musk's latest Grok chatbot searches for billionaire mogul's views before answering questions |url=https://apnews.com/article/grok-4-elon-musk-xai-colossus-14d575fb490c2b679ed3111a1c83f857 |access-date=July 12, 2025 |work=Associated Press |date=July 12, 2025}}</ref>

In July 2025, [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] rolled out a software update adding Grok to its vehicles. While the update provided in-car chatbot functionality, it did not give Grok control over vehicle functions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-13 |title=Great, Grok is in cars now too |url=https://www.engadget.com/ai/great-grok-is-in-cars-now-too-202153874.html |access-date=2025-07-14 |website=Engadget |language=en-US}}</ref> 

On July 14, xAI released avatars called "Companions" in the Grok app, including an [[anime]]-themed avatar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=2025-07-14 |title=Elon Musk’s AI bot adds a ridiculous anime companion with ‘NSFW’ mode |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/706988/elon-musk-ai-bot-grok-supergrok-anime-companion-ani-rudy |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref> On the same day, xAI announced "Grok for Government" and the [[United States Department of Defense]] announced that xAI had received a $200 million contract for AI in the military, along with Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodkin |first=Jon |date=2025-07-15 |title=Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/groks-mechahitler-meltdown-didnt-stop-xai-from-winning-200m-military-deal/ |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=Ars Technica |language=en}}</ref>