xAI Launches Grok 2.0 and Mini with FLUX.1 Image Generation

Aug 14, 2024, 06:57 AM

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, has launched Grok 2.0 and Grok 2 mini in beta on August 14, 2024. The new versions feature advanced capabilities in chat, coding, and reasoning, alongside a significant new feature: image generation. The image generation capability is powered by the open-source FLUX.1 model developed by Black Forest Labs. This integration allows users to create images with Grok, a feature that is currently available to Premium and Premium+ users on the X platform. The new feature positions Grok 2.0 as a competitor to other AI models like OpenAI's DALL-E and Google's Gemini, with some users comparing its performance favorably to Midjourney. The beta release is part of xAI's strategy to enhance user experience on the X platform and challenge existing AI hierarchies.