00:00Welcome to the cosmos of AI innovation. Today, we're diving into the Grok models from XAI,
00:05Elon Musk's ambitious AI company founded in 2023. Named after the word Grok from Robert Heinlein's
00:10asterisk stranger in a strange land asterisk meaning to understand intuitively, Grok is
00:14designed to be a witty, helpful AI that's not afraid to push boundaries. Inspired by the
00:18Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Jarvis from Iron Man, Grok aims to maximize truth-seeking and
00:23curiosity. We'll explore its journey from Grokmanis 1 to Grokmanis 4, highlighting key
00:27releases, features, and brickers. Let's blast off. Our story starts with Grokmanis 1, the
00:33foundation of it all. Announced on November 3, 2023, as a very early beta product after just
00:38two months of training, Grokmanis 1 was XAI's bold entry into the AI world. It was initially
00:43available only to pay Dick's premium users, but XAI made waves by open-sourcing it on March 17,
00:482024, under the Apache 2.0 license. This meant developers worldwide could access its architecture
00:54and weights via GitHub. He features. Grokmanis 1 was a mixture of experts' model with a whopping
00:59314 billion parameters that's massive computational power. It focused on natural language understanding
01:05with a humorous twist, answering questions in a witty, rebellious style. Unlike other AIs,
01:10Grokmanis 1 wasn't shy about controversial topics, as long as they were well substantiated.
01:15Improvements. As the first model, it set the baseline, but it quickly showed promise in rapid learning.
01:20Notable benchmarks included strong performance on early tests like math and coding challenges.
01:25This open-source move democratized AI, allowing the community to build on it.
01:29Fun fact, Grokmanis 1's training data cutoff was October 2023, so it was like a time capsule of
01:35Primus 2024 knowledge. Fast forward to sprint 2024, XAI released Grokmanis 1.5 on March 28,
01:422024, with a full roll-up, I mean. This was a major upgrade, busting improved reasoning capabilities
01:48and a context-length of 128,000 tokens that's like remembering an entire novel in one go.
01:53Parameters weren't publicly detailed, but it was clear this model was more efficient and smarter.
01:58What made it better than Grokmanis 1? Enhanced performance in coding and math tasks,
02:02with benchmarks showing up to 50% improvements in areas like human of alpha programming.
02:07It became available to all X Premium users expanding access. Then, on April 12, 2024,
02:12XAI announced Grokmanis 1.5 V the V for Vision. This variant added multimodal capabilities,
02:18processing images, diagrams, charts, and even screenshots alongside text. It was a step toward
02:23real-world understanding, like analyzing a photo or document. However, it was never fully released
02:28to the public, serving more as a tech preview. Together, these 1.5 versions bridged the gap from
02:33text-only AI to something more versatile, setting the stage for future multimodal giants.
02:37By August 2024, XAI leveled up with Grokmanis 2, announced on August 13 and entering beta on
02:44August 20. This model cranked up performance and reasoning, integrating image generation powered
02:48by Black4S loudflux to think creating stunning visuals from text prompts. Parameters. Not specified,
02:55but it was trained on vastly more data. Improvements over Grokmanis 1.5 included better handling of
03:00complex queries, with added features like image understanding October 2024, web search November
03:052024, and PDF analysis November 2024. Benchmarks. Grokmanis 2 outperformed rivals in reasoning
03:12and creativity tasks. Enter Grokmanis 2 Mini released alongside on August 14, a lighter sibling
03:17balancing speed and quality for faster responses without sacrificing too much smarts. By December
03:232024, Grokmanis 2 became free for non-premium users with limits, making AI more accessible.
03:28This year I'll mark Grok shift to practical, everyday tools, like summarizing expose or generating art.
03:332025 brought the big guns Grokmanis 3, released on February 17, 2025, with a beta on February 19.
03:41Trained on tanks more compute than Grokmanis 2 using the massive Colossus datacenter 200,000 GPUs,
03:46it excelled in advanced reasoning. He features. Think mode for step-by-step problem solving,
03:52deep search for real-time weapon X summaries, and expanded datasets including legal docs.
03:57Parameters undisclosed, but it crushed benchmarks at goreng GPT-Minus 4 on AMath Perfect scores
04:01in GPQA science. Improvements. Massive leaps in first principles, reasoning, answering questions
04:07not found online, like Rocket Engine Tech. A Grokmanis 3.5 early beta hit in April 2025 for
04:13subscribers, refining these capabilities. Initially for Premium Plus and Super Grok users,
04:18it went free shortly after. API access launched in April, powering developers worldwide.
04:22And now, the pinnacle Grokmanis 4, unveiled on July 9, 2025, via livestream. Dubbed the most
04:30intelligent model in the world, it integrates native tool use, real-time search, and advanced
04:34multimodal features. Parameters. In the trillions, per some reports, with heavy reinforcement learning.
04:40Features include voice capabilities, coding mastery, and a heavy version for multi-agent
04:44collaboration like AI's teaming up on tasks. Improvements over Grokmanis 3. Frontier-level performance,
04:5015.9% on RKG-Minus 2 Perfect AMath 25 scores, leading on math, reasoning, and vision. It outperforms
04:57open AI's R3 on many tests, with better efficiency. Available to Super Grok Premium Plus subscribers,
05:03and via API. Grokmanis 4 heavy costs extra EG, $300 slash month for elite users. This model cements
05:10XAI's rapid pace from startup to AI leader in under two years. From Grokmanis 1's open source
05:16routes to Grokmanis 4's while beating intelligence XAI's Grok model showcase relentless innovation.
05:22What's next? Grokmanis 5 could push even further. If you're excited, check out Grokmanis 5 or the
05:27app's free tier is available. Thanks for watching, like, subscribe, and Grokman. Until next time.
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