Key Concepts
- Gro 4 and Gro 4 Heavy: New AI models released by XAI.
- Tool Calling: The ability of an AI model to use external tools and APIs.
- Multi-Agentic System: A system where multiple AI agents work together to complete a task.
- Humanity Last Benchmark: A benchmark used to evaluate AI models.
- Context Window: The amount of text an AI model can consider when generating a response.
- API: Application Programming Interface, allowing developers to access and use the AI model.
- AI Coding: Using AI models to generate and assist with code.
Gro 4 and Gro 4 Heavy Overview
XAI has launched Gro 4 and Gro 4 Heavy. Gro 4 has 10x the training compute of previous versions and is specifically trained for tool calling, improving its AI coding capabilities. Gro 4 Heavy is a multi-agentic system composed of multiple Gro 4 models working together, similar to 03 Pro, enabling long-term reasoning.
Performance and Benchmarks
Gro 4 Heavy scores state-of-the-art on the Humanity Last benchmark. However, the speaker argues that this comparison is misleading because it pits a multi-agentic system with web search and tool access against other models. The speaker views this as a gimmick to inflate scores. Gro 4 also performs well on live codebench and AE benchmarks. In image understanding, Gro 4 achieves a score of 38.6% on a specific benchmark, but it's unclear if web search was used during the evaluation.
Gro 4 Heavy and Pricing
Gro 4 Heavy, the multi-agent system, is available in XAI's $300 per month plan, which the speaker considers expensive. The speaker emphasizes that Gro 4 Heavy is not a single model but a system of multiple agents.
New Features
Gro 4 now has vision capabilities. New voices have been added, allowing it to whisper and sing, similar to ChatGPT's voice mode. Gro 4 is available via API and performs well on the Arc AGI benchmark. The model has a 256K context window.
Upcoming Code Model and Multimodal Capabilities
XAI is developing a dedicated code model, scheduled for release next month. They are also working on multimodal and video generation models.
Using Gro 4 for AI Coding
Users can access Gro 4 for AI coding via the XAI site by obtaining an API key, which includes free credits.
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Setting Up Gro 4 in VS Code and Kilo Code
To use Gro 4 in VS Code, users need to upgrade to the latest version, open RU code or Klein, and select the XAI or open router provider. The new Gro 4 model may take 10-15 minutes to appear. Alternatively, users can try Kilo Code, which offers $20 of free credits upon signup. Users can select the kilo code provider and search for Gro 4.
Current Assessment and Future Expectations
The speaker finds Gro 4 usable but not as good as models like Sonnet, Opus, or Gemini for coding. The API price is considered too high for its current performance. The speaker is more excited about the upcoming Gro 4 code model. The speaker believes that XAI is going in a good direction but needs further development, particularly in coding capabilities. The speaker suggests that the hype around these models often backfires because they are often similar to Claude or Gemini at best, while not being as good in actual coding. The speaker hopes the code model is launched soon because it seems that their coding training runs are not working that well.
Uncensored Nature and User Feedback
Gro 4 is noted to be more uncensored, making it suitable for specific use cases. The speaker encourages viewers to try the model and share their thoughts.
Conclusion
The speaker finds the new Gro 4 updates interesting but not extraordinary. Further work is needed to create a truly exceptional model. The speaker is looking forward to Gemini 3.
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