Built using huge amounts of computing power at a Tennessee data center, Grok is Musk's attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini in building an AI assistant that shows its reasoning before answering a question.

Grok 4 aligns its answers with Elon Musk's when it comes to controversial issues, users have discovered shortly after the company launched the new model.

Grok 4 is leading several notable benchmarks, narrowly beating seasoned players like OpenAI and Google. Since its launch, Grok 4 has been dubbed the smartest model. Here’s a deep dive into what makes it stand out in a sea of LLMs.