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xAI AI Product Matrix

As of 2026-10-01 · Entries cross-verified by multiple sources; financial figures per SpaceX S-1 disclosures

xAI's play is"Compute dominance + exclusive X data": the drive to 1.44M GPUs at Colossus by year-end is unmatched industry-wide; Grok natively taps the X real-time stream for timeliness and sentiment; after the Feb 2026 all-stock acquisition by SpaceX it sits inside a bigger empire. The price: $1B/month in burn (SpaceX S-1: FY2025 revenue $3.2B, net loss $6.4B) — trading capital for time.
1.21 million
Colossus 2 year-end GPU target; ~1.44M across both clusters
$20B
Jan 2026 Series E single-round raise (oversubscribed)
550 million
Combined X + Grok MAU (SpaceX S-1 figure)
$1B/month
Burn rate; Q1 2026 operating loss -$2.47B
$2 / $6
Grok 4.7 API per million tokens (input/output)

1 · Model layer

Flagship: the Grok 4 series
Grok 4.7Launched
Released Sept 21; long-horizon coding and agentic tasks; 38.0% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 (2× vs 4.6); new strongest safety mechanism
API $2 / $6 per million tokens; a 2×-speed version at double the price
Grok 4.6Launched
Released Aug 12; 61 on the AA Intelligence Index, tying GPT-5.6 Sol
API $2 / $6, cached input $0.5
Grok 4.5Launched
Released July 8; 1.5T-parameter V9 base, default model for Grok Build
SWE-Bench Pro token efficiency claimed at 4.2× Opus 4.8 (vendor claim)
Grok 4.3Launched
1M context, native video input
API $1.25 / $2.50, cache $0.20
Grok Imagine 1.5Launched
720p / 24fps video generation with native synchronized audio
Imagine API (Video 1.5): images $0.02 each; video $0.08/sec at 480p, $0.14 at 720p, $0.25 at 1080p
Grok 5In Development
Musk's 9-14 public roadmap: Grok 4.8 finished training and moved to RL that week; Grok 5 is the next flagship
In training; promoted from a radar-zone rumor to an In Development card after the audit

2 · Consumer apps

Standalone entry + in-car
grok.com + Grok AppLaunched
Standalone entry; sign up with email / Google, no X account needed
Total Grok AI feature MAU ~117M (SpaceX S-1, 2026-03-31, incl. in-X usage)
Grok VoiceLaunched
Multilingual voice agent, deployed on Tesla vehicles
The Grok App has the same voice feature (speech-to-speech, launched 7-29)
Grok BuildLaunched
AI app builder: web in-chat builder + terminal CLI, two forms
CLI released May 14; opened to SuperGrok / X Premium+ on May 25

3 · X platform integration

Exclusive data moat
Grok tab inside XLaunched
Built-in chat entry in the X app; benefits tied to X Premium (+)
A distribution slot reaching 550M MAU (SpaceX S-1 figure)
Grok Bot cloud agentLaunched
Released Aug 11; persistent cloud agent (persistent cloud computer); each user gets a Firecracker micro-VM
Always-on in the cloud; tasks outlive the session
Core moatLaunched
Grok natively taps the X real-time data stream — timeliness and sentiment analysis as exclusive advantages
Data rivals can't buy

4 · Developer platform

Compatible with rivals' APIs; lowers migration costs
xAI APILaunched
console.x.ai; OpenAI / Anthropic API-compatible; tool surcharges billed separately (search/code execution $5 per 1K calls, etc.)
Batch API at 20% off (grok-4.3 / grok-4.20 series only); grok-4 / grok-3 and other old model IDs retired 2026-05-15; X Search billed per post/user from 9-21

5 · Infrastructure

The industry's most aggressive compute expansion
Colossus 2 (Memphis)Launched
550K GPUs now (110K GB200 + 440K GB300); Musk announced three expansion tranches on Sept 25; year-end target 1.21M GPUs
Hardware value estimated over $50B (only once all 1.44M year-end GPUs land; as of 9-30 analysts estimate GPU purchases at ~$18B and total facility investment over $30B); 2GW+ power supply, 1.2GW self-owned plant (gas turbines draw environmental criticism)
Colossus 1Launched
230K GPUs (150K H100 + 50K H200 + 30K GB200)
~1.44M GPUs combined by year-end
Starmind compute satellitesUnconfirmed
SpaceX filed with the FCC on 2026-01-30 (project name Starmind), up to 1M satellites; FCC accepted for review in Feb, not yet approved; Amazon formally objected in March–June
Application filed, not approved; confirmed as "filed" after the audit, up from a radar-zone rumor

6 · Subscription tiers

Subscriptions and API billed on fully separate tracks
Personal subscriptionsLaunched
Free $0 → X Premium $8/month → SuperGrok Lite $10/month (launched March 25) → SuperGrok $30/month ($300/year, flagship models + DeepSearch)
X Premium+ $40/month → SuperGrok Heavy $300/month (multi-agent top priority)
Enterprise subscriptionsLaunched
Grok Business $30/user; Enterprise custom
Subscriptions and API run on fully independent billing tracks

7 · Enterprise & financing

Folded into the SpaceX empire
SpaceX acquires xAIPress Coverage
All-stock acquisition Feb 2, 2026 (xAI ~$250B, combined entity ~$1.25T — billed as the largest private merger in history); renamed SpaceXAI mid-year
The rename month differs between two sources; using "mid-2026"
Series EPress Coverage
Jan 2026: $20B (oversubscribed, originally targeting $15B); valuation ~$230B
Investors: Valor, Fidelity, QIA, MGX, NVIDIA, Cisco
FinancialsLaunched
SpaceX S-1: xAI FY2025 revenue $3.2B, net loss $6.4B; Q2 2026 AI revenue $2.56B (+213% YoY)
Q1 2026 operating loss -$2.47B; burn ~$1B/month
Cursor acquisitionLaunched
All-stock acquisition announced June 16, closed Aug 14; Cursor is now a wholly owned SpaceX subsidiary
Previously a radar-zone rumor; confirmed by the audit
Compute leased to AnthropicLaunched
SpaceX S-1 (May 2026) discloses lease through 2029-05; Anthropic IPO prospectus shows a $84.5B cap (through 2029), terminable on 90 days' notice
~$1.25B/month; previously a radar-zone rumor, confirmed by the audit
Compute leased to GoogleLaunched
Confirmed in person by Musk on 9-2 at the G20 innovation ministers' meeting; contract through 2029-06 (~110K GPUs), terminable on 90 days' notice after 2026-12-31
~$920M/month; previously a radar-zone rumor, confirmed by the audit
SPCX Nasdaq listingLaunched
Listed in June; raised $75B at $135/share (IPO valuation ~$1.77–1.8T)
Listing vehicle for the combined entity; previously a radar-zone rumor, confirmed by the audit

Key timeline

2025.03
xAI–X all-stock merger (~$113B)
2025.09
$10B raise (~$200B valuation)
2026.01
Series E $20B
2026.02
SpaceX all-stock acquisition of xAI
2026.05
Grok Build CLI released
2026.07–08
Grok 4.5（7-8）→ Grok 4.6（8-12）
2026.09
Grok 4.7 (9-21); Colossus 2 million-GPU expansion plan

Radar zone · Unconfirmed (not in the main layers)

No unconfirmed rumors remain after the 2026-10-01 audit: all 6 former radar-zone items are confirmed and moved into the main layers (Cursor acquisition, Anthropic / Google compute leases, SPCX listing, FCC satellite filing), and Grok 5 in-training has been promoted to an [In Development] card in the model layer.

Verification: API prices are per-model-ID pricing and don't conflict; SpaceXAI rename month differs between two sources — using "mid-2026"; financial figures per SpaceX S-1. The radar zone was rebuilt in the 2026-10-01 audit; confirmed items moved into the main layers. Last updated 2026-10-01. · Privacy · Terms · Contact