xAI opens the Grok API in public beta

Grok API in public beta — 128,000-token context, compatible with the OpenAI and Anthropic REST APIs

Why it matters

A strategy of lowering switching costs by adopting compatibility with competitors' APIs

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Officialx.aihttps://x.ai/news/api

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