Musk created xAI as an alternative to OpenAI, the company he helped found but later distanced himself from over ideological differences. Now, The Wall Street Journal reports, xAI is planning to launch an app as soon as December that could go head-to-head with OpenAI’s ChatGPT as it races to scale up.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk's AI company xAI will be releasing a standalone consumer app. It will work similar to the ChatGPT app and give users access to Grok from their phones. There doesn't seem to be a huge rush,

Representatives for xAI didn't immediately respond to a request for comment about its plans and the Wall Street Journal report. xAI's plans reportedly include a consumer-facing ap

Currently, Grok AI can only be accessed via X (formerly known as Twitter) and is available to the X Premium and Premium+ subscribers. Recently, a report claimed that xAI is planning to release a free version of the AI model. The standalone app could be part of the same plan.

Musk has offered investors who backed his $44 billion Twitter acquisition, a 25% stake in xAI as a gesture of gratitude, according to FT. This could benefit backers like Fidelity, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, from the start-up's massive increase in value through their shares in xAI.

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is gearing up to launch a standalone app for its Grok AI chatbot. The new Grok AI app is expected to make a debut in early December

Elon Musk's generative artificial intelligence startup xAI is on track to surpass $100M in annual revenue and could release a standalone app for its Grok chatbot. Read for more.