Unlike competitors such as OpenAI, which already offer standalone apps for Android and iOS, Grok is currently only accessible on X (formerly Twitter) with subscription

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, though — Tech Crunch reports that it likely won't come to fruition until xAI closes its next funding round.

xAI is looking to compete in an increasingly crowded AI space dominated by companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Big Tech companies including Google and Microsoft. Apple, the world's largest tech company, has also entered the AI space with its gradual launch of Apple Intelligence on some of its devices.

Elon Musk’s xAI could soon make its next move to compete with OpenAI: launching a standalone app for its Grok chatbot. Musk created xAI as an alternative to OpenAI, the company he helped found but later distanced himself from over ideological differences.

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.