I can only assume Grok prices will increase again as a result.

I had an X subscription just to get rid of adds, and it came with Grok as a side effect. In the one year that I signed up for, the price more than doubled. I cancelled the subscription and stopped using the site as a result. It runs out any day now.

Getting insane price hikes to fund these AI data centers, when all I cared about was not having ads, doesn’t sit well with me.

Xai is probably burning cash like crazy now.

Who is paying for it when they are giving away the coder and 4-fast model away for free?

Seems like a desperate grab for a low-spend part of the customer base.

What's the grand plan? Xai ist playing catch-up in the model game, yet their competitors have moved beyond, building products on top and becoming platforms to rival existing giants.