xAI
Grok
The one with live access to what people are saying right now.
Where it has an edge
- Questions about very recent events
- Reading the room on a launch or a trend
- Image generation with a looser hand
- A second opinion when the other models agree too easily
How I prompt it
I ask it to show the posts it drew on, because a summary of social traffic without sources is just a mood. For images I keep prompts short and descriptive. It responds well to being told to disagree with me, which is not true of every model.
Images
Yes, and with fewer restrictions than the others. That cuts both ways, so nothing made there goes out without a look.
Where it slips
It is the least predictable of the set. The tone drifts, claims arrive without support, and being current is not the same as being right.