Grok Reaches MAU Parity with Claude, Launches Cheapest Speech-to-Text API

xAI's Grok is now neck-and-neck with Claude on monthly active users and is undercutting competitors on speech-to-text API pricing.

xAI is closing the gap on established AI labs on two fronts. As @teslaownersSV noted, Grok's monthly active users are now roughly level with Claude's — a milestone that would have seemed implausible a year ago. Separately, @xai announced a new Speech-to-Text API that it claims offers the best pricing in the market.

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