Articles tagged "xAI"

Nous Research's open-source self-improving AI agent Hermes Agent gained direct access to xAI's Grok subscriptions (including X Premium and SuperGrok) on May 15, 2026, plus an `x_search` tool that queries X posts, threads, and profiles via the xAI Responses API. This column reads the official sources to lay out how the two features actually work, what's authenticated against what, which Grok model variants are supported, and how the combination realistically fits into business workflows.

Complete guide to xAI's Grok TTS and STT APIs, officially bundled on April 17, 2026. TTS at $4.20/1M characters and STT at $0.10/hour (batch) undercut competitors by 60%. Grok STT achieves a 5.0% entity recognition error rate — the best in the industry. Covers API usage, benchmarks, and real-world use cases.