Following rumblings that Microsoft was considering adding Grok 4 to its Azure AI Foundry, the company has confirmed that the model is now available to use for its customers, following a private preview. It comes following a period of testing, which may be related to previous instances of erratic behaviour on Grok's part. Now, Microsoft has just announced that the model is available to everyone.
Grok 4 is, as described by its constituents, a "frontier intelligence" model, which means it excels at stuff like logic, scientific problem-solving, coding, advanced math, etc., and not so much at creative writing. Both OpenAI and Google are ahead in visual comprehension as well; Grok 4's multi-modal capabilities are lackluster compared to the competition. Most businesses, though, don't really care about that — all they want is options, wrapped around Microsoft's security promises.
