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Agricultural sectorGrok for the agricultural sector
The model from xAI, integrated into X, distinguished by real-time access to live X posts and web data.
Grok isn't on our list for agriculture. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for agriculture.
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Caution
- QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
- 1471Elo, independent
- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 7,8
- Entry price
- $10 / month
What Grok does in agriculture
- Crop monitoring and disease detection via satellite and drone
- Precisely matching irrigation and fertilisation to soil and weather
- Monitoring animal health and intervening early
- Farm planning, yield forecasts and administration
- Real-time X/Twitter and web data
- DeepSearch research agent
- Strong in coding and factual accuracy
- Large context window, low API price
Grok has a specific GDPR concern. No EU hosting, and training is on by default (opt-out). Less suitable for confidential or regulated data. Weigh this heavily before using it in agriculture.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionFarm data (plots, yields, inputs) is commercially sensitive and partly falls under European rules on agricultural data (EU Data Act). Check whether cloud platforms use field data for model training and whether data is stored outside the EU. AI advice on crop protection is supportive only, the proof-of-use obligations and spraying licences remain with the farmer. Animal data in livestock farming may contain personal data of owners.
No EU data residency; data goes to the US under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. X/Grok uses public posts and conversations for training by default, with opt-out. Subject of GDPR investigation by the Irish DPC.
Prices
Other models for agriculture
Gemini for agricultureGoogle · editorial 8.61527
ChatGPT for agricultureOpenAI · edition 8.91485
Copilot for agricultureMicrosoft · editorial 8.31485
Llama for agricultureMeta · editorial 7.6–We are not aware of any professional tool for agriculture that runs publicly on Grok.
Questions about Grok for agriculture
- Is Grok suitable for agriculture?
- Not specific. Grok isn't on our list for agriculture; it's broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for agriculture. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into Grok?
- Farm data (plots, yields, inputs) is commercially sensitive and partly falls under European rules on agricultural data (EU Data Act). Check whether cloud platforms use field data for model training and whether data is stored outside the EU. AI advice on crop protection is supportive only, usage record requirements and spraying licences remain the farmer's responsibility. Animal data in livestock farming may contain personal data of owners. No EU data residency; data goes to the US under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. X/Grok uses public posts and conversations for training by default, with opt-out. Subject of GDPR investigation by the Irish DPC.
- How much does Grok cost?
- There's SuperGrok Lite ($10 / month), Free ($0), SuperGrok (~$30 / month), API ($2.00 / 1M in). Check current prices on the official site.
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