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Industry & manufacturingGrok for industry & manufacturing
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 industry & manufacturing. It's usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for industry & manufacturing.
- 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 industry & manufacturing
- Predictive maintenance on machines
- Visual quality inspection
- Drafting work instructions and manuals
- Optimising production and inventory planning
- 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 switched on by default (opt-out). Less suitable for confidential or regulated data. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in industry & manufacturing.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionProduction and process data is trade secret and sometimes subject to export controls. Check whether factory data leaves the premises and whether on-premise operation is possible.
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 industry & manufacturing
Gemini for industry & manufacturingGoogle · editorial 8.61527
Qwen for industry & manufacturingAlibaba Cloud · editorial 7.91484
GLM (Z.ai) for industry & manufacturingZ.ai (Zhipu AI) · editorial 7.71483
Le Chat (Mistral) for industry & manufacturingMistral AI · editorial 8.41426We do not know of a professional tool for industry & manufacturing that runs publicly on Grok.
Questions about Grok for industry & manufacturing
- Is Grok suitable for industry & manufacturing?
- Not specifically. Grok isn't on our list for industry & manufacturing; it can be used broadly, but first look at the options we recommend for industry & manufacturing. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into Grok?
- Production and process data is trade secret and sometimes export-sensitive. Check whether factory data leaves the premises and whether on-premise operation is possible. 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 a 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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