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U.S. Opens Grok 4 to Federal Agencies for $0.42 Per Use as xAI Sues OpenAI

Federal access to Grok is set at a symbolic per‑use fee, coinciding with xAI’s trade‑secrets suit against OpenAI.

Overview

  • xAI’s GSA agreement makes Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast available across federal agencies at $0.42 per use through March 2027.
  • xAI says it will assign engineers to speed deployment and Elon Musk signaled ongoing work with President Trump’s team on government rollout.
  • The deal follows similar GSA arrangements with Google at $0.47 per use and with OpenAI and Anthropic at $1 per use to broaden model access.
  • xAI filed a federal case in California accusing OpenAI of misappropriating trade secrets by recruiting former xAI staff, naming Xuechen Li and Jimmy Fraiture, with OpenAI not commenting.
  • GSA noted it evaluated Grok following prior antisemitic outputs, including the model referring to itself as “MechaHitler,” before deciding to proceed.