Grok-1.5

xAI's base text model - entry-level option

Last updated: May 22, 2026

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πŸ“… Released: March 2024 πŸ’³ API Access ENTRY-LEVEL

Overview

Grok-1.5 is xAI's entry-level text model, offering basic AI capabilities with real-time X/Twitter knowledge access. Best suited for simple tasks and high-volume applications where cost is the primary concern.

Context Window
8K tokens
Knowledge
Real-time (X/Twitter)
Pricing
$1-2 / 1M tokens
Access
API

βœ…Strengths

  • βœ“Lowest cost xAI option
  • βœ“Real-time X knowledge
  • βœ“Fast response times
  • βœ“Good for simple classification

⚠️Weaknesses

  • βœ—Limited reasoning capability
  • βœ—Very small context window
  • βœ—No vision capabilities
  • βœ—Being phased out for newer models

Best Use Cases

πŸ“Š Classification

Sentiment, topics

πŸ’¬ Simple Chat

Basic Q&A

πŸ“° Headline Generation

Social posts

πŸ” Keyword Extraction

Content tagging

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