Khaberni - xAI officially launched the new version of its smart model Grok 4.1, in a step described as a fundamental transformation in the career path of the assistant known for his boldness and breaking traditional boundaries in responses, and the new version comes to reshape Grok's personality, granting it a more balanced and reliable character, after it became famous in its previous versions as one of the boldest chat robots.
Through this update, xAI aims to transform Grok from a controversial model to a smart assistant capable of interacting with greater flexibility and professionalism, while maintaining its creative ability without slipping into the random responses that characterized it in the past, according to tomsguide.
New features of Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is now available through grok.com, the X platform, and iOS and Android apps, and xAI confirms that the improvements were not merely cosmetic but included significant enhancements in intelligence and creativity, and integration of what it describes as "reality-based reasoning" with a more friendly dialogue style.
The company noted that the new model is faster, with a clear reduction in error rates that had previously sparked controversy in earlier versions, and Grok 4.1 uses more advanced learning mechanisms, giving it the ability to build smoother and more natural conversations, with a greater focus on emotional intelligence.
According to the company, a silent pilot was conducted between November 1 and 14 to gather user feedback, and anonymous comparative tests showed that 65% of users preferred Grok 4.1 over the previous version Grok 4.0, reflecting the clear difference between the two versions.
Excellence in Emotional Intelligence and Creative Writing
xAI says that Grok 4.1 is now at the forefront of emotional intelligence tests, having achieved first place in EQ-Bench3, a specialized standard for measuring the ability of artificial intelligence models to understand human emotions and respond to them with empathy.
The model also tops the results of Creative Writing v3, as the company says it is among the best models in creative writing and producing literary texts. These results show that the new model not only provides accurate and contextually relevant answers but also excels in producing innovative and imagined texts, whether in sensitive dialogues or in creative writing.
xAI also confirms that the update has also enhanced Grok's cognitive capabilities, making it more efficient in handling complex tasks and better at understanding cultural and linguistic context, recording the first place in the LLMArena test for measuring model resilience and language quality, and the company notes that these results may make Grok a preferred platform for creative writing tasks in the future.
Grok in face-off with ChatGPT and Claude
The new update is a clear attempt by xAI to keep up with recent advancements in competing models like Claude from Anthropic and ChatGPT from OpenAI, which have recently seen significant improvements making their interactions more human-like and smooth.
The company believes that this shift toward a personal tone in chat robots is the current trend in the world of artificial intelligence, while some users may find this development closer and warmer, others may see it as artificial or exaggerated, and therefore xAI invites users to try Grok 4.1 and judge the new update for themselves.
