Have you tried Grok 3? It's a bit verbose for my taste even when prompted to be brief but answers seem better/more researched and less opinionated. It's also more willing to answer questions where the other models block an answer.
I have not tried any of the Grok models but that is probably because I am rarely on X.
I have to admit I have a bias where I think Google is "business" while Grok is for lols. But I should probably take the time to asses it since I would prefer to have an opinion based on experience rather than vibes.
Hehe, Google used to be cool when I studied but now it's just advertising and zero customer contact. But sure, business (or maybe big corp) fits now where it used to be more of a startup enterprise back in the late 2000. We worked with them on a project in 2018 and given the hard hiring processes they at least used to have, I was surprised to find that even inexperienced interns did better than what we got back. I'm sure it was a one-off case but the after-taste is still bitter.
On the Grok side, I think of Tesla self driving. They've been doing AI for a long time. I used to own one and they never got to what they promised (self driving by the end of 2019) but it was really good for my taste. I still think of it as the best car I ever owned even though I went back to a gas guzzler when moving to the US. But hey, only 13mpg and it still uses less electricity than a Tesla;)
A lot of people don't want to patronize the businesses of an unabashed Nazi sympathizer. There are more important things in life than model output quality.
