And even leaving the political questions aside - the thing is being molded into a goon generator [2], just WTF.
[1] https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/27/tech/grok-4-elon-musk-ai
[2] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2025/09/grok-system-p...
Sure in theory, but this never works out in practice when applied to the populace. Replace "LLM" with other controversial things — social media, cigarettes, guns.
I'm also certain anyone outside the tech sphere who takes personal responsibility when using LLMs is not using Grok as their daily driver.
Personal experience when using it OpenRouter.
That said, I prefer bigger models even if they cost more. But I do this through GitHub Copilot at a steady 10 dollars per month. I can do way more request with it than I can with 10 dollars worth of credits at OpenRouter. I don't think Copilot is making any money, on the contrary.