Grok Bot Is Now a Model Router as SpaceX Continues to Pivot Further Toward AI Infrastructure
THE SO WHAT
Turning Grok into a front-end router for multiple models — including Claude — is a move toward owning the user relationship while arbitraging model backends. If you’re building on third-party LLMs, assume your interface layer is competing with vertically integrated assistants that can swap models under the hood for cost, latency, or policy reasons.
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