Engines & LLMs
Grok Levels Up: Adds ‘Studio’ for Building Docs, Apps, and More
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is stepping up its game with a new feature called Grok Studio. Announced by xAI, this addition provides users with a canvas-like workspace for creating and editing documents, code, reports, and even simple browser games.
This move puts Grok in closer competition with other leading AI chatbots that offer similar creative workspaces. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has its ‘Canvas’, and Anthropic’s Claude has ‘Artifacts’. Grok Studio functions similarly, opening content in a separate window where users can collaborate directly with the AI on their projects.
Collaboration and File Integration
The core idea behind Grok Studio is to offer a dedicated space for tinkering and building alongside the AI. “Grok can now generate documents, code, reports and browser games,” stated the official Grok account on X (formerly Twitter). “Grok Studio will open your content in a separate window, allowing both you and Grok to collaborate on the content together.”
Making Studio even more practical, xAI also announced integration with Google Drive. Users can now attach documents, spreadsheets, and slides directly from their Google Drive account to Grok prompts, allowing the AI to work with existing user files.
Both Grok Studio and Google Drive integration are reportedly available now for both free and paying Grok users via the Grok website.
Our Take
Looks like xAI is playing catch-up, adding Grok Studio to match features like OpenAI’s Canvas. It’s a smart move – giving users a dedicated space to actually *build* things with the AI, not just chat, makes Grok feel more like a productivity tool.
The Google Drive integration is the other key piece here. Letting Grok access and work with your existing files could make it genuinely useful for tasks like summarizing reports or analyzing spreadsheets. It definitely lowers the barrier for getting real work done with the chatbot.
This story was originally featured on TechCrunch.