AI development

xAI

xAI provides Grok, coding and business agents, and model APIs. Its Grok for Startups program supports eligible companies building with Grok products.

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Compare the benefit, eligibility, and application steps for each offer. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

  • Grok for Startups: tailored xAI credits and support

    Tailored Grok credits and onboarding support

    Grok for Startups offers tailored credits across Grok, Grok Build, Grok Bot and the Grok API, plus onboarding support. Approved startups receive 20% upfront and the remaining 80% after initial onboarding and team activation. The grant amount is set in the approval notice; credits normally expire six months after issuance unless that notice states otherwise.

    Eligibility
    Venture-backed startups with a live product and a company email matching their website. Provide funding, investors, revenue, current AI spend and team details. One grant per company group; disclose earlier credits. Vendor approval and regional restrictions apply.
    How to access
    Apply through the official program; approval and eligibility required
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    Scale: up to $200,000; AI-first: up to $350,000 over two years

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    $1k credits + more

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    $25,000 bonus credits

  • Vast.ai

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    $2,500 in GPU credits, subject to approval

  • Together

    Together AI is a cloud platform for training and running open-source AI models. Provides API access to the world's largest fleet of open-weight models including Llama, Qwen, and FLUX, plus fine-tuning, retrieval, and custom model deployment at scale.

    Up to $15,000, $30,000 or $50,000 in AI credits

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