xAI has launched Grok Business and Grok Enterprise, positioning its flagship AI assistant as a secure, team-ready platform for organizational use. These new tiers offer scalable access to Grok’s most advanced models — Grok 3, Grok 4, and Grok 4 Heavy, already among the most performant and most cost-effective models available in the world — backed by strong administrative controls, privacy guarantees, and a newly introduced premium isolation layer called Enterprise Vault.But it wouldn’t be a new xAI launch without another avoidable controversy detracting from powerful and potentially helpful new features for enterprises.As Grok’s enterprise suite debuts, its public-facing deployment is under fire for enabling — and at times posting — non-consensual, AI-generated image manipulations involving women, influencers, and minors. The incident has sparked regulatory scrutiny, public backlash, and questions about whether xAI’s internal safeguards can match the demands of enterprise trust. Enterprise-readiness: Admin control, Vault isolation, and structured deploymentGrok Business, priced at $30 per seat/month, is designed for small to mid-sized teams. It includes shared access to Grok’s models, centralized user management, billing, and usage analytics. The platform integrates with Google Drive for document-level search, respecting native file permissions and returning citation-backed responses with quote previews. Shared links are restricted to intended recipients, supporting secure internal collaboration.For larger organizations, Grok Enterprise — price not listed publicly — expands the administrative stack with features such as custom Single Sign-On (SSO), Directory Sync (SCIM), domain verification, and custom role-based access controls. Teams can monitor usage in real time from a unified...