Crypto AI ‘four times better’ than ChatGPT and Grok raises $15 million
Crypto-focused AI platform Surf raised $15 million, claiming performance four times better than ChatGPT and Grok on crypto tasks.Summary
Surf, an artificial intelligence platform specializing in cryptocurrency knowledge, announced it has raised $15 million in a funding round that included investments from Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Digital Currency Group. CEO Ryan Li stated that mainstream AI models like ChatGPT and Perplexity suffer from hallucinations detrimental to traders, positioning Surf as a specialized expert trained specifically for the crypto industry. The company claims its platform performs "four times better than ChatGPT and Grok on crypto tasks," based on testing conducted with Princeton University. Surf, which launched publicly in September, currently has over 300,000 users, with 80% being general users and 20% from crypto-affiliated companies. Surf already generates revenue through subscriptions and plans to launch a new version in February.
(Source：The Block)