Model family timeline
Last updated Aug 8, 2025
Grok model releases
A source-backed timeline for the Grok model family, collecting release dates, labs, access details, context windows, and major lifecycle changes.
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6 models
Grok 5
RumoredRumored next major Grok model. Elon Musk said after GPT-5's launch that Grok 5 would arrive before the end of 2025, but no broad public Grok 5 release is logged in this catalog yet.
Grok 4
DeprecatedxAI's fourth-generation Grok line, preceding the later 4.x API updates already tracked in the catalog.
Grok 3
DeprecatedxAI's third-generation model family, introduced with stronger reasoning, search, and coding modes.
Grok-2
RetiredSecond-generation Grok release with Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini for chat, coding, reasoning, and image-enabled product experiences.
Grok-1.5
RetiredGrok update with stronger reasoning and a 128K context window.
Grok-1
AvailablexAI's first Grok model, later released as open weights with a 314B-parameter MoE checkpoint.