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Is Grok 5 out yet? Release date and what we know

Not out yet, and no release date announced. Not announced with a date. On September 14, 2026 Elon Musk put it after Grok 4.8 and 4.9 in xAI's order and wrote that it's "maybe better than anything".

Status
Rumored
Lab
xAI
Price and context window
Not published

What we've written about Grok 5

September 23, 2026

Grok 4.7, Grok 4.8 and Grok Build: which Grok is out and what each one is for

Grok 4.7 shipped ten days after Musk said it needed a few more days, and the next one has a size but no date.

September 14, 2026

The day after agreeing AI should slow down, Musk said Grok 4.8 finishes training this week

Grok 4.7 still isn't out, Grok 5 is his answer for AGI, and neither OpenAI nor Anthropic lists a size to set 2.5T against.

What is Grok 5?

Grok 5 is a model from xAI, built in the US. Nobody at the lab has confirmed it. Everything below is other people talking.

When is Grok 5 coming?

No date. xAI hasn't given one, so we haven't made one up.

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