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xAI · 12 Aug 2026

Grok 4.6

xAI’s latest Grok model release, announced by SpaceXAI on X as the successor to Grok 4.5.

ImpactNeeds review

Potentially important, but source strength or availability still needs editorial confirmation.

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Availability
StatusNeeds checkChannelAPIWeightsClosedPricingUnclearDocsPending
Source qualitySocial-only source

Announcement is tracked, but needs stronger first-party model documentation.

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What actually changed.

Normalized from the release note so different labs can be compared by the same fields, not just by launch copy.

Compared withGrok 4.5

Successor model announced; exact capability deltas are not yet published in an indexed model card.

CapabilitySuccessor model announced; exact capability deltas are not yet published in an indexed model card.changed
AvailabilityRelease announced by SpaceXAI on X; exact product and API availability should be verified against xAI docs.new
PricingNo pricing change found in the indexed note.unknown
ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.unknown
EvidenceSpaceXAI announcement on Xnew
ConfidenceNeeds review

Evidence is first-party; comparison labels are normalized by Radar.

Source qualitySocial-only source

Announcement is tracked, but needs stronger first-party model documentation.

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Evidence behind the brief.

The Radar keeps claims traceable: first-party sources, normalized fields, unknowns and the latest verification marker used for this page.

Announcement12 Aug 2026
AvailabilityRelease announced by SpaceXAI on X; exact product and API availability should be verified against xAI docs.
PricingNo pricing change found in the indexed note.
ContextNo context-window change found in the indexed note.
ConfidenceNeeds review
Last checked12 Aug 2026
Needs review

Pricing, Context are not clearly specified in the indexed source note.

Why it matters

Keeps xAI’s rapid frontier-model cadence visible while full model-card, benchmark and pricing details remain to be verified.

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