AI illustration: Grok 5 out before end of 2026
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Grok 5 out before end of 2026 (still pending)

Elon Musk promised Grok 5 out before end of 2026 by the end of 2026. It hasn't happened yet, with 80 days left.

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“And then with GROK 5, which should be out before the end of this year, we will be incorporating the entire corpus of SpaceX data.”
— Elon Musk · Aug 4, 2026 · SpaceX Q2 2026 Earnings Call (August 4, 2026), video, ~00:08:08 00:08:08 ↗
Video: SpaceX Q2 2026 Earnings Call (August 4, 2026), video, ~00:08:08
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:08:08 — SPACEX Q2 2026 EARNINGS CALL (AUGUST 4, 2026), VIDEO, ~00:08:08
The fine print

Interview-checklist transcript mine 2026-10-12 (spacex-q2-2026-earnings-call). Quote copied from the saved transcript research/transcripts/ema/spacex-q2-2026-earnings-call.md (ASR; bracketed words are ASR fixes); ~00:08:08 in the video.

The Progression

Aug 4, 2026
The promise: “And then with GROK 5, which should be out before the end of this year, we will be incorporating the entire corpus of SpaceX data.” · SpaceX Q2 2026 Earnings Call (August 4, 2026), video, ~00:08:08 00:08:08 ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Pending · 80 days left. Still waiting.

On SpaceX's first earnings call in August 2026 Elon Musk said Grok 5 should be out before the end of the year. It was promised for end-2025 (#107) and Q1 2026 (#120) before.

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