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Grok 5 release date: promised for 2025, missed

Elon Musk first promised Grok 5 for 2025, then moved the date 1 time. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

goalposts: 2025 → 2026 · moved 1×
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“Grok 5 will be out before the end of this year and it will be crushingly good.”
— Elon Musk · Aug 7, 2025 · Musk X post on Grok 5, Aug 7 2025 ↗
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What actually happened

Still missed. Musk re-promised Grok 5 for Q1 2026; Q1 and Q2 windows closed. Fetched Oct 13 2026: docs.x.ai/docs/models lists grok-4.7 and has no grok-5 or grok-4.8 id. ZBuild Oct 11: Grok 5 has not been released; flagship is still Grok 4.7 (Sep 21). Grok 4.7 (#259) is a separately promised point release, not Grok 5. docs.x.ai/docs/models fetched Oct 13 2026 — grok-4.7 present; no grok-5 ↗

The Progression

Aug 7, 2025
The promise: “Grok 5 will be out before the end of this year and it will be crushingly good.” · Musk X post on Grok 5, Aug 7 2025 ↗
2026
Timeline pushed to 2026.
Goalpost #1
Dec 31, 2025
Deadline passed. Still missed. Musk re-promised Grok 5 for Q1 2026; Q1 and Q2 windows closed. Fetched Oct 13 2026: docs.x.ai/docs/models lists grok-4.7 and has no grok-5 or grok-4.8 id. ZBuild Oct 11: Grok 5 has not been released; flagship is still Grok 4.7 (Sep 21). Grok 4.7 (#259) is a separately promised point release, not Grok 5. docs.x.ai/docs/models fetched Oct 13 2026 — grok-4.7 present; no grok-5 ↗
Today · Oct 14, 2026
Status: Missed · 287 days past due. Never happened.
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Questions about Grok 5 Release Date

What did Elon Musk promise about Grok 5 Release Date?

On Aug 7, 2025, Elon Musk said: “Grok 5 will be out before the end of this year and it will be crushingly good.” (source).

Did it happen?

Still missed. Musk re-promised Grok 5 for Q1 2026; Q1 and Q2 windows closed. Fetched Oct 13 2026: docs.x.ai/docs/models lists grok-4.7 and has no grok-5 or grok-4.8 id. ZBuild Oct 11: Grok 5 has not been released; flagship is still Grok 4.7 (Sep 21). Grok 4.7 (#259) is a separately promised point release, not Grok 5. (docs.x.ai/docs/models fetched Oct 13 2026 — grok-4.7 present; no grok-5)

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