Deprecations · 8 models
xAI (Grok) model deprecations
Every xAI API model with an announced shutdown, what replaces it, and how much notice xAI promises.
From xAI's official page as of
Retiring
No xAI models have a future shutdown date right now.
Deprecated or legacy, no date yet
| Model | Status | Announced | Shutdown | Replacement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Voice 2.0grok-voice-2.0no shutdown date published; announced month only (October 2026 release notes) | Deprecated | Oct 2026 | — | grok-voice-3.0 | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
xAI's deprecation policy
- xAI publishes no general deprecation policy; one migration guide mentions a 60-day notice period.
- Retired model names usually keep working: requests are redirected to a newer model and billed at its price.
- No feed; retirements are announced in release notes and migration guides.
Already retired
7 model entries, newest first.
| Model | Status | Announced | Shutdown | Replacement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Imagine Image Qualitygrok-imagine-image-qualityannounced = start of 60-day notice period per page; slug will redirect to grok-imagine-image-2.0 quality=low | Retired | Sep 2, 2026 | Nov 2, 2026 | grok-imagine-image-2.0 | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
| Grok Voice Transcribe 1.0grok-voice-transcribe-1.0announced: listed under 'October' release notes (month only); requests routed to grok-voice-transcribe-2.0 | Retired | Oct 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | grok-voice-transcribe-2.0 | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast / Grok 4 Fast (reasoning + non-reasoning)grok-4-1-fast-reasoning, grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning, grok-4-fast-reasoning, grok-4-fast-non-reasoningslugs still resolve: auto-redirect to grok-4.3 (low effort for reasoning, none for non-reasoning), billed at grok-4.3 rates | Retired | — | May 15, 2026 | grok-4.3 | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
| Grok 4 (0709)grok-4-0709slug redirects to grok-4.3 (low reasoning effort) | Retired | — | May 15, 2026 | grok-4.3 | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
| Grok 3grok-3slug redirects to grok-4.3 (none reasoning effort) | Retired | — | May 15, 2026 | grok-4.3 | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
| Grok Code Fast 1grok-code-fast-1page is inconsistent: caution box says all slugs redirect to grok-4.3, table/body say grok-build-0.1 | Retired | — | May 15, 2026 | grok-build-0.1 | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
| Grok Imagine Image Progrok-imagine-image-proredirect target itself retires 2026-11-02 -> grok-imagine-image-2.0 | Retired | — | May 15, 2026 | grok-imagine-image-quality | Official pagechecked Oct 23, 2026 |
Questions
Which xAI models are being deprecated?
No xAI models have an announced future shutdown date in our table right now. 1 are deprecated or legacy without a date.
How much notice does xAI give before retiring a model?
xAI publishes no general deprecation policy; one migration guide mentions a 60-day notice period.
How can I monitor xAI deprecations?
No feed; retirements are announced in release notes and migration guides. The official page is https://docs.x.ai/developers/release-notes.