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Grok 3 Beta – The Age of Reasoning Agents
xAI unveiled Grok 3 beta and Grok 3 mini, positioning the release around reasoning, coding, math, world knowledge, and agent-style behavior.
At a glance
Launch Snapshot
- Company
- xAI
- Launch date
- February 19, 2025
- Launch type
- Model Release
- Category
- AI Agents, AI Productivity Tools
- Audience
- Consumers, Developers, Power Users, Researchers
- Pricing
- Availability and pricing vary by Grok, X, and xAI API access path.
- Free plan
- No
- API
- Yes
- Open weights/source
- No
Launch Context
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Verification & Sources
- Status
- Verified
- Source links
- 2
- Freshness
- Needs recheck: verified June 8, 2026
- Last verified
- June 8, 2026
- Last updated
- June 11, 2026
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Kingy Launch Score
6.6 / 10 · Mixed
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Why this score
- Source & verification 7.0/10 — The xAI announcement plus the developer model docs — two first-party sources. x.ai
- Product evidence 7.0/10 — Grok 3 beta and Grok 3 mini positioned around reasoning, coding, math, and agent-style behavior, with API and developer docs. docs.x.ai
- Significance & novelty 6.5/10 — The record frames it as a high-visibility reasoning-model launch competing directly with frontier model providers. x.ai
- Traction signals not scored — insufficient sourced evidence
- Offer clarity 5.5/10 — Availability and pricing vary by Grok, X, and xAI API access path; no free tier stated. docs.x.ai
Evidence checked 2026-07-11
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Kingy AI Take
xAI unveiled Grok 3 beta and Grok 3 mini, positioned around reasoning, coding, math, world knowledge, and agent-style behavior (x.ai). The record describes a high-visibility reasoning launch competing directly with frontier providers. Independent evaluation, long-term reliability, and platform-specific access constraints matter more than launch claims, so verify on your own benchmarks.
Who it is for
Users and developers who want xAI's flagship reasoning model through Grok surfaces and xAI developer access.
Traction notes
Grok 3 was a high-visibility reasoning-model launch competing directly with frontier model providers.
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