Is Grok 5 out yet?
No. Officially confirmed by xAI, not released yet.
Release date: Not announced.
What xAI has said:
- Jan 6, 2026, xAI's Series E funding announcement said Grok 5 is being trained: “Grok 5 is currently in training” (source)
Not known yet:
- Price: not announced in the xAI pages we checked.
- Which plans and apps get it: not announced in the xAI pages we checked.
- API model name: not announced in the xAI pages we checked.
- Context window: not announced in the xAI pages we checked.
- Downloadable weights: not announced in the xAI pages we checked.
Newest one you can use today: Grok 4.7 (released Sep 21, 2026).
Tested by Kingy: Not tested by Kingy yet.
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Checked against xAI’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, 04:20 UTC. This page becomes the launch page on release day.
Grok 5 is a real, named model, but you can’t use it yet. The only mention of it Kingy found on xAI’s news pages and developer docs is in the Series E funding announcement of January 6, 2026, which says Grok 5 is in training. Since then xAI has announced Grok 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7, and none of those announcements mentions Grok 5.
What xAI has published since
xAI’s news posts show these Grok 4 releases after that January line:
- Grok 4.5 on July 16, 2026.
- Grok 4.6 on August 12, 2026.
- Grok 4.7 on September 21, 2026. xAI calls it its most capable model for coding and knowledge work, at the same price and speed as Grok 4.6.
xAI joined SpaceX in February, and its site is now branded SpaceXSI. None of these posts gives a Grok 5 date, price or feature list.
Where Grok 5 is not listed yet
These are the two public lists where developers find xAI models. On November 12, 2026 (Pacific time), neither listed Grok 5:
- xAI’s developer models page lists models up to Grok 4.7.
- OpenRouter’s model catalog lists xAI models up to Grok 4.7.
That is a check of public pages, not proof that nobody is testing it privately.
What about the dates you see elsewhere?
Many sites list a Grok 5 release date or a size. Kingy found neither in xAI’s news posts or developer docs, so this page doesn’t repeat them. When xAI publishes a date, this page will show it, with the link.
What you can use today
The newest Grok you can use is Grok 4.7. Kingy has tested it against Grok 4.6: on Kingy’s AI Accuracy Index it gave fewer wrong answers (0.4% against 4.8%), and on Kingy’s coding and data tasks it passed 19 of 20, against Grok 4.6’s 20 of 20. Both cost the same per token. The full side-by-side is on the Grok 4.7 vs Grok 4.6 comparison.
What happens on launch day
This page becomes the Grok 5 launch page at this same address. It will show who can use it, where, what it costs and what is left out, all from xAI’s own pages. If Grok 5 is listed on OpenRouter, Kingy runs its standard launch-day test the same day and adds the results here.
Sources
- xAI: Series E announcement (January 6, 2026), checked November 12, 2026.
- xAI: Grok 4.7 (September 21, 2026), checked November 12, 2026.
- xAI: Grok 4.6 (August 12, 2026), checked November 12, 2026.
- xAI: Grok 4.5 (July 16, 2026), checked November 12, 2026.
- xAI joins SpaceX (February 2, 2026), checked November 12, 2026.
- xAI developer docs: models, checked November 12, 2026.
- OpenRouter model catalog, checked November 12, 2026.
Revision log
- November 12, 2026: Page created. Grok 5 not released; the only mention found on xAI’s news pages and docs is the January 6, 2026 “in training” line.