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grok-beta model retirement
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Calls to the model grok-beta on xAI stopped working on October 14, 2026.
The error you get
What xAI answers a call to grok-beta once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"code":"invalid-argument","error":"Model not found: grok-beta"}What to use instead of grok-beta
Move to grok-4.3. Two full generations later. Treat this as a rewrite rather than a model swap.
Facts
- API
- xAI
api.x.ai - Model
grok-beta- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- October 14, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- models.dev
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against xAI's own pages
Questions
When does grok-beta shut down?
Calls to the model grok-beta on xAI stopped working on October 14, 2026.
What happens to calls after October 14, 2026?
They have failed since October 14, 2026.
What error does grok-beta return once it is shut down?
xAI answers HTTP 400: "Model not found: grok-beta". Send another model to fix it.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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You fixed this one by hand.
Okapi opens the pull request with the fix before the next breaking change reaches your code.