# grok-beta

Calls to the model grok-beta on xAI stopped working on October 14, 2026.

- API: xAI (api.x.ai)
- Model: grok-beta
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: October 14, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model grok-beta`
- Source: [models.dev](https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models.json?provider=xai)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/xai/grok-beta/

## What to use instead

Move to grok-4.3. Two full generations later. Treat this as a rewrite rather than a model swap.