xAI

Grok 4.20

xAI · Grok line · flagship

Released February 17, 2026Replaced by Grok 4.3

What changed

xAI's new flagship Grok: the first version that retrains itself every week from real-world feedback, and it makes up fewer answers than any model tested so far.

Compared with Grok 4.1 · the version it replaces

Retrains itself every week from real-world feedback

Update cadence — how often the model is refreshed

weekly

new in Grok 4.20 · first Grok to do this

Makes up fewer answers than any model tested so far

AA Omniscience — how often the model avoids inventing facts

78%

best of any model tested · no earlier score to compare

Lands among the top-scoring models in public head-to-head votes

Arena Elo — early ranking from people comparing answers blind

~1505-1535

early measurement · nothing earlier to compare

Where the Grok line stands

Grok 4.6 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

xAI

Grok 4.6

xAI · Grok line · flagship
Mid-cycle28 of ~72 days into its usual cycle

A post-training step on Grok 4.5 that adds an xhigh reasoning-effort level; cached input pricing rose from $0.30 to $0.50 per million tokens.

Released Aug 12, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
Grok 4.6 · Aug 12, 2026
28
days
Usual gap
72
days
Recent gaps
Grok 4.6 · Aug 2026
35
Grok 4.5 · Jul 2026
69
Grok 4.3 · Apr 2026
72
Grok 4.20 · Feb 2026
92

Every Grok release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Aug 12, 2026Grok 4.6
  2. Jul 8, 2026Grok 4.5
  3. Apr 30, 2026Grok 4.3
  4. Feb 17, 2026Grok 4.20 · this page
  5. Nov 17, 2025Grok 4.1
  6. Jul 9, 2025Grok 4
  7. Feb 17, 2025Grok 3
  8. Aug 14, 2024Grok 2
  9. Mar 28, 2024Grok 1.5
  10. Nov 3, 2023Grok 1

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