xAI’s Grok 4.6 is said to finish initial training next week, with a mid-September launch estimate
koltregaskes · x · 2026-07-25
A reply cites a previous estimate that Grok 4.6—or xAI’s 2T model—will finish its initial training next week. Based on past timing between Elon Musk’s “training finished” comments and public launches, the author estimates a release around mid-September.
The post also suggests Grok 4.6 could outperform Kimi K3 while staying as fast and cheap as Grok 4.5.
Related event: Musk Announces Release Timeline for Grok 4.6 and 4.7(10 posts)→
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