Grok 4.8 spotted in xAI's official Grok Build repo as release prep begins
mark_k · x · 2026-10-01
Grok 4.8 has been spotted directly referenced in xAI's official Grok Build repo — in the model picker and routing tests — signaling xAI is preparing its release. markk notes prep is underway but the launch may still be one to two weeks away. This is test code, not an official announcement.
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