Musk says Grok 4.8 'won't disappoint': no benchmark chasing, built to be useful
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-30
Elon Musk confirmed Grok 4.8 is coming, admitting it's "taken longer than expected" but promising it "will not be a disappointment." He said xAI is not optimizing for benchmarks — "I really don't care how Grok does on those" — and is instead targeting real-world usefulness. The reply responds to criticism that xAI has few SOTA models beyond Voice mode.
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