# Grok 2

Grok 2 is a model from xAI with open weights, first recorded on 7 Oct 2026; its release date is not established.

- Developer: xAI
- Id: xai-org/grok-2
- Reported: 2024-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sighting: 2026-10-07T19:43:10.909Z
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/xai-org/grok-2)
- Status: Released
- Weights version: 2025-08-22
  - [evidence link](https://huggingface.co/api/models/xai-org/grok-2/paths-info/daf4395a80ad177386cfe39641b64fc12b1d70ed)
- Canonical: https://alexgetman.com/models/xai/grok-2/

## Questions

### Are the weights of Grok 2 publicly available?

Yes. xAI publishes the weights.

### When was Grok 2 released?

Its release date is not established. Signal Forge first recorded it on 7 Oct 2026.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-13T18:49:32.453Z · [GitHub search · xAI · pulls · Drakon-Systems-Ltd/ShieldCortex · @jarvis-drakon](https://github.com/Drakon-Systems-Ltd/ShieldCortex/pull/1061)
- 2026-11-13T18:49:32.453Z · [GitHub search · xAI · pulls · eggpeat/oh-my-pi · @robo-egg](https://github.com/eggpeat/oh-my-pi/pull/113)
> **Worker model:** xai-oauth/grok-4.7 (xhigh thinking), lane grok-2
- 2026-11-13T19:08:12.707Z · [xAI · official articles](https://x.ai/news/grok-2)
> 𝕏 Premium and Premium+ users will have access to two new models: Grok-2 and Grok-2 mini

## Evidence links

- [GitHub search · xAI · pulls · Drakon-Systems-Ltd/ShieldCortex · @jarvis-drakon](https://github.com/Drakon-Systems-Ltd/ShieldCortex/pull/1061)
- [GitHub search · xAI · pulls · eggpeat/oh-my-pi · @robo-egg](https://github.com/eggpeat/oh-my-pi/pull/113)
- [hf-author-artifacts:xai-org](https://huggingface.co/api/models/xai-org/grok-2/paths-info/daf4395a80ad177386cfe39641b64fc12b1d70ed)
- [huggingface:xai-org](https://huggingface.co/xai-org/grok-2)
- [xai-articles](https://x.ai/news/grok-2)

## Signals