Model · xAI

Grok 2

xAI's web-aware preview family for chat, coding, and synthesis tasks tied closely to the xAI ecosystem.

Pricing

Model Overview

Tracked token-pricing fields for this model family. Empty pricing fields stay hidden until the source publishes them.

Surface

Input and output modalities, enabled feature flags, strengths, and tradeoffs.

Model capabilities
Attribute	Values
Modalities	textimage to text
Capabilities	reasoningwebSearchimageInputbatchSupportfunctionCallingstructuredOutputs
Strengths	Native web-connected use cases, Competitive coding value
Tradeoffs	Still treated as preview infrastructure, Fewer enterprise host options

References

Canonical launch, documentation, pricing, and release-note URLs.

Official model links
Reference	URL
Intro	https://x.ai
Docs	https://docs.x.ai
Pricing	https://docs.x.ai/docs/models
Release note	https://docs.x.ai/docs/changelog

Coverage

Reported benchmark families, versions, scores, sources, and notes.

Benchmark coverage
Benchmark	Version	Score	Date	Source	Notes
LiveCodeBench	2026-Q1	52.3 pass@1	Feb 5, 2026	xAI docs	Preview-family benchmark evidence.

Lifecycle

Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.

Release history
Release	Alias	Lifecycle	Release Date	Deprecation	Shutdown	Summary
Grok 2	grok-2	Preview	Aug 13, 2025	—	—	Current xAI preview family for API customers.

Surfaces

Provider-specific hosting, context, pricing notes, feature differences, and provider-status context.

Host coverage
Host	Type	Context	Pricing Note	Differences
xAI API	first-party	128.0K	Reference access and preview rollout cadence.	Native xAI web integration

Migration

Documented migration summary, successor families, and known breaking changes.

Migration guidance
Topic	Details
Summary	Useful for teams that want xAI's native web-connected experience and are comfortable with preview-state operations.
Breaking changes	Preview-state behavior, limits, and pricing can change faster than stable families.

Timeline

Cataloged model-family updates and source references.

Change events
Date	Type	Title	Description	Source
Aug 13, 2025	preview_started	Preview launched	Grok 2 launched in preview for API customers.	xAI changelog

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