# xAI Grok 2 — deprecation status

> Yes — Grok 2 is retired and no longer served by xAI, which has not published the exact shutdown date. The recommended replacement is Grok 4.3.

The model that took xAI's API out of beta in December 2024, replacing grok-beta with better instruction-following and multilingual coverage at $2 per million input tokens. It is gone: the id is absent from xAI's model list and its documentation page returns a 404. xAI never published a retirement date for it, and this catalogue will not invent one.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | xAI |
| Model id | `grok-2-1212` |
| Status | Retired |
| Aliases | `grok-2`, `grok-2-latest` |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Grok 4.3** (`grok-4.3`) — https://modeldeprecations.dev/xai/grok-4.3
  - Our suggestion, not xAI's - xAI removed the model's page rather than publishing a migration target for it.
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/xai/grok-4.3

```diff
- "model": "grok-2-1212"
+ "model": "grok-4.3"
```

## FAQ

### What replaces xAI Grok 2?

xAI recommends Grok 4.3 (`grok-4.3`) as the replacement for xAI Grok 2. Our suggestion, not xAI's - xAI removed the model's page rather than publishing a migration target for it.

### Is xAI Grok 2 still available?

No. xAI Grok 2 is retired and no longer served. Calls to it return an error.

### How do I migrate from xAI Grok 2 to grok-4.3?

Swap the model id in your API call: replace "grok-2-1212" with "grok-4.3". Our suggestion, not xAI's - xAI removed the model's page rather than publishing a migration target for it.

### Does this apply to grok-2 too?

Yes. xAI Grok 2 is also published as `grok-2`, `grok-2-latest`; those ids share the same lifecycle dates as `grok-2-1212`.

## Sources

- [xAI models and pricing (no longer lists this model)](https://docs.x.ai/developers/models) — accessed 2026-08-03

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Canonical page: https://modeldeprecations.dev/xai/grok-2-1212
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