Living definition
What is xAI Grok-1 Open-Weights Release?
Foundation Models & LLMsAI & Agents
- As of
- 2026-10-01
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
Grok-1 is a large language model developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, released with its model weights and underlying architecture made publicly available under an open license, allowing outside researchers and developers to download, inspect, and build on the model directly rather than accessing it only through an API.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-01, verified readiness is 25 (claimed 35, reported 30, gap 10) — Weak evidence strength; current signals suggest Use Grok-1 when the original checkpoint serves a specific research purpose.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for xAI Grok-1 Open-Weights Release.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06