grok-4-0709 — Retired — shutdown May 15, 2026
For grok-4-0709, provider is xAI; lifecycle status is Retired; shutdown / retirement date is May 15, 2026; recommended replacement is grok-4.3 with low reasoning effort; platform / deployment scope is xAI API, recorded from its source on 2026-09-09.
- Provider
- xAI our reading
- Model ID / API name
- grok-4-0709 verified
- Lifecycle status
- Retired
- Shutdown / retirement date
- May 15, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- grok-4.3 with low reasoning effort verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- xAI API our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
As we continue advancing Grok, we are retiring several earlier models to focus fully on our newest generation. Effective May 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT, the following models will be retired from the xAI API: grok-4-1-fast-reasoning grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning grok-4-fast-reasoning grok-4-fast-non-reasoning grok-4-0709 grok-code-fast-1 grok-3 grok-imagine-image-pro
— docs.x.ai, retrieved 2026-09-09
Where each value comes from
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Recommended replacement
grok-4-0709 | grok-4.3 with low reasoning effort |
— all from docs.x.ai, retrieved 2026-09-09
Source
- docs.x.aihttps://docs.x.ai/developers/migration/may-15-retirement
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