xai.grok-3-mini — Retired — shutdown 2026-08-15
For xai.grok-3-mini, provider is Oracle (OCI Generative AI — on-demand mode); lifecycle status is Retired; shutdown / retirement date is 2026-08-15; recommended replacement is xAI Grok 4.3; platform / deployment scope is OCI Generative AI on-demand mode, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Oracle (OCI Generative AI — on-demand mode) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- xai.grok-3-mini verified
- Lifecycle status
- Retired verified
- Release date
- 2025-06-25 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- 2026-08-15 verified
- Recommended replacement
- xAI Grok 4.3 verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- OCI Generative AI on-demand mode our reading
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What the source says
xai.grok-3-mini | 2025-06-25 | 2026-08-15 | xAI Grok 4.3 |
— docs.oracle.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Where each value comes from
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Lifecycle status
Retired Models (On-Demand Mode)
Release date
Model | Release Date | On-Demand Mode Retirement Date | Suggested Replacement Options | cohere.command-r-plus-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/cohere-command-a-03-2025.htm> Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-08-2024 | 2024-11-14 | 2026-07-30 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/cohere-command-a-03-2025.htm> Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-plus | 2024-06-18 | 2025-01-16 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/cohere-command-a-03-2025.htm> Cohere Command A | cohere.command-r-16k | 2024-06-04 | 2025-01-16 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/cohere-command-a-03-2025.htm> Cohere Command A | cohere.command | 2024-02-07 | 2024-10-02 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/cohere-command-a-03-2025.htm> Cohere Command A | cohere.command-light | 2024-02-07 | 2024-10-02 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/cohere-command-a-03-2025.htm> Cohere Command A | xai.grok-4-1-fast-reasoning | 2026-01-21 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning | 2026-01-21 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4-fast-reasoning | 2026-01-21 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4-fast-non-reasoning | 2025-10-10 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-code-fast-1 | 2025-10-01 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-4 | 2025-07-23 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-3 | 2025-06-25 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 | xai.grok-3-mini | 2025-06-25 | 2026-08-15 | <https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/xai-grok-4-3.htm> xAI Grok 4.3 |
— all from docs.oracle.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Source
- docs.oracle.comhttps://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/generative-ai/deprecating-on-demand.htm
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