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Grok-2 mini

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Grok-2 mini is a smaller language model that xAI released alongside Grok-2 on 13 August 2024, describing it as a sibling of Grok-2 that balances speed and answer quality. It launched in beta on X for Premium and Premium+ subscribers, with access through an enterprise API announced for later that month. [1] Primary source

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  • Released Released in beta on X together with Grok-2; enterprise API access was announced for later in August 2024. Primary source[1]page date; second paragraph
  • Status Status unknownxAI has published no deprecation or retirement notice for Grok-2 mini; the xAI API models page lists no Grok-2 model (checked 2026-10-01). Evidence incompleteNo source
    • Change · Efficiency A smaller sibling of Grok-2 that xAI says balances speed and answer quality.Compared with Grok-2 Primary source[1]
    • Change · Other xAI says it improves on its previous model, Grok-1.5.Compared with Grok-1.5 Primary source[1]
    • Parameters Not disclosedNot disclosed by xAI. No claim madeNo source
    • Access consumer app, APIAt launch in beta on X for Premium and Premium+ users, with the enterprise API announced for later in August 2024. Primary source[1]second paragraph; Build with Grok using the Enterprise API

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