Grok3 is now available on GitHub Models as a public preview

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Published inAI News · 3 min read · May 20, 2025

The latest artificial intelligence model, Grok3, developed by xAI, has been officially launched for public preview on GitHub Models, marking an important step for developers and enterprises to leverage advanced AI capabilities.

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Grok3 is a powerful tool suitable for tasks such as data extraction, code writing, and text summarization, widely serving industries including finance, healthcare, law, and science. Developed by xAI, Grok3 aims to provide outstanding reasoning and coding performance with real-time updates, breaking free from the constraints of a fixed knowledge cutoff date, which distinguishes it from models like GPT-4o and DeepSeek v3. Its integration with GitHub Models allows developers to explore its functionalities seamlessly, with real-time search and GitHub compatibility further enhancing its practicality in enterprise applications. This public preview is part of xAI's strategy to expand access to Grok3.

On the same day, Grok3 also became available through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform, along with its smaller version, Grok3Mini, both offering reliable service level agreements, ensuring they are dependable choices for enterprises.

In addition, xAI further opens up Grok3 via API services, facilitating its integration into various applications. While Grok3 performs exceptionally well in technical and reasoning tasks, there have been reports of slight shortcomings in handling simpler tasks. xAI anticipates addressing these issues in ongoing model optimizations.

xAI encourages developers to experience the preview version on GitHub Models, share feedback, and participate in community discussions to further advance the model. For more details, please refer to the official documentation on GitHub Models.

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