Grok 4.8

xAI's largest Grok model, built for code, long tasks and quick answers

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About Grok 4.8

Grok 4.8 is xAI's Grok model with 2.5 trillion parameters. It writes and fixes code, works through long tasks and answers everyday questions

Grok 4.8 is a clear step up from Grok 4.7 in code, reasoning and long tasks. It reads photos, PDFs and spreadsheets along with your question

Grok 4.8 comes in two versions. The full model takes on hard problems, and Grok 4.8 Fast answers everyday questions quicker

Developer
xAI
Parameters
2.5 trillion
Previous model
Grok 4.7
Versions
Grok 4.8, Grok 4.8 Fast
Strengths
Code, agents, long tasks
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Grok 4.8 main features

Grok 4.8 writes code for hours, answers fast when you need it and reads your photos and documents

Grok 4.8 with 2.5 trillion parameters next to Grok 4.7 with 2.1 trillion

2.5 trillion parameters

Grok 4.8 has 2.5 trillion parameters, up from 2.1 trillion in Grok 4.7. It is xAI's largest Grok 4 model and gives stronger answers in code, reasoning and long tasks

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Grok 4.8 in Grok Build finding why an app logs users out: 1,460 files read, a double token refresh fixed and 940 tests passed

Long coding tasks in Grok Build

Give Grok 4.8 a bug or a new feature, and it works through your codebase for hours until the tests pass. Grok 4.8 runs in Grok Build, xAI's coding agent, and in Cursor

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Grok 4.7 and Grok 4.7 Fast released on September 21, Grok 4.8 and Grok 4.8 Fast coming soon

A Fast version for quick answers

Pick Grok 4.8 Fast for everyday questions and get answers in seconds. Switch to the full Grok 4.8 for hard problems and set how long it thinks before it answers

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A photo of a repair quote and an 18-page service schedule attached, Grok 4.8 picked and a question about which items aren't due yet

Photos, PDFs and spreadsheets

Send Grok 4.8 a photo of a repair quote and your car's service schedule, and it tells you which items aren't due yet. Grok 4.8 reads images, PDFs and spreadsheets along with your question

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Why use Grok 4.8 on Overchat AI

One account for chat, images and video, on every device

Superchat splitting one request between Claude Opus 5.5 for the plan and Nano Banana 2.1 for the poster

Superchat AI agent

Superchat Agent automatically routes your message to the model best suited for the task. It can generate images and videos, use the AI tools built into Overchat AI, and learn from your interactions to get better over time

Message field with a PDF, a spreadsheet and a dashboard screenshot attached and a voice message being recorded

Chat with images and files

Upload PDFs, spreadsheets, code and images and ask about them in the chat. You can also dictate a message instead of typing it

An image made with Nano Banana 2.1 and a surfing video made with Seedance 2.5

Go beyond text

Generate images with Nano Banana and GPT Image and videos with Seedance and Kling in the same account, with the same credits as chat

Overchat AI on the web, iPhone and Android, and the Superchat screen of the iPhone app

On the web, iPhone and Android

Start a chat on your laptop and finish it on your phone. The Overchat AI app has the same models, and your chats stay in one account on every device

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How to use Grok 4.8 on Overchat AI

On the web, iOS or Android

  1. The Models menu with Grok 4.8 picked above Grok 4.7, Grok 4.6, GPT-6.1 Terra and Claude Opus 5.5
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    Pick Grok 4.8

    Open the model list next to the message field and choose Grok 4.8

  2. Message field with a prompt asking for a 2-minute best man speech for a brother who met his wife at a climbing gym
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    Write your prompt

    Describe the task: what you need, the format and the length. Attach files or images if the task needs them

  3. Grok 4.8's best man speech and a follow-up asking to add a joke about the groom's cooking
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    Get the answer and keep going

    Ask a follow-up, ask for a shorter version or switch to another model without starting over

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Grok 4.8 FAQ

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Grok 4.8 is xAI's Grok model with 2.5 trillion parameters. It writes and fixes code, works through long tasks and reads images and files

Grok 4.8 writes and debugs code, works on coding tasks for hours in Grok Build and Cursor, and answers questions about your photos, PDFs and spreadsheets

Grok 4.8 Fast is the quicker version of Grok 4.8. It suits everyday questions, and the full model handles hard problems

Grok 4.8 is a bigger model, with 2.5 trillion parameters against 2.1 trillion in Grok 4.7. It gives stronger answers in code, reasoning and long tasks

Yes. Grok 4.8 reads a whole codebase, finds the cause of a bug, fixes it and runs the tests

Yes. Grok 4.8 reads photos, screenshots, PDFs and spreadsheets along with your question

Open the model list next to the message field, pick Grok 4.8 and write your prompt. It works on the web, iOS and Android