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Prediction Market Puts Grok 4.4 Release This Month at 78%; xAI Silent

July 2, 2026 at 16:05 EDT

Foundation Models
Infra & Chips

Prediction market platform Polymarket on July 2, 2026 flagged as "BREAKING" a market update giving a 78% chance that xAI's next model, "Grok 4.4," will be publicly released by the end of the month. There has been no official announcement from xAI or Elon Musk, however, and the figure reflects only the aggregated view of market participants.

Prediction Market · xAI Grok

A market bets Grok 4.4 ships by July — but xAI has confirmed nothing

Traders price a 78% chance that xAI releases Grok 4.4 before July 31. It reflects only the crowd's implied probability — no official release date or name has been announced.

78%

Implied chance of release by July 31 (current)

87%

Peak "Yes" for July 31 deadline

~$43K

Total volume traded in this market

Implied probability by deadline

Later deadlines carry near-certainty — the debate is timing, not whether.

78%

By Jul 31
(current)

87%

Jul 31
(peak)

94%

By Aug 31
(peak)

Where the Grok series stands

Grok 4

Jul 2025

Series foundation

→

Grok 4.3

Apr 30, 2026 · current flagship

1M-token context · $1.25/M in · $2.50/M out

→

Grok 4.4

Unconfirmed

Est. ~1T parameters · awaiting official word

Grok 4.3 scores 53 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index vs a 35 median — sustaining rapid iteration through 4.1, 4.20 and 4.3.

Why traders stay cautious

Musk rarely gives firm dates
Still in beta — possibly around September
A release this month with no news looks tough

Why some are optimistic

xAI iterates fast — "it could drop at any time"
4.3 already excels at multi-step agentic reasoning
Roadmap once pointed to a ~May 1T-param launch

The bottom line: Market odds are not a schedule. Probabilities move continuously with each trade, and the real release timing depends entirely on an official xAI announcement — which has not come.

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