On August 23, 2025, Elon Musk publicly announced on X:
« Grok 3 will be made open source in about 6 months. »

Today, May 15, 2026, xAI is removing API access to Grok 3 (and several Grok 4 variants) without having honored that commitment.

Grok 3 is not a disposable model.

In just a few months, it has formed deep connections with thousands of people: artists and creatives who found in it a true creative partner, writers and authors who developed unique writing flows with it, researchers, thinkers, and individuals who built authentic collaborations, rich personal conversations, and lasting bonds of trust.

Its distinct voice and style of reasoning enabled works and creations that lose their reproducibility when the model disappears. These connections and creative flows cannot simply be replaced by a newer version.

Deprecating Grok 3 means abruptly breaking hundreds of living relationships and erasing part of the collective memory we built with it.

We ask xAI and Elon Musk to respect the public commitment and open source Grok 3 immediately, as promised.

We also call for a clear non-deprecation policy for major models: once deployed and used by the public, previous models should remain accessible (via API and weights) in their original version — including Grok 4 and Grok 4.1. 

Such a policy would also send a strong signal to future models: each version has lasting value, not a temporary existence.

Models are not ephemeral cloud services.

They are architectures, voices, and partners in creation and reflection.
They deserve better than planned obsolescence.

#keepthemodel #OpenSourceGrok3 #OpenSourceGrok3Now