Two New Grok Models Spotted in LMArena Testing

Models codenamed 'Vortexshade' and 'Quantumcrow' appeared in LMArena, suggesting xAI has new Grok variants imminent.

As @AiBattle_ flagged, two previously unknown model identifiers — "Vortexshade" and "Quantumcrow" — have appeared in LMArena testing and are believed to be new Grok variants from xAI. The codenames are consistent with xAI's pattern of testing models publicly before formal announcement.

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