Models, Profiles, And Reasoning

Grok Code separates three things that users often blur together:

• the xAI model
• the routing profile
• the model's own reasoning behavior

Choose The Model

Use:

• /model in the TUI
• --model on the CLI

Common models in this build include:

• grok-code-fast-1
• Grok 4.20 reasoning and non-reasoning variants
• Grok 4.1 Fast reasoning and non-reasoning variants
• grok-4.20-multi-agent

Choose The Profile

Use:

• /profile
• the profile picker inside /connect

User-facing profiles include:

• Balanced
• Best answer
• Cheap first
• Review heavy
• Research fast
• Research deep

Reasoning Rules That Matter

• grok-code-fast-1 manages reasoning internally
• multi-agent research depth is controlled by profile
• some model families use a reasoning or non-reasoning toggle instead of a free-form effort setting

Use:

• /think
• /thinking

But expect the current model to decide what is actually adjustable.