Grok 4.5 Strong in Benchmarks and Pricing
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-07-09
xAI's newly released Grok 4.5 shows strong benchmark performance alongside clear pricing and speed advantages over competitors. Priced at $2 for input and $6 for output, it is significantly cheaper than the rumored GPT 5.6 ($5/$30) and Opus 4.8 ($5/$25). Developers are now exploring how to effectively test it on real agentic tasks.
Related event: xAI Launches Grok 4.5: Coding and Agent Focus to Rival Opus(55 posts)→
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