xAI Models Catching Up to Anthropic
inductionheads · x · 2026-07-10
This repost suggests that xAI's models, when integrated with Cursor, are making the author doubt Anthropic's leading edge. The original post notes that Grok 4.5 is already "good enough" to accelerate workflows, and Muse Spark 1.1 is very close behind, proving that with enough GPUs, latecomers can still catch up.
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