Elon: Grok 4.5 trails Fable, but its speed and cost make it the better default
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-07-23
Elon is quoted as saying Grok 4.5 is not quite as good as Fable, but it is much faster and more cost-effective.
The post argues that for 99% of software tasks today, Grok 4.5 is already sufficient because the cost / speed / output-quality trade-off is so favorable. The core point is that for most real work, pursuing the absolute best intelligence can be overkill, and a cheaper, faster model may be the rational choice.
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