Grok Shines: Dev Highlights Parity with Flagships at a Fraction of Cost
ChrisUniverse · x · 2026-08-03
A developer noted that Grok 4.5 is slowly becoming their favorite model. They pointed out that with Grok's intelligence and coding abilities on par with flagship models at just a fraction of the cost (10-25x cheaper), it's getting harder to justify using expensive alternatives. They also mentioned that Grok is the only model they trust with full device access.
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