Grok Lands on Perplexity: Matches Fable 5 Performance at 60% Lower Cost
camerontstow · x · 2026-08-14
Perplexity announced the integration of xAI's Grok model, now available to all Pro and Max users.
Tested as an orchestrator on their internal WANDR (Wide-And-Deep-Research) benchmark, Grok sits on the Pareto frontier of performance and efficiency. It matches Fable 5 results while costing over 60% less.
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