Engineer's first take: Grok 4.6 feels fresh, a big step from Grok 4.5
MaziyarPanahi · x · 2026-08-14
Maziyar Panahi, a well-known engineer in AI circles, says Grok 4.6 "feels fresh" and is markedly different from Grok 4.5, crediting the care xAI put into mid-training and post-training.
An early positive hands-on impression of the new version.
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