I Did the Math on Grok 4.5. The $6 Output Price Is the Real Story.
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Grok 4.5 landed, and the takes came fast: "It beats every coding model." "It is just a cheaper Opus." "You can route it everywhere now." Two of those are wrong. One is directionally useful but still too sloppy. I spent the afternoon reading the official xAI docs, the launch post, the pricing page, and gateway listings. The real story is not a clean benchmark crown. It is a pricing attack on coding agents. TL;DR No, Grok 4.5 does not clearly beat every top coding model. xAI's own launch chart…
1Key Takeaways
- Grok 4.5 landed, and the takes came fast: "It beats every coding model." "It is just a cheaper Opus." "You can route it everywhere now." Two of those are wrong.
- One is directionally useful but still too sloppy.
- I spent the afternoon reading the official xAI docs, the launch post, the pricing page, and gateway listings.
- The real story is not a clean benchmark crown.
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3Why it matters
Coding AI shifts how fast software ships and how much human review each change needs. DEV — AI reports that grok 4.5 landed, and the takes came fast: "It beats every coding model." "It is just a cheaper Opus." "You can route it everywhere now." Two of those are wrong.
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