{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e18a4b1e7cb2b7904a32bf6b","clusterId":"c_0c6a67ad4e7783febbd2fa7f","slug":"grok-4-5-launches-as-coding-model-matching-claude-opus-4-8","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Grok 4.5 Launches as Coding Model Matching Claude Opus 4.8","summary":"SpaceXAI announced Grok 4.5 on July 8, 2026. The model is specialized for coding and agent tasks, with 1.5 trillion parameters and a 500,000-token context window. It matches Claude Opus 4.8 on several benchmarks while being cheaper per token. Developed with Cursor, it is available in Grok Build and Cursor plans and via API. EU release is delayed to mid-July.","whyItMatters":"Grok 4.5 gives SpaceXAI a cost-competitive entry in the coding AI market, matching top-tier models at lower token prices.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOn the DeepSWE 1.0 coding agent benchmark, Grok 4.5 scored higher than Claude Opus 4.8, though Claude Opus 4.8 led on DeepSWE 1.1. Third-party evaluator Artificial Analysis placed Grok 4.5\u0026#39;s intelligence next to Claude Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5, above Claude Sonnet 5 and GLM-5.2. The model uses about one-quarter the output tokens of Claude Opus 4.8 per task on SWE Bench Pro. API pricing is $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. Grok 4.5 is available immediately in Grok Build and Cursor, with API access. EU users will get access in mid-July.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, a coding and agent model that matches Claude Opus 4.8 on benchmarks at lower cost. 1.5T params, 500K context. Available now in Grok Build and Cursor. EU in mid-July.","twitterPost":"SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, a coding and agent model matching Claude Opus 4.8 on benchmarks at lower cost. 1.5T params, 500K context. Available in Grok Build and Cursor. EU in mid-July.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5, a model specialized for coding and agent tasks. It achieves benchmark scores comparable to Claude Opus 4.8 while being cheaper per token. The model is available in Grok Build and Cursor, with API access. EU release follows in mid-July.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260709-grok-4-5-ai/\",\"title\":\"Grok 4.5 Released, Performance on Par with Claude Opus 4.8 at Lower Price\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4357,"outputTokens":2113,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783566312,"createdAt":"2026-07-09T02:57:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-09T02:58:32.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T02:57:26.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0c6a67ad4e7783febbd2fa7f","canonicalTitle":"「Grok 4.5」が登場、Claude Opus 4.8と同等性能で料金は安価","representativeArticleId":"a_f4b9abb75ca87b06595a9878","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-09T02:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-09T02:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-09T02:58:32.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260709-grok-4-5-ai/","title":"「Grok 4.5」が登場、Claude Opus 4.8と同等性能で料金は安価"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}