Grok 4.6 Hits GitHub Copilot 2026: Setup + Real Test
Grok 4.6 is live in GitHub Copilot across VS Code, JetBrains, and Xcode. Setup steps, premium request costs, and a real repo test of where it wins
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Grok 4.6 Arrives 2026: 1753 Elo at Half the Price
xAI’s Grok 4.6 hits 1753 LMArena Elo at roughly half the per-token cost of OpenAI and Anthropic frontier models. Here’s what that means for your routing
Grok 4.5 in 2026: SWE-Bench Pro Wins & 4.2x Cheaper AI
Grok 4.5 hits 64.7% on SWE-bench Pro while burning 4.2x fewer tokens than Opus 4.8, reframing the AI frontier race around cost-per-solved-task in 2026
Grok 4.5 in 2026: 1.5T Model Trained on Cursor Data
Grok 4.5 lands July 8, 2026: xAI’s 1.5T-parameter MoE hits 83.3% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 using a quarter of Claude Opus 4.8’s output tokens. Re-run your coding-agent cost model now
Grok 4.5 Goes Public in 2026: xAI’s Cursor-Trained Coder
On July 8, 2026, xAI made Grok 4.5 public — a 1.5-trillion-parameter coder trained on Cursor data that hits 83.3% on Terminal-Bench 2.1 at a quarter of Claude’s token cost
Grok Build Beta: xAI Launches 8-Parallel-Agent Coding CLI
xAI launches Grok Build May 14: 8 parallel coding agents, plan-search-build workflow, grok-code-fast-1 model at $0.20/M tokens, local-first execution.
Grok 4.3 Lands on xAI API With Voice, Imagine, 1M Context
Grok 4.3 xAI API release: 1M context, native video, top agentic tool calling, aggressive pricing, plus Voice and Imagine companion APIs. Frontier-tier developer stack.
xAI Ships Grok Connectors for GitHub Notion Google Microsoft
Grok Connectors launched May 6 — native integrations with GitHub, Notion, Linear, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, plus Bring-Your-Own MCP for custom tools.
xAI Is Dead, Long Live SpaceXAI: Musk Folds Grok Into SpaceX
Musk dissolved xAI on May 6, folding Grok into a new SpaceXAI division of SpaceX. What changed, why it matters, what it means for Grok and the IPO.
NIST Will Test Google, Microsoft, and xAI Models Pre-Release
The US will test Google, Microsoft, and xAI AI models before public release, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in NIST pre-deployment review.
xAI, Google, Microsoft Sign US AI Pre-Deployment Testing Pact
Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI signed CAISI agreements May 5 — every major US frontier lab now does AI pre-deployment testing. What changed.
Musk Dissolves xAI Into SpaceXAI, Leases Compute to Anthropic
Musk dissolved xAI into a SpaceXAI division and is leasing the Memphis supercomputer to rival Anthropic. What changed and why it reshapes the AI race.
Grok 4.3 Cuts API Prices 40% and Adds Native Video Inputs
xAI’s Grok 4.3 cuts input pricing 40%, adds 1M context, native video, document artifacts, Speech APIs, and #1 specialized benchmarks. Comparison + migration guide.
Apple Opens Siri to Claude, Gemini, and Grok in iOS 27
Apple’s iOS 27 ships Siri Extensions — route queries to Claude, Gemini, Grok, and others. End of OpenAI exclusivity + Gemini-based foundation models inside.
Grok: xAI’s Unfiltered, Real-Time AI Model
What Is Grok? Grok is the AI model built by xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company. What sets Grok apart
