LaunchAI ModelsJuly 8, 2026
Grok 4.5 launches; tops Perplexity Computer at half Opus 4.8 cost

SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5 scored highest on Perplexity's WANDR benchmark, at half the cost of Opus 4.8. It is now available as an orchestrator in Perplexity Computer for Pro and Max subscribers, and on X/Grok platforms.
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Introducing Grok 4.5cursor.com
Grok 4.5 inside Perplexity Computer harness excels at work people actually dox.com
[AINews] SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, first Opus-class model post Cursor acquisitionlatent.space
Muse Image, Grok 4.5, Alex Karp on CNBCstratechery.com
Added Grok 4.5 to the Harbor Town Playable gallery. Here is it's "build me a procedurally generated...bsky.app
Grok 4.5 now available on AI Gatewayvercel.com
SpaceX's Grok 4.5 launches at half the price of rivals — here's why that could rattle Anthropic and OpenAIventurebeat.com
I trust Claude for everything. This test made me rethink that.thenewstack.io
Grok 4.5x.ai
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