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Model releases, app features and incidents across xAI's Grok. Curated and summarized from dozens of sources by AIBriefs.
Grok Imagine Video 1.5 lands on Runway
Grok to get queued messages after user request
Scoble praises Grok as matching online user sentiment
Reddit user creates rideable robot raptor in Fortnite from AI-generated images
A Reddit user used Grok Imagine to generate reference images and built a rideable robot raptor mount in Fortnite, sharing the pipeline on r/ComfyUI.
Grok 3 open-source promise questioned after one year
Elon Musk stated last year that Grok 3 would be open-sourced in about six months; as of July 2026, no open-source release has occurred.
Introducing Cursor Start
Cursor Start is a new India-only plan priced at ₹649/month via UPI or card, offering generous access to Grok 4.5 and Composer plus more agent requests than the Free plan. Cursor's India user base tripled to 3M developers in the past year, its third-largest market.
SpaceXAI to release Grok 4.6 model in two weeks
The upcoming Grok 4.6 model is expected to feature 2 trillion parameters, an increase from the 1.5 trillion parameters in Grok 4.5. It is projected to outperform Kimi K3, with Grok 4.7 reportedly scheduled for release two weeks later.
Elon Musk plans 'historically accurate' AI version of The Odyssey using Grok
On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Elon Musk touted plans to create a 'historically accurate' AI-generated version of Homer's The Odyssey using his Grok AI. No further details or timeline were provided.
Guide to setting up scheduled tasks and email triggers in Grok
Grok now supports automations with daily triggers and inbox monitoring, similar to Claude and ChatGPT. The blog post walks through how to configure these for recurring AI workflows.
xAI sues user for allegedly generating illegal content with Grok
xAI filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a user accused of using its Grok chatbot to create non-consensual sexualized images. The legal action follows ongoing scrutiny regarding the model's ability to generate prohibited content.
xAI's Grok 4.3 launches on Amazon Bedrock
Grok 4.3 is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock. The model reasons reliably over long inputs, helping teams build agents and AI workflows.
User tests GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Opus 4.8, Grok 4.5 on 100 frontend briefs
A Reddit user generated 300 websites by giving GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Opus 4.8, and Grok 4.5 the same 100 frontend briefs. The apparent trend: each model reaches for the same handful of visual ideas, which a single impressive screenshot can't reveal.
grok-mermaid converts Mermaid diagrams to Unicode box art
Simon Willison extracted a Rust-based Mermaid-to-Unicode renderer from xAI's open-sourced Grok CLI codebase. The tool provides a self-contained terminal renderer for Mermaid diagrams.
xAI open-sources Grok Build under Apache 2.0
xAI has open-sourced its Grok Build project under the Apache 2.0 license. The source code is now available on GitHub for developers.
Elon Musk's Grok faces trust crisis after developers flag privacy concern
An Inc. report says developers flagged a major privacy concern with Elon Musk's Grok, sparking a trust crisis for the xAI chatbot.
Lawsuit claims xAI fired engineer over Grok safety alarms
A new lawsuit alleges xAI fired an engineer who raised safety alarms about Grok, according to TechCrunch. The suit claims the termination was retaliation for the engineer's concerns.
SpaceXAI releases Grok Voice Think Fast 2.0
The speech-to-speech model achieved 82.9% on the Speech-to-Speech Quality Index and 56.5% on Tau Voice for agentic performance. It features a 0.70s time-to-first-audio and is now available on Agent Builder via the xAI Console.
Perplexity integrates Grok 4.5 into Perplexity Computer
Grok 4.5 excels inside Perplexity Computer harness
Analysis compares 2026 pricing for GPT-5.6, Grok 4.5, Muse Spark, and Fable 5
The analysis evaluates cost-per-task across four frontier models, noting that GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Fable 5 charge 3–5x more for extended reasoning modes. Claude Fable 5 offers a 1M+ token context window with specific fees for cached document processing.
Grok 4.5 vs GPT-5.6 Sol: Cost, Speed, and Agentic Coding Performance
Comparison covers benchmark scores, cost per task, inference speed, and real-world agentic behavior. Grok 4.5 packs a 131,072-token context window and was tuned to improve tool-use reliability; GPT-5.6 Sol targets deep reasoning for multi-turn coding workflows.
Grok 4.5 builds full browser-based Windows OS clone from one prompt
Musk: Grok Build and 4.5 release genuinely useful for real-world work
Grok 4.5 now available in Perplexity
Claude Fable 5 most efficient with 6.5 turns per task
xAI rolls out Grok for X Ads platform in early access
Grok 4.5 builds playable Nokia Snake game in a browser
xAI releases Grok 4.5 model
xAI has launched Grok 4.5, marking the latest iteration of the company's foundation model series.
Epoch AI data shows cost of fixed AI intelligence halves every 2-4 months
Analysis of Epoch AI data argues the price of achieving a given level of AI intelligence falls by half every 2-4 months. It cites xAI's Grok 4.5, claiming Opus 4.7-level performance at half the cost, as the latest example; that claim is unconfirmed.
CursorBench reveals Grok 4.5 training data contamination
Grok 4.5 achieved higher performance on CursorBench due to an earlier snapshot of the Cursor codebase being unintentionally included in its training data. This data leakage provided an advantage during the benchmark evaluation.
Grok just broke the trend
Matthew Berman breaks down Grok's latest achievement that defies current AI trends. The video explores the implications for xAI and the broader model landscape.
Use Fable 5 as architect and Grok 4.5 as crew in multi-agent workflows
Real example built a 50-district 3D city for $8 using architect/crew pattern. Guide walks through setting up Fable 5 for planning and Grok 4.5 for execution, cutting costs without sacrificing quality.
Grok 4.5 added to Harbor Town Playable gallery
xAI releases Grok 4.5
Grok 4.5 is priced at $2/M input and $6/M output, with closed weights. It scored 64.7% on SWE Bench Pro, trailing Fable at 80.4% and Opus 4.8 at 69.2%.
Grok 4.5 now available in Hermes Agent via Nous Portal, Grok/X and API
Grok 4.5 tops Perplexity Computer evals at competitive costs
SpaceXAI, Cursor Unveil Grok AI Model for Legal, Finance Tasks
SpaceXAI and Cursor have launched Grok, an AI model specialized for legal and finance tasks. The model is accessible via a chat interface.