I trust Claude for everything. This test made me rethink that.
The New Stack Jessica Wachtel ● Covered by 3 sources
xAI released Grok 4.5 on July 8, claiming it matches Claude Opus 4.8's coding performance while using roughly 4.2 times fewer tokens at less than half the price. A developer tested both models on three real coding tasks (bug fix, refactor, feature build) in the same Rust repository and found Grok used 1.01 million tokens versus Opus's 4.33 million tokens while producing functionally identical results, with Grok costing $1.00 versus Opus's $5.14. Developers now have a viable alternative to Claude for coding work if they prioritize token efficiency and cost over maximum code thoroughness.
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Can Grok 4.5 really match Opus for a quarter of the tokens? xAI released Grok 4.5 on July 8. It The post I trust Claude for everything. This test made me rethink that. appeared first on The New Stack.
