Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
xAI just released Grok Code Fast 1. Is it a coding game-changer? Here’s the quick take 👇
• Optimized for agentic workflows: code gen, debugging, full-stack dev
• Pricing: $0.20/M input, $1.50/M output → ~10x cheaper than GPT-5 and Claude 4 Sonnet, slightly cheaper than GPT-5 mini
• Speed: 160 tok/sec vs 50–90 tok/sec for Claude, GPT-5, Qwen → great for larger projects
• Context: 256K (upgrade from 128K, on par with recent models)
• Benchmarks: SWE-bench score ≈ Claude’s, but faster + cheaper
• Trained with heavy RL using expert developer feedback → better tuned for real workflows potentially
Verdict
Not revolutionary, but very promising:
– Much cheaper than Claude with similar results
– Super fast for bigger projects
– A strong alternative worth testing if coding is your main use case
I’m Louis-François — PhD dropout, now CTO & co-founder at Towards AI. Follow me for tomorrow’s no-BS AI roundup 🚀
#ai #xai #grok #llm #coding #reasoning #opensource #aicommunity #short
xAI just released Grok Code Fast 1. Is it a coding game-changer? Here’s the quick take 👇
• Optimized for agentic workflows: code gen, debugging, full-stack dev
• Pricing: $0.20/M input, $1.50/M output → ~10x cheaper than GPT-5 and Claude 4 Sonnet, slightly cheaper than GPT-5 mini
• Speed: 160 tok/sec vs 50–90 tok/sec for Claude, GPT-5, Qwen → great for larger projects
• Context: 256K (upgrade from 128K, on par with recent models)
• Benchmarks: SWE-bench score ≈ Claude’s, but faster + cheaper
• Trained with heavy RL using expert developer feedback → better tuned for real workflows potentially
Verdict
Not revolutionary, but very promising:
– Much cheaper than Claude with similar results
– Super fast for bigger projects
– A strong alternative worth testing if coding is your main use case
I’m Louis-François — PhD dropout, now CTO & co-founder at Towards AI. Follow me for tomorrow’s no-BS AI roundup 🚀
#ai #xai #grok #llm #coding #reasoning #opensource #aicommunity #short
