Grok 4.5 is not just another benchmark launch. I ran the pricing math across coding agents, cache hits, tool calls, and EU access caveats.
Grok 4.5 landed, and the takes came fast:
"It beats every coding model."
"It is just a cheaper Opus."
"You can route it everywhere now."
Two of those are wrong. One is directionally useful but still too sloppy.
Grok 4.5 is so cheap compared to Fable 5 and GPT 5.5 that benchmark gaps may not matter much
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