Grok 4.5 delivers 80 TPS coding: Free AI for startup founders
SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5 offers free access to an AI model capable of coding and agentic tasks at 80 tokens per second, potentially removing a key cost barrier for early‑stage startups.
Last mentioned: Jul 12, 2026
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OpenAI GPT-5.6 Luna launch
OpenAI publicly launches GPT-5.6 Luna after a one-month delay due to U.S. government national security reviews.
SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5
First publicly available model since the SpaceX‑xAI merger; targets coders and knowledge workers with aggressive pricing.
EU availability expected
Grok 4.5 is expected to become available in the European Union in mid-July.
Deal announced
SpaceX exercises the option, signs $60 billion all-stock merger agreement with Anysphere and X67, and publicly announces the acquisition.
$60B Anysphere acquisition announced
SpaceX announces an all-stock deal to acquire Anysphere, maker of Cursor, for $60 billion.
xAI rebranded as SpaceXAI
Elon Musk announces xAI will cease to exist as a separate entity and become SpaceXAI.
SpaceX secures exclusive option
SpaceX acquires an exclusive option to buy Anysphere/Cursor or pay a $10 billion breakup fee.
SpaceX acquires xAI
SpaceX acquires Elon Musk's AI startup xAI, integrating its assets into the space company.
SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5 offers free access to an AI model capable of coding and agentic tasks at 80 tokens per second, potentially removing a key cost barrier for early‑stage startups.
SpaceXAI’s Grok 4.5, now available in Cursor, claims 2x better token efficiency than rivals, directly reducing per‑request costs for SaaS platforms integrating AI coding tools.
SpaceXAI’s Grok 4.5, built with Cursor, was trained on tens of thousands NVIDIA GB300 GPUs with advanced RL, and claims to outperform peers on real‑world engineering tasks.
Source: fonearena.com
OpenAI's delayed GPT-5.6 launch introduces a three-tier model family—Sol, Terra, and Luna—lowering cost barriers for AI startups. The release comes after a government-mandated pause, signaling increased regulatory complexity that founders must now navigate alongside technical innovation.
Source: saltlakecitysun.com · torontotelegraph.com
SpaceXAI launched Grok 4.5, a coding and agentic AI model, built on tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs. The launch follows SpaceX's $60B acquisition of Cursor maker Anysphere and positions SpaceX as a leading AI and defense integrator.
SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5 model for coding and agentic tasks competes directly with Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's upcoming GPT-5.6 Luna, offering aggressively lower pricing at $2 per million input tokens.
Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com · 933thedrive.com
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, a coding-focused model priced at just $2/1M input tokens, significantly cheaper than rivals. Musk himself concedes it is “roughly comparable to Opus 4.7”—one generation behind Anthropic’s latest flagship—but emphasizes speed and utility for internal engineers.
Source: tech.yahoo.com · Decrypt
SpaceX's $60 billion all-stock acquisition of AI coding platform Cursor integrates cutting-edge software development into its aerospace operations while shares surge past $210, signaling AI's critical role in future space missions.
SpaceX shares rocketed to a new record above $210 after the company announced a $60 billion all-stock deal to acquire AI coding startup Cursor, underscoring investor enthusiasm for its post-IPO AI expansion strategy.
Source: finance.yahoo.com · Decrypt