Danny Limanseta@DannyLimanseta
I got to try Grok 4.5 in early access in Cursor for the past few days and I absolutely enjoyed it.
It feels like Opus 4.8 at 2x the speed at a much cheaper price point.
I tasked it to brainstorm > plan > implement a big feature for my game (this act 1 boss fight) and it did not disappoint.
- It is much smarter than Composer 2.5, during planning mode, it is able to think through my request more robustly, ensuring that edge cases are covered and makes sure to ask the right questions to confirm with me first.
- It is much better at brainstorming ideas/suggestions, similar to Opus 4.8, though I think Fable still edges out a little when it comes to brainstorming ideas and suggestions
- It is FAST. probably the fastest of all frontier models (Opus 4.8, GPT 5.5 etc), which makes it a joy to build with, because I can stay in the flow
- It has much improved visual/animation capabilities than Composer 2.5, it can code up animations (i wanted an explosion animation with particle effects) with much, much better visuals, animation movement and timing. This is a big leap and I was so happy to see this improvement.
- The best part for me is that I can just use the same model from planning down to execution without switching to a lower cost model because the price point is cheaper than other frontier models.
I'll be testing this model with more challenging tasks in the next few days but I think this is going to be my main driver for vibe coding for a while.
Also, its nice to see Grok back in the race. 🙌
