Grok 4.5 gets different reactions in chat, code and video tasks
The author initially expressed dissatisfaction with Grok 4.5's conversational output and noted they had not tested coding. In a subsequent update, they reported positive impressions of storyboards and video generated using the Grok Build CLI, though they clarified the output was not production quality.
In the repliesCommunity responses presented contrasting development experiences rather than a controlled benchmark. User wangminle reported fast, direct debugging using Grok 4.5 in Cursor relative to GLM 5.2 in Claude Code. However, clp084013 observed that while generation was fast, a subsequent GPT review surfaced numerous bugs following broad code modifications. User bopomofo cautioned that initial enthusiasm frequently surrounds newly released models.
Grok 4.5 · Grok Build CLI and Cursor; different tasks and clients.
Historical discussion; added to the archive on September 8, 2026. Selected replies, not a community-wide verdict.