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Grok Code
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by xAI
CLOSEDHOSTEDCODING HELPSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTBUG FIXINGTECHNICAL WRITING
RANKED #2 OF 8 CODE · OVERALL #112 OF 6,618 · VIBE SCORE 6.2 · 284 VOICES
A specialized coding assistant designed to help developers write and fix software.
HAPPY9.1
53 mentions
SAD5.9
22 mentions
VIBE TRAJECTORY
26 weeks · 224 voices
HONEYMOON FADING
Early praise is cooling off in recent weeks.
HOW TO USE IT
Closed model. xAI hosts it, so you use it through an app or an API.
WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS
Users appreciate Grok Code as a popular tool for programming assistance. However, frequent outages, technical errors, and strict usage limits often disrupt the experience.
213 POSTS · 71 COMMENTS · X · HACKER NEWS · LEMMY · GITHUB · REDDIT
PEOPLE LOVE
- Popular for coding help (7 mentions)
- Answers come back fast (6 mentions)
- People feel it is worth the money (4 mentions)
PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT
- Coding help disappoints some people (3 mentions)
TOPIC BY TOPIC
- Help with codeMOSTLY POSITIVE
7 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
- SpeedPEOPLE LOVE THIS
6 thumbs up · 1 thumbs down
- PriceMOSTLY POSITIVE
4 thumbs up · 3 thumbs down
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- FROM REDDIT >
“Grok Code Fast 1 is the best model for web dev, on a budget!.”
- FROM REDDIT >
“Grok Code Fast 1 speed is insane and model is decent - since fast you can iterate so many times to get accurate results and also free atm :D - not supporting image inputs.”
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- REDDIT · 2025-11-17 · 189 UPVOTESWhy does it seem like OpenAI is under a lot more ethical pressure than xAI?
Why does it seem like OpenAI is under a lot more ethical pressure than xAI?
- REDDIT · 2025-11-03 · 132 UPVOTESWhich is the best unlimited coding model?
Which is the best unlimited coding model?
- REDDIT · 2025-10-04 · 130 UPVOTESSonnet 4.5 is good but the price.....
Sonnet 4.5 is good but the price.....
- REDDIT · 2025-08-20 · 130 UPVOTESLooks like Grok Code is dropping soon!
Looks like Grok Code is dropping soon!
- REDDIT · 2026-02-17 · 115 UPVOTESLess unlimted options
Less unlimted options
- REDDIT · 2026-01-27 · 102 UPVOTESGrok Code Fast 1 confirmed to stays 0x on Github Copilot for now.
Grok Code Fast 1 confirmed to stays 0x on Github Copilot for now.
- REDDIT · 2025-08-26 · 95 UPVOTESGrok Code is now available in Cursor (free for 1 week)
Grok Code is now available in Cursor (free for 1 week)
- REDDIT · 2025-09-10 · 87 UPVOTESJust canceled Claude.
Just canceled Claude.
- REDDIT · 2026-02-09 · 82 UPVOTESWhich one is the best unlimited model?
Which one is the best unlimited model?
- REDDIT · 2026-08-18 · 81 UPVOTESI want to stop using grok just because of how deceptive cursor is being.
I want to stop using grok just because of how deceptive cursor is being.
- REDDIT · 2025-12-18 · 65 UPVOTESGPT-5.2 passes both Claude models in usage for programming in OpenRouter
GPT-5.2 passes both Claude models in usage for programming in OpenRouter
- REDDIT · 2025-08-26 · 63 UPVOTESAnyone try out the Grok code preview yet? Seems pretty okay for now, havent tested it to the extreme but seems pretty okay.
Anyone try out the Grok code preview yet? Seems pretty okay for now, havent tested it to the extreme but seems pretty okay.