# Grok 4.5 is so cheap compared to Fable 5 and GPT 5.5 that benchmark gaps may not matter much

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/grok-4-5-is-so-cheap-compared-to-fable-5-and-gpt-5-5-that-benchmark-gaps-may-not-matter-much/>
> Published: 2026-07-08 19:01:44+00:00

xAI releases Grok 4.5, trained on tens of thousands of Nvidia GB300 GPUs. In coding benchmarks, the model trails Fable 5 and GPT-5.5 but needs 4.2 times fewer tokens than Opus 4.8. At $2 per million input tokens, it costs a fraction of the competition. EU availability is expected in mid-July.

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