I tested Grok Bot, Grok 4.6, and Cursor Origin - here’s my honest take

Claire Vo, host of the How I AI podcast, tested xAI's Grok Bot, Grok 4.6, and Cursor Origin, finding that Grok Bot's multi-account connectors are a unique feature that made her actually use the product, though she still prefers OpenClaws for some tasks. She ran Grok 4.6 through her Claire Weighted Index against GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5, and Opus 5, and while she did not reveal the exact ranking, she noted it surprised her in design evals. Vo concluded that Cursor Origin is not yet a GitHub replacement, and she is not switching from GitHub, but she outlined what would convince her to move.

This week I’m doing a solo breakdown of everything xAI and Cursor have shipped recently, including Grok Bot, Cursor Origin, and the Grok 4.6 model. I set up five Grok Bots, ran Grok 4.6 through my Claire Weighted Index against GPT-5.6 Sol, Claude Sonnet 5, and Opus 5, and spent time actually using Origin as a GitHub replacement. Here’s what’s worth your attention, what’s overhyped, and where I’m personally putting my time. Listen or watch on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts What you’ll learn: The one Grok Bot feature no other agent platform has shipped yet, and why it made me actually use the product What a week of real Grok Bot use revealed, and why I still reach for my OpenClaws Whether Cursor Origin is a GitHub replacement or just a pretty redesign Where Grok 4.6 landed on the Claire Index, and the one category where it genuinely surprised me Brought to you by: Bolt.new —Turn your idea into a real product Jira AI SDLC —Get your tokens’ worth with Jira In this episode, we cover: 00:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4 Why everyone’s quietly switching to Grok 01:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=112s Grok Bot overview and setup 03:22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=202s My 5 Grok Bots 04:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=270s The killer feature: multi-account connectors 06:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=367s Grok Bot’s virtual machine and how it actually works 06:41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=401s Experience overview 07:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=455s What I don’t love about Grok Bot 10:08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=608s Grok Bot use cases and my honest verdict 12:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=740s Cursor Origin: the agent-native GitHub replacement 13:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=827s What Origin actually looks like in practice 14:59 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=899s Why I’m not switching from GitHub yet 17:42 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=1062s What would get me to move over 18:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=1132s Grok 4.6 and the How I AI Vibe bench 20:41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=1241s Claire Index results: where Grok 4.6 ranked 23:03 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=1383s Design evals: where Grok surprised me 25:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONFvAtboZ4&t=1500s My conclusion and how I’m splitting my time now Tools referenced: • Grok Bot: https://x.ai/bot https://x.ai/bot • Cursor: https://cursor.com/home https://cursor.com/home • Cursor Origin: https://cursor.com/origin https://cursor.com/origin • OpenClaw: https://openclaw.ai/ https://openclaw.ai/ • GitHub: https://github.com https://github.com Where to find Claire Vo: ChatPRD: https://www.chatprd.ai/ https://www.chatprd.ai/ Website: https://clairevo.com/ https://clairevo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairevo/ Production and marketing by https://penname.co/ https://penname.co/ . For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email email protected /cdn-cgi/l/email-protection .