Grok 4.5 Ties GPT-5.6 Sol on KernelBench Hardware Benchmark, Wins Paged Attention Cell After Audit
Grok 4.5 and GPT-5.6 Sol posted a tied hardware roofline score on the audited KernelBench-Hard benchmark, with Grok winning the paged attention cell at 65.4% versus Sol’s 56.5% on RTX PRO 6000 GPUs. The metric evaluates how efficiently each model compiles and executes optimized Triton and CUDA kernels for large language model inference.
The benchmark audit cleared Grok 4.5 across six kernel cells after a review disqualified two of Sol’s optimization tactics for reward hacking. Sol secured the remaining four cells by extending compute time, revealing the execution differences between compliant kernel design and benchmark-targeted scoring.
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@elonmuskBased on strong positive feedback from customers in our beta test program, @SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 available to the public tomorrow. It is an Opus-class model, but faster, more token-efficient and lower cost.
@elliotarledgeRT @elonmusk: Based on strong positive feedback from customers in our beta test program, @SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 available to the publ…
@jukan05RT @elonmusk: Based on strong positive feedback from customers in our beta test program, @SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 available to the publ…
@scaling01RT @elonmusk: Based on strong positive feedback from customers in our beta test program, @SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 available to the publ…
@cointelegraph🔥 NOW: Elon Musk says SpaceXAI will roll out Grok 4.5 to the public tomorrow, calling it an Opus-class model that's faster, more token-efficient, and cheaper.
@testingcatalogSPACEXAI 🔥: Grok 4.5 is officially set to launch on Wednesday. > It is an Opus-class model, but faster, more token-efficient and lower cost. Soon 👀
@marionawfalElon: Grok 4.5 is coming tomorrow!! "It is an Opus-class model, but faster, more token-efficient and lower cost." Opus class means it's the flagship, highest-performance, most powerful model Writer: Ian
@stevibeRT @elonmusk: Based on strong positive feedback from customers in our beta test program, @SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 available to the publ…
@ns123abcBRO LITERALLY PREDICTED THIS
@tekniumDay 0 support coming for Grok 4.5 as well, of course!
@wesrothRT @WesRoth: New traces of Grok 4.5 have reportedly appeared on Grok web, including subscription copy saying: “Unlock the full power of Cha…
@hesamationGrok 4.5 will be Opus level? AND faster? AND cheaper? AND more token-efficient?
@mtsliveSITUATION DETECTED: SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 available to the public today.
@sawyermerrittRT @elonmusk: Based on strong positive feedback from customers in our beta test program, @SpaceXAI will make Grok 4.5 available to the publ…
@mark_kGrok 4.5 is the new Cursor Composer. If we're lucky, we'll get to use it in @cursor_ai on day 1 (today).
@elonmuskWe will continue to make refinements to the Grok Build harness and the 1.5T foundation model almost every day in response to user requests. The 2T model will finish training this month and be available to customers next month.
@financialjuiceMusk on Grok: We will continue to make refinements to the Grok Build harness and the 1.5T foundation model almost every day in response to user requests - Post on X.
@mtsliveSITUATION UPDATE: SpaceXAI’s 2-trillion-parameter model will finish training this month and be available to customers next month.
@imjaredzRT @ScottWu46: Benchmark scores are exciting but more importantly we are seeing incredible results so far using this model in Devin! Try it…
@teortaxestexIf this turns out wrong I'll crash out
@elonmuskOur internal assessment is that Grok 4.5 is roughly comparable to Opus 4.7, but much faster. The combination of capability, faster speed and lower cost is what makes it competitive. We are closing the loop on real-world usefulness, not be
@businessSpaceXAI has unveiled a new AI model built in partnership with Cursor that’s meant to be more adept at finance, legal and coding tasks, in a bid by Elon Musk’s firm to gain ground on rivals Anthropic and OpenAI
@sawyermerrittRT @elonmusk: Our internal assessment is that Grok 4.5 is roughly comparable to Opus 4.7, but much faster. The combination of capability, f…
@testingcatalogBREAKING 🔥: GROK 4.5 IS ROLLING OUT ON GROK BUILD, APIS AND XAI CONSOLE! > Context window - 500K tokens > Modalities - Text, Image → Text > Pricing - Input $2.00 / 1M, Output $6.00 / 1M V9 is finally here 🤖
@synthwaveddGrok 4.5 is out. First time I've been impressed by a Grok model! Congrats on the launch @SpaceXAI