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SpaceXAI Releases Grok Bot AI Agent and Grok 4.6 Model, Completes Cursor Acquisition
Key points
- SpaceXAI and Cursor released Grok Bot, an AI agent for Mac, iOS, Windows, and Linux.
- Grok Bot acts as an "AI teammate" to automate tasks across various applications and services.
- SpaceXAI released Grok 4.6, an updated AI model with enhanced capabilities.
- Grok 4.6 scored 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching GPT-5.6 Sol.
- SpaceXAI completed its acquisition of Cursor, an AI coding company.
- SpaceX's acquisition of Cursor began in April and was announced in June.
- Cursor now has access to the largest fleet of GPUs in the world.
- SpaceX paid $60 billion for the acquisition of Cursor.
- xAI officially became SpaceXAI in July.
- Grok 4.5 was the first model built by SpaceXAI and Cursor together.
- Grok 4.6 was trained for general coding, web development, and computer-aided design.
Grok Bot: AI Teammates for Task Automation
SpaceXAI and Cursor have launched Grok Bot, a new AI agent available in beta for Mac and iOS, with Windows and Linux desktop versions also released, and Android coming soon. Grok Bot is described as an "AI teammate" that can be assigned real work.
The AI agent operates by signing into existing applications and services, performing tasks end-to-end, and returning when approval is needed. Users can message Grok Bot like a colleague, and it learns preferences and improves with use. Access is initially available to SuperGrok Heavy, Cursor Ultra, and Cursor Teams Premium subscribers.
Grok 4.6 Model Release and Performance
SpaceXAI also released Grok 4.6, an updated AI model that builds on Grok 4.5. This version focuses on long-running agents and complex interactive and visual tasks, including researching topics, analyzing information, and working across codebases.
Grok 4.6 scored 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching GPT-5.6 Sol and improving by 5 points over Grok 4.5. The model's training involved a longer supplemental run with model-generated reasoning, technical material, and engineering data, along with an improved optimizer and training recipe.
Competitive Intelligence and Pricing
SpaceXAI states that Grok 4.6 offers frontier-level intelligence at a lower cost compared to some competitors. Its API pricing remains unchanged from Grok 4.5, at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens, which is less than half the cost of GPT-5.6 Sol.
The model also shows strong agentic performance, achieving a GDPval-AA v2 Elo of 1753 and high scores on benchmarks like Terminal-Bench v2.1 and τ³-Banking.
SpaceXAI Completes Cursor Acquisition
SpaceXAI has completed its acquisition of Cursor, an AI coding company, following an initial $10 billion deal. This acquisition, finalized on August 14, 2026, strengthens SpaceXAI's position in the AI coding market.
The collaboration between SpaceXAI and Cursor was aimed at creating AI for coding and knowledge work, and the recent releases of Grok Bot and Grok 4.6 were developed with Cursor's involvement.
Updates
- SpaceX's acquisition of Cursor began in April and was announced in June.
- Cursor now has access to the largest fleet of GPUs in the world.
- SpaceX paid $60 billion for the acquisition of Cursor.
- xAI officially became SpaceXAI in July.
- Grok 4.5 was the first model built by SpaceXAI and Cursor together.
- Grok 4.6 was trained for general coding, web development, and computer-aided design.
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SpaceX has completed its acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor, a process that began in April and was announced in June. This acquisition provides Cursor with access to significant GPU resources, enabling it to develop and train AI models at lower costs, and follows the merger of SpaceX with Elon Musk's xAI, now rebranded as SpaceXAI.
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.6, an updated large language model that achieves performance comparable to Fable 5 Max on certain benchmarks, while maintaining the same API pricing as its predecessor. This release, alongside other new models with downloadable weights, highlights a trend in the AI industry towards competitive pricing and improved performance through post-training rather than larger model sizes.
SpaceXAI has completed its acquisition of Cursor, an AI coding company, following an initial $10 billion deal. This acquisition strengthens SpaceXAI's position in the AI coding market and has already led to the release of new AI models, Grok Bot and Grok 4.6.
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.6, an updated AI model for coding that emphasizes error correction and task completion over initial code generation. The model was trained with a longer supplemental run using model-generated reasoning, technical material, and engineering data, and shows improved performance on several coding benchmarks, though it does not consistently lead competitors.
SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.6, its latest AI model, which scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, surpassing Kimi K3 and matching GPT-5.6 Sol. This release focuses on improving performance for long-running agents, coding, and knowledge work, while offering competitive API pricing.
SpaceXAI's Grok 4.6 scored 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it on par with GPT-5.6 Sol and improving by 5 points over Grok 4.5. The model demonstrates strong agentic performance and offers frontier-level intelligence at a lower cost compared to competitors.
SpaceXAI has released Grok 4.6, an updated AI model that the company states offers intelligence comparable to OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5. This release aims to enhance Grok's capabilities in areas like long-running agents, coding, and knowledge work, building on recent company efforts to improve its AI offerings.
Grok 4.6 has been released, focusing on improved performance for long-running agents and more complex interactive and visual tasks. This update allows the model to handle multi-step projects, from research to application development, and matches GPT-5.6 Sol on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
SpaceXAI has introduced Grok Bot, an AI agent service that functions as an independent "AI teammate" to automate multi-step workplace tasks. This service allows users to assign work to AI bots that can interact with existing applications and tools, aiming to compete with similar business AI offerings from other companies.
SpaceXAI, formerly xAI, has launched Grok Bot, an early beta AI agent designed to continuously execute tasks across user applications rather than just respond to prompts. This new offering allows users to create persistent AI 'Bots' that operate independently, aiming to integrate AI more deeply into daily workflows.
Grok Bot is a new AI tool designed to automate tasks across various applications and websites on desktop and iOS, operating like a virtual teammate. It allows users to create bots that learn workflows, collaborate, and work continuously, aiming to handle projects from start to finish.
SpaceXAI and Cursor, which are merging into a single company, have released Grok Bot, a new AI agent for Mac and iOS. This AI agent is designed to perform tasks across various applications and services, operating like a digital teammate.