From Zero to 76.5B: The Grok Code Fast Review
11 days ago
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- #coding
- #productivity
- Partnership with xAI allows free use of Grok-code-fast-1 (Sonic) via Kilo Code extension without rate limits.
- Unprecedented token usage reached 76.5 billion tokens in 3 days post-launch.
- Users show 10x higher usage compared to other extensions.
- Grok-code-fast-1 excels in grep, terminal commands, and file editing.
- Model specifications: 262k token context window, 190 tokens/sec speed, 70.8% SWE-Bench performance, 90% cache hit rates.
- Pricing: $0.20 per million input tokens, $1.50 per million output tokens.
- Cost savings demonstrated with example projects scaling from $0.03 to $375+ monthly.
- Stress testing with 'Aviation Instrument 6-Pack' confirmed model's file editing and terminal interaction capabilities.
- Instructions to use model in Kilo Code: Install VS Code extension v4.83.1+, select 'x-ai/grok-code-fast-1' in settings.
- Model strengths: speed and tool mastery; limitations include need for architectural nudging and domain expertise prompts.
- Community enthusiasm evidenced by rapid adoption and high token usage.