--- title: Grok 4.5 NEW Free Option: This works PRETTY WELL for... description: Grok 4.5 is currently available for free inside Cursor IDE on all plans, including the free tier, with no API key or credit card required. xAI is subsidizing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Grok 4.5 NEW Free Option: This works PRETTY WELL for EVERYDAY USAGE! | daily.dev og:description: Grok 4.5 is currently available for free inside Cursor IDE on all plans, including the free tier, with no API key or credit card required. xAI is subsidizing... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/STG0Utv1T.png og:image:alt: Grok 4.5 NEW Free Option: This works PRETTY WELL for EVERYDAY USAGE! og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Grok 4.5 NEW Free Option: This works PRETTY WELL for EVERYDAY USAGE! **[AICodeKing](https://daily.dev/sources/aicodeking)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Grok 4.5 is currently available for free inside Cursor IDE on all plans, including the free tier, with no API key or credit card required. xAI is subsidizing usage for a limited time. The model scores 83.3% on Terminal Bench and 64.7% on SWE-bench Pro with a 500K context window, placing it in the frontier tier. A key advantage is token efficiency — roughly 4x fewer output tokens than Claude Opus, translating to about $0.31 per task versus $2.75 for comparable models. To enable it, update Cursor, open the agent panel, and toggle Grok 4.5 in the model picker or settings. The free window has no published end date but is expected to last days to weeks. Grok 4.5 is also free via Grok Build and the Grok CLI. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I enable Grok 4.5 for free in Cursor? Update Cursor to the latest version, open the agent panel, and click the model picker to select Grok 4.5. If it is not listed, go to Settings, then Models, and toggle it on manually. No API key or credit card is required, and it works on all Cursor plans including the free tier. _Developers tracking free access windows for frontier models can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### How much more token-efficient is Grok 4.5 compared to Opus 4.8 in Cursor? Grok 4.5 resolves coding tasks using roughly 4x fewer output tokens than Opus 4.8. Combined with lower per-token API pricing of $2 input and $6 output per million tokens, this made real tasks cost around 31 cents versus about $2.75 for a comparable model on the same work in testing. _Anyone comparing model costs for agentic coding workloads can track efficiency benchmarks like this on daily.dev._ ### What are Grok 4.5's benchmark scores on Terminal Bench and SWE-bench Pro? Grok 4.5 scores 83.3% on Terminal Bench, roughly tied with GPT 5.5 and just behind another frontier model, and resolves 64.7% of tasks on SWE-bench Pro. It also supports a 500K token context window, positioning it as a genuine frontier-tier model rather than a budget alternative. _Developers deciding between frontier coding models can keep tabs on benchmark shifts like this via daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ghost** · 0 upvotes > Make him smell his pits ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Grok 4.5 is now available in GitHub Copilot](https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-is-now-available-in-github-copilot-frvxkqtks) · GitHub Changelog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#grok](https://daily.dev/tags/grok) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Grok 4.5 NEW Free Option: This works PRETTY WELL for EVERYDAY USAGE!","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t"},"datePublished":"2026-07-22T09:18:44.894Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:26:14.340Z","description":"Grok 4.5 is currently available for free inside Cursor IDE on all plans, including the free tier, with no API key or credit card required. xAI is subsidizing...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u2RlZec5EgE/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u2RlZec5EgE/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"AICodeKing","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AICodeKing","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--x7nDUfWj--/f_auto,q_auto/v1768208312/logos/aicodeking","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/aicodeking"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"llm,grok","timeRequired":"PT4M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Grok 4.5 NEW Free Option: This works PRETTY WELL for EVERYDAY USAGE!","description":"Grok 4.5 is currently available for free inside Cursor IDE on all plans, including the free tier, with no API key or credit card required. xAI is subsidizing...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u2RlZec5EgE/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-07-22T09:18:44.894Z","duration":"PT4M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/STG0Utv1T","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/u2RlZec5EgE"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AICodeKing","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/aicodeking"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Grok 4.5 NEW Free Option: This works PRETTY WELL for EVERYDAY USAGE!"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Make him smell his pits","datePublished":"2026-08-12T09:48:56.506Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/STG0Utv1T#c-PaQgJM9BR","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Deleted user","url":"https://daily.dev/ghost","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--hNIUzLiO--/f_auto/v1705327420/public/ghost_vlftth"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/grok-4-5-new-free-option-this-works-pretty-well-for-everyday-usage--stg0utv1t#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I enable Grok 4.5 for free in Cursor?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Update Cursor to the latest version, open the agent panel, and click the model picker to select Grok 4.5. 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