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Grok 4.5 vs GPT-5.6 vs Claude Fable 5: Best AI for Coding (2026)
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Grok 4.5 vs GPT-5.6 vs Claude Fable 5: Best AI for Coding (2026)
July 2026 was wild for developers: Grok 4.5 (xAI, 8 July, trained alongside Cursor), GPT-5.6 (OpenAI, 9 July — Sol/Terra/Luna) and Claude Fable 5 (back after its US ban) are all fighting for your editor. Here's an honest, India-first comparison for coding.
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📊 Best coding AI — July 2026
| ★ WinnerGPT-5.6 Sol | Claude Fable 5 | Grok 4.5 | Gemini 3.1 Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding Agent IndexArtificial Analysis | 80 | 77.2 | —top-tier | 42.7 |
| Agentic codingSWE-Bench Pro | 64.6% | 80% | — | 54.2% |
→ Grok 4.5 ($2/$6, free in Cursor)
→ GPT-5.6 (Luna/Terra tiers)
→ Claude Fable 5 or GPT-5.6 Sol ultra
→ Grok 4.5 ($2/$6, free in Cursor)
In an editor? Grok 4.5 is free in Cursor right now, and GPT-5.6 powers Codex inside the ChatGPT desktop app (free tier). On a tight budget? Grok 4.5's pricing is unbeatable. Building complex, long-horizon features? Fable 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol's ultra mode (4 parallel agents) shine — but cost more.
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| Terminal-Bench 2.1CLI workflows |
|---|
| 91.9%ultra |
| 83.1% |
| — |
| 70.7% |
| API price /1Minput / output | mid | $10 / $50 | $2 / $6cheapest | $2 / $12 |
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| Speed / efficiencytokens per task | very efficient | high quality | ~2× efficient80 TPS | fast |
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| Free optionright now | Free desktop app | claude.ai limits | Free in Cursorlimited time | Gemini free tier |
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→ GPT-5.6 (Luna/Terra tiers)
→ Claude Fable 5 or GPT-5.6 Sol ultra