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Elon Musk's Grok 4.6 claims top spot on CursorBench

Elon Musk announced that Grok 4.6, operating in its "extra high thinking mode," has achieved the top score on the CursorBench benchmark. This achievement positions Grok 4.6 as the leading model in this specific evaluation. AI

IMPACT Sets a new benchmark for AI model performance in specific evaluations.

RANK_REASON The item reports a new benchmark score for an AI model. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Elon Musk's Grok 4.6 claims top spot on CursorBench

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    Grok 4.6 on extra high thinking mode now achieves #1 score on CursorBench!

    Grok 4.6 on extra high thinking mode now achieves #1 score on CursorBench!