Tested Grok 4 on real frontend tasks. See how it compares to Claude, Gemini, and Kimi, plus cost, token use, and when to use it for dev work.

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Grok 4 dominates academic benchmarks and mathematical reasoning but struggles with practical frontend development tasks. Testing shows it requires more iterations, costs significantly more ($3.31 vs $0.30-0.47 for competitors), and delivers inferior results compared to Claude Sonnet, Gemini, or Kimi K2 for UI builds, animations, and CSS work. While excellent for algorithmic challenges and backend-heavy features, Grok 4 ranks #12 in WebDev Arena compared to Claude's #1 position, making it an expensive choice for frontend developers.

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Thanks for the insights! It’s actually quite intuitive since people don’t share code snippets on X as often as they do research publications or project updates

Thanks for the breakdown. Of course we’ve all see the rankings showing it’s “the best” but it was great to see how it performed on a real test.