SpaceXAI has presented a new artificial intelligence model created in collaboration with AI coding startup Cursor, designed to be more effective in financial, legal and programming tasks, in an attempt by Elon Musk’s company to gain ground on rivals as Anthropic PBC and OpenAI.
The software, called Grok 4.5, marks the first AI model developed jointly by the two companies and comes just weeks after SpaceX formally agreed to acquire Cursor in a deal that values the startup at $60 billion.
The new model is designed to “handle difficult, long-running tasks,” according to a Wednesday blog post, including software engineering, a key area for many top-tier AI developers. But unlike previous Cursor models, Grok 4.5 is geared toward addressing a broader range of tasks, such as legal and financial services. Grok 4.5 also features enhanced cybersecurity capabilities, according to the blog post.
The work with Cursor It’s part of a broader effort by Musk’s company to catch up in the AI race and attract more enterprise customers. Earlier this year, Musk stated that his AI startup, known as xAI Before merging with SpaceX, it had fallen behind in programming, prompting a series of staff changes to restructure the company. SpaceXAI, as the AI company is now known, launched its first scheduling agent in May to compete with offerings from Anthropic.
Before its long-awaited IPO, SpaceX announced an agreement that gave it the right to buy Cursor, one of the fastest growing startups in history and a key player in the so-called era of vibration-based programming. Subsequently, both companies began to collaborate in a new model sharing data and computing resources.
As reported Bloombergthe company of Musk It has also been trying to focus on the financial sector to attract clients on Wall Street, in a new attempt to boost its income.
The launch of Grok 4.5 coincides with a period of increased government scrutiny over new models, particularly with regard to their cybersecurity capabilities. The administration trump briefly imposed restrictions on foreign access to Anthropic’s most advanced models and asked OpenAI that staggered the launch of his latest version. Both companies have since stated that they have received the green light to move forward with their respective launches.
In the blog post, Cursor claimed to have taken measures to “detect and block cybercriminals.” The company said its goal is to “preserve legitimate security work, including detecting and remediating vulnerabilities, while restricting workflows most likely to cause harm.”
