{
  "id": 8997169,
  "title": "Grok Build vs. Claude Code: I tested which one has the better memory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/grok-build-vs-claude-code-i-tested-which-one-has-the-better-memory",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-21T20:04:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New Stack",
    "slug": "the-new-stack",
    "url": "https://thenewstack.io/grok-build-vs-claude-code-memory/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 16, xAI unveiled memory functionality in Grok Build, a coding assistant tool. The feature allows Grok to \"keep notes on the conventions, decisions, and project facts that come up\" and \"later sessions read those notes before touching related code.\" These notes are stored as Markdown files in both project-specific and global scopes. Grok Build 1.0.40 utilizes Grok 4.6 through xAI's API key, while Claude Code 2.1.226 employs Opus 5 on the user's subscription. Both tools ran on the same Mac, testing four small Node.js repositories. Each test session consisted of two parts, with each tool instructed to perform a task in one session and then asked to complete a related task in the second session without referring to the initial instructions.",
  "summary": "On September 16, xAI announced memory in Grok Build, its terminal coding agent. The pitch was that Grok “keeps notes The post Grok Build vs. Claude Code: I tested which one has the better memory appeared first on The New Stack .",
  "key_points": [
    "Grok Build introduced memory functionality on September 16",
    "Grok 4.6 used in Grok Build 1.0.40 for coding tasks",
    "Claude Code 2.1.226 with Opus 5 tested on same Mac"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.7, which it says is better at verifying its own work and managing longer context, available for $2/1M input and $6/1M output tokens (xAI)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/spacexai-releases-grok-4-7-which-it-says-is-better-at-verifying-its",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:55:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}