Is Grok Code Fast 1 underrated?

A practical review of building a full AI‑chat backend with Grok Code Fast 1, highlighting its architecture, limitations, and effective workflow insights.

Overview

On Aug 28 Grok Code Fast 1 got released. I spent the first week of September writing a full backend for an AI chat app with it. That includes the REST API, database, auth handler, and backend services. According to cursor i have over 40k lines with this model.

In my talk I will go over how it is different, where it absolutely tanked, and what I like about how it works.

Tech stack