I tested every tool with the original harness (Grok Build CLI) + Cursor as an exception:

• Zed. Runs it, but the thinnest. No plan mode, no images, no voice, no remote.

• T3 Code. Best for engineers who need native (not installable web) mobile apps. No fork, no /imagine, no voice, and you can't steer a running turn.

• Cursor. Best if you already pay for it. Can't drive the Grok Build agent, its remote runs cloud agents rather than your session, and it needs its own subscription.

• Grok Build (Community). Best for knowledge workers, and for engineers who want the Grok media features (imagine, LaTeX, mermaid) or full voice control. Not affiliated with xAI.

Turns out, a $200/mo subscription can out-ship well-founded initiatives :)
Grok Build has 66K+ installs across:

• VS Code marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio... (17,8K+)

• Open VSX Registry: https://open-vsx.org/extension/P... (49K+)

• Desktop app (macOS, Windows): https://afkpilot.com/desktop

Grok Build GUI (Community) now supports Grok 4.5, Grok 4.6, and OpenAI models.

Bring your own subscription, and you get:
- A free, single extension for VS Code, Cursor, etc.
- A single dashboard for all projects, sessions, and models
- A free desktop app (macOS, Windows)
- Full voice control with submit phrase & read aloud
- Mermaid & LaTeX + SVG/PNG exports
- Imagine images and videos
- No terminal (CLI)

Grok 4.6 just shocked everyone by catching up with GPT-5.6 Sol and Fable 5. Our community extension is the simplest way to use it in VS Code, Cursor, and Antigravity, etc. No terminal required.