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Claude 2 vs Grok 4 Fast

Anthropic Claude 2 vs xAI Grok 4 Fast — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 2
xAI
Grok 4 Fast
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateJul 11 2023Sep 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude 2 shipped 783 days before Grok 4 Fast

Which is better: Claude 2 or Grok 4 Fast?

Claude 2 and Grok 4 Fast do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude 2 shipped 783 days before Grok 4 Fast, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 2 released?
Claude 2 was released by Anthropic on Jul 11 2023.
When was Grok 4 Fast released?
Grok 4 Fast was released by xAI on Sep 2025.

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