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Claude 3 Opus vs Grok 4 Fast

Anthropic Claude 3 Opus vs xAI Grok 4 Fast — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude 3 Opus
xAI
Grok 4 Fast
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateMar 4 2024Sep 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
33%
Science
GPQA Diamond
50.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Opus shipped 546 days before Grok 4 Fast

Which is better: Claude 3 Opus or Grok 4 Fast?

Claude 3 Opus and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Opus shipped 546 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 — Claude 3 Opus and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Opus released?
Claude 3 Opus was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was Grok 4 Fast released?
Grok 4 Fast was released by xAI on Sep 2025.

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