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Claude 3 Sonnet vs Grok 4

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

Anthropic
Claude 3 Sonnet
xAI
Grok 4
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateMar 4 2024Jul 9 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science
GPQA Diamond
40.4%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3 Sonnet shipped 492 days before Grok 4

Which is better: Claude 3 Sonnet or Grok 4?

Claude 3 Sonnet and Grok 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3 Sonnet shipped 492 days before Grok 4, 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 Sonnet and Grok 4 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude 3 Sonnet released?
Claude 3 Sonnet was released by Anthropic on Mar 4 2024.
When was Grok 4 released?
Grok 4 was released by xAI on Jul 9 2025.

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