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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) vs Grok 4.1 Fast

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded)
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.1 Fast
Overview
CompanyAnthropicSpaceXAI
Release dateOct 22 2024Nov 19 2025
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
19%
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
49%
Timeline
Release gapClaude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) shipped 393 days before Grok 4.1 Fast

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) or Grok 4.1 Fast?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Grok 4.1 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) shipped 393 days before Grok 4.1 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 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Grok 4.1 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) was released by Anthropic on Oct 22 2024.

Grok 4.1 Fast was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 19 2025.

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