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Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) vs Grok‑1

Anthropic
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded)
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyAnthropicSpaceXAI
Release dateOct 22 2024Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
49%
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 354 days before Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded)

Which is better: Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) or Grok‑1?

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok‑1 shipped 354 days before Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded), so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) and Grok‑1 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‑1 was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 3 2023.

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (upgraded) is a proprietary model released by Anthropic. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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