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Claude Instant 1.2 vs Grok 4

Anthropic Claude Instant 1.2 vs xAI Grok 4 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Instant 1.2
xAI
Grok 4
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateAug 9 2023Jul 9 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 Instant 1.2 shipped 700 days before Grok 4

Which is better: Claude Instant 1.2 or Grok 4?

Claude Instant 1.2 and Grok 4 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Claude Instant 1.2 shipped 700 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 — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Instant 1.2 released?
Claude Instant 1.2 was released by Anthropic on Aug 9 2023.
When was Grok 4 released?
Grok 4 was released by xAI on Jul 9 2025.

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