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Claude Opus 4.1 vs Grok 3

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 vs xAI Grok 3 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.1
xAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateAug 5 2025Feb 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
74.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
80.9%
Timeline
Release gapGrok 3 shipped 169 days before Claude Opus 4.1

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.1 or Grok 3?

Claude Opus 4.1 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 3 shipped 169 days before Claude Opus 4.1, 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 Opus 4.1 and Grok 3 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4.1 released?
Claude Opus 4.1 was released by Anthropic on Aug 5 2025.
When was Grok 3 released?
Grok 3 was released by xAI on Feb 17 2025.

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