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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Grok 4.3 Beta

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
xAI
Grok 4.3 Beta
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateFeb 5 2026Apr 17 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapClaude Opus 4.6 shipped 71 days before Grok 4.3 Beta

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or Grok 4.3 Beta?

Claude Opus 4.6 leads Grok 4.3 Beta on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Claude Opus 4.6 shipped 71 days before Grok 4.3 Beta, 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 Opus 4.6 released?
Claude Opus 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 5 2026.
When was Grok 4.3 Beta released?
Grok 4.3 Beta was released by xAI on Apr 17 2026.

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