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Claude Opus 4.6 vs Grok‑2

Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 vs xAI Grok‑2 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4.6
xAI
Grok‑2
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateFeb 5 2026Aug 14 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
80.8%
Science
GPQA Diamond
91.3%
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑2 shipped 540 days before Claude Opus 4.6

Which is better: Claude Opus 4.6 or Grok‑2?

Claude Opus 4.6 and Grok‑2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok‑2 shipped 540 days before Claude Opus 4.6, 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 4.6 and Grok‑2 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

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‑2 released?
Grok‑2 was released by xAI on Aug 14 2024.

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