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Claude Sonnet 4.6 vs Grok 4.20 Beta

2 vs 0 benchmarks won

Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 4.6
xAI
Grok 4.20 Beta
Overview
CompanyAnthropicxAI
Release dateFeb 17 2026Feb 17 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
89.9%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
79.6%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapReleased on the same day

Which is better: Claude Sonnet 4.6 or Grok 4.20 Beta?

Claude Sonnet 4.6 leads Grok 4.20 Beta on 2 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Both models were released on the same day — Feb 17 2026.

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 Sonnet 4.6 released?
Claude Sonnet 4.6 was released by Anthropic on Feb 17 2026.
When was Grok 4.20 Beta released?
Grok 4.20 Beta was released by xAI on Feb 17 2026.

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