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Bard vs Grok‑1

Google Bard vs xAI Grok‑1 — side-by-side specs.

Google
Bard
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyGooglexAI
Release dateMar 21 2023Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapBard shipped 227 days before Grok‑1

Which is better: Bard or Grok‑1?

Bard and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Bard shipped 227 days before Grok‑1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Bard is proprietary.

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 Bard released?
Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.
Is Bard or Grok‑1 open source?
Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by xAI. Bard is a proprietary model released by Google.

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