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Bard vs Grok 4.5

Google
Bard
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.5
Overview
CompanyGoogleSpaceXAI
Release dateMar 21 2023Jul 8 2026
AccessProprietaryProprietary
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
64.7%
Multilingual coding
SWE-Bench Multilingual
78%
Agentic coding
DeepSWE 1.0
62%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
83.3%
Timeline
Release gapBard shipped 1205 days before Grok 4.5

Which is better: Bard or Grok 4.5?

Bard and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Bard shipped 1205 days before Grok 4.5, 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 — Bard and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Bard was released by Google on Mar 21 2023.

Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.

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