AI Model Release Tracker - Timeline of Major AI Models from 2022-2026

Gemma 3 vs Grok 4.5

Google
Gemma 3
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.5
Overview
CompanyGoogleSpaceXAI
Release dateMar 12 2025Jul 8 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Agentic coding
SWE-Bench Pro
64.7%
Multilingual coding
SWE-Bench Multilingual
78%
Agentic coding
DeepSWE 1.0
62%
Next.js coding
Next.js Evals
83%
Agentic terminal coding
Terminal-Bench 2.1
83.3%
Agentic legal work
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark
12.92%
Medical admin work
MedScribe
86.88%
Community preference (code)
Arena Elo (Code)
1566
Timeline
Release gapGemma 3 shipped 483 days before Grok 4.5

Which is better: Gemma 3 or Grok 4.5?

Gemma 3 and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Gemma 3 shipped 483 days before Grok 4.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Gemma 3 is open weight, while Grok 4.5 is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemma 3 and Grok 4.5 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemma 3 was released by Google on Mar 12 2025.

Grok 4.5 was released by SpaceXAI on Jul 8 2026.

Gemma 3 is an open weight model released by Google. Grok 4.5 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

Other comparisons