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Gemma 4 vs Grok 4.20 Beta

Google
Gemma 4
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.20 Beta
Overview
CompanyGoogleSpaceXAI
Release dateApr 2 2026Feb 17 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
56%
Abstract reasoning
ARC-AGI-2
53.3%
Community preference
Arena Elo (Text)
1475
Timeline
Release gapGrok 4.20 Beta shipped 44 days before Gemma 4

Which is better: Gemma 4 or Grok 4.20 Beta?

Gemma 4 and Grok 4.20 Beta don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok 4.20 Beta shipped 44 days before Gemma 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Gemma 4 is open weight, while Grok 4.20 Beta is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Gemma 4 and Grok 4.20 Beta don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Gemma 4 was released by Google on Apr 2 2026.

Grok 4.20 Beta was released by SpaceXAI on Feb 17 2026.

Gemma 4 is an open weight model released by Google. Grok 4.20 Beta is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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