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LLaMA 3.1 vs Grok 3

Meta LLaMA 3.1 vs xAI Grok 3 — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
xAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyMetaxAI
Release dateJul 23 2024Feb 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 209 days before Grok 3

Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or Grok 3?

LLaMA 3.1 and Grok 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 209 days before Grok 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 3 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 LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
When was Grok 3 released?
Grok 3 was released by xAI on Feb 17 2025.
Is LLaMA 3.1 or Grok 3 open source?
LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Grok 3 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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