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LLaMA 3.3 vs Grok 4.3 Beta

Meta
LLaMA 3.3
SpaceXAI
Grok 4.3 Beta
Overview
CompanyMetaSpaceXAI
Release dateDec 6 2024Apr 17 2026
AccessOpen WeightProprietary
Specifications
Parameters
70B
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
50%
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.3 shipped 497 days before Grok 4.3 Beta

Which is better: LLaMA 3.3 or Grok 4.3 Beta?

LLaMA 3.3 and Grok 4.3 Beta don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 3.3 shipped 497 days before Grok 4.3 Beta, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.3 is open weight, while Grok 4.3 Beta is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 3.3 and Grok 4.3 Beta don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

LLaMA 3.3 was released by Meta on Dec 6 2024.

Grok 4.3 Beta was released by SpaceXAI on Apr 17 2026.

LLaMA 3.3 is an open weight model released by Meta. Grok 4.3 Beta is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.

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