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LLaMA 4 Scout vs Grok 4 Fast

Meta LLaMA 4 Scout vs xAI Grok 4 Fast — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 4 Scout
xAI
Grok 4 Fast
Overview
CompanyMetaxAI
Release dateApr 5 2025Sep 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
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Release gapLLaMA 4 Scout shipped 149 days before Grok 4 Fast

Which is better: LLaMA 4 Scout or Grok 4 Fast?

LLaMA 4 Scout and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. LLaMA 4 Scout shipped 149 days before Grok 4 Fast, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 4 Fast is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — LLaMA 4 Scout and Grok 4 Fast don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 4 Scout released?
LLaMA 4 Scout was released by Meta on Apr 5 2025.
When was Grok 4 Fast released?
Grok 4 Fast was released by xAI on Sep 2025.
Is LLaMA 4 Scout or Grok 4 Fast open source?
LLaMA 4 Scout is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Grok 4 Fast is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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