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GPT-3.5 vs Grok‑1

OpenAI GPT-3.5 vs xAI Grok‑1 — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
GPT-3.5
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyOpenAIxAI
Release dateNov 30 2022Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGPT-3.5 shipped 338 days before Grok‑1

Which is better: GPT-3.5 or Grok‑1?

GPT-3.5 and Grok‑1 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. GPT-3.5 shipped 338 days before Grok‑1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-3.5 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 GPT-3.5 released?
GPT-3.5 was released by OpenAI on Nov 30 2022.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.
Is GPT-3.5 or Grok‑1 open source?
Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by xAI. GPT-3.5 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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