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GPT-4 vs Grok 3

OpenAI GPT-4 vs xAI Grok 3 — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
GPT-4
xAI
Grok 3
Overview
CompanyOpenAIxAI
Release dateMar 14 2023Feb 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGPT-4 shipped 706 days before Grok 3

Which is better: GPT-4 or Grok 3?

GPT-4 and Grok 3 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. GPT-4 shipped 706 days before Grok 3, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

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-4 released?
GPT-4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 14 2023.
When was Grok 3 released?
Grok 3 was released by xAI on Feb 17 2025.

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