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GPT-4o mini vs Grok‑1

OpenAI
GPT-4o mini
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyOpenAISpaceXAI
Release dateJul 18 2024Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
2%
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 258 days before GPT-4o mini

Which is better: GPT-4o mini or Grok‑1?

GPT-4o mini and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. Grok‑1 shipped 258 days before GPT-4o mini, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

GPT-4o mini is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — GPT-4o mini and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

GPT-4o mini was released by OpenAI on Jul 18 2024.

Grok‑1 was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 3 2023.

GPT-4o mini is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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