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GPT-5.1 vs Grok 4.1

3 vs 0 benchmarks won

OpenAI
GPT-5.1
xAI
Grok 4.1
Overview
CompanyOpenAIxAI
Release dateNov 12 2025Nov 17 2025
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
76.3%
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
76%
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5.1 shipped 5 days before Grok 4.1

Which is better: GPT-5.1 or Grok 4.1?

GPT-5.1 leads Grok 4.1 on 3 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). GPT-5.1 shipped 5 days before Grok 4.1, 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-5.1 released?
GPT-5.1 was released by OpenAI on Nov 12 2025.
When was Grok 4.1 released?
Grok 4.1 was released by xAI on Nov 17 2025.

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