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GPT-5.4 vs Grok‑1

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OpenAI
GPT-5.4
xAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyOpenAIxAI
Release dateMar 5 2026Nov 3 2023
Model type
Open sourceNoYes
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
92.8%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 853 days before GPT-5.4

Which is better: GPT-5.4 or Grok‑1?

GPT-5.4 leads Grok‑1 on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). Grok‑1 shipped 853 days before GPT-5.4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5.4 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-5.4 released?
GPT-5.4 was released by OpenAI on Mar 5 2026.
When was Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.
Is GPT-5.4 or Grok‑1 open source?
Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by xAI. GPT-5.4 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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