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o1 vs Grok‑1

OpenAI
o1
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyOpenAISpaceXAI
Release dateDec 5 2024Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 398 days before o1

Which is better: o1 or Grok‑1?

o1 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 398 days before o1, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

o1 is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — o1 and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

o1 was released by OpenAI on Dec 5 2024.

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

o1 is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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