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o1 vs Grok‑2

OpenAI o1 vs xAI Grok‑2 — side-by-side specs.

OpenAI
o1
xAI
Grok‑2
Overview
CompanyOpenAIxAI
Release dateDec 5 2024Aug 14 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑2 shipped 113 days before o1

Which is better: o1 or Grok‑2?

o1 and Grok‑2 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑2 shipped 113 days before o1, 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 o1 released?
o1 was released by OpenAI on Dec 5 2024.
When was Grok‑2 released?
Grok‑2 was released by xAI on Aug 14 2024.

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