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o4-mini-high vs Grok‑1

OpenAI
o4-mini-high
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanyOpenAISpaceXAI
Release dateApr 16 2025Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 530 days before o4-mini-high

Which is better: o4-mini-high or Grok‑1?

o4-mini-high 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 530 days before o4-mini-high, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

o4-mini-high is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — o4-mini-high and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

o4-mini-high was released by OpenAI on Apr 16 2025.

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

o4-mini-high is a proprietary model released by OpenAI. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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