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Grok‑1 vs Grok‑1.5

xAI Grok‑1 vs xAI Grok‑1.5 — side-by-side specs.

xAI
Grok‑1
xAI
Grok‑1.5
Overview
CompanyxAIxAI
Release dateNov 3 2023Mar 29 2024
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 147 days before Grok‑1.5

Which is better: Grok‑1 or Grok‑1.5?

Grok‑1 and Grok‑1.5 do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok‑1 shipped 147 days before Grok‑1.5, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok‑1.5 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 Grok‑1 released?
Grok‑1 was released by xAI on Nov 3 2023.
When was Grok‑1.5 released?
Grok‑1.5 was released by xAI on Mar 29 2024.
Is Grok‑1 or Grok‑1.5 open source?
Grok‑1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by xAI. Grok‑1.5 is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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