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Grok 4 Fast vs Grok 4.3 Beta

xAI Grok 4 Fast vs xAI Grok 4.3 Beta — side-by-side specs.

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Grok 4 Fast
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Grok 4.3 Beta
Overview
CompanyxAIxAI
Release dateSep 2025Apr 17 2026
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGrok 4 Fast shipped 228 days before Grok 4.3 Beta

Which is better: Grok 4 Fast or Grok 4.3 Beta?

Grok 4 Fast and Grok 4.3 Beta do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. Grok 4 Fast shipped 228 days before Grok 4.3 Beta, 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 Grok 4 Fast released?
Grok 4 Fast was released by xAI on Sep 2025.
When was Grok 4.3 Beta released?
Grok 4.3 Beta was released by xAI on Apr 17 2026.

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