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Grok 4.20 Beta vs Grok‑1

SpaceXAI
Grok 4.20 Beta
SpaceXAI
Grok‑1
Overview
CompanySpaceXAISpaceXAI
Release dateFeb 17 2026Nov 3 2023
AccessProprietaryOpen Weight
Benchmarks
Nonsense detection
BullshitBench v2
56%
Timeline
Release gapGrok‑1 shipped 837 days before Grok 4.20 Beta

Which is better: Grok 4.20 Beta or Grok‑1?

Grok 4.20 Beta 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 837 days before Grok 4.20 Beta, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Grok 4.20 Beta is proprietary, while Grok‑1 is open weight.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Grok 4.20 Beta and Grok‑1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

Grok 4.20 Beta was released by SpaceXAI on Feb 17 2026.

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

Grok 4.20 Beta is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI. Grok‑1 is an open weight model released by SpaceXAI.

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