Model comparison
Grok 4.1 Fast vs Grok Build 0.1
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in agentic & tool use, where Grok 4.1 Fast leads 36.3 to 22.7.
- Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper at $0.20 / $0.50 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2 for Grok Build 0.1.
- Grok Build 0.1 accepts more context: 256K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 36.4 |
| Released | 2025-06-27 | 2026-04-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | 256K |
| Max output | 30K | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $2 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245), Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1242 | — |
| SciCode | — | 50.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1411 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 394.93 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39), Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 69.6% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 13.1% | — |
| GBAEval | — | 2.4% |
| LMArena Search | 1171 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 1,107 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49), Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 56% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 87.4% | — |
| CritPt | — | 9.1% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | — |
| DTBench | 87.7% | — |
| ForecastBench | 61 | — |
Math Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 4% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1408 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 17.8% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1399 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1201 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1391 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | — |
| LMArena French | 1415 | — |
| LMArena German | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1361 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1413 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1376 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1390 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1394 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1327 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1389 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 Fast better than Grok Build 0.1?
Grok 4.1 Fast is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.4 to 36.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast or Grok Build 0.1?
Grok 4.1 Fast is cheaper. It lists at $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Grok Build 0.1 lists at $1 and $2.
Is Grok 4.1 Fast or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?
Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.1 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok Build 0.1 does, with 256K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 Fast and Grok Build 0.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 Fast has 32 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.