Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 4 Fast in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in long context, where Grok 4 Fast leads 63.2 to 43.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Cybench: 39% for Grok 4.1 and 30% for Grok 4 Fast.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2025-09-19 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 30 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Grok 4 Fast: 32.5 (#271)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | 1159 |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1429 |
| WeirdML | — | 42.9% |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Grok 4 Fast: 29.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | 30% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 15.7% |
| LMArena Search | — | 1171 |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Grok 4 Fast: 22.2 (#201)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1412 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 5.3% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 66.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 48.5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 144.2 |
| ForecastBench | — | 60.5 |
Math Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Grok 4 Fast: 38.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1419 |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Grok 4 Fast: 32.0 (#214)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1411 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 19.7% |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Grok 4 Fast: 51.3 (#111)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1396 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1457 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1431 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1383 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1352 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1357 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1389 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1415 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Grok 4 Fast: 73.2 (#121)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1387 |
Long Context Grok 4 Fast leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Grok 4 Fast: 63.2 (#3)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1415 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 94.4% |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Grok 4 Fast: 60.0 (#102)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Grok 4 Fast |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1407 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1387 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1414 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Grok 4 Fast?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Grok 4 Fast better for coding?
Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.7 versus 32.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Grok 4 Fast share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4 Fast has 30.