Model comparison
Grok 4.5 vs Laguna M.1
Grok 4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 55.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
PoolsideSummary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.5 scores higher in 3 categories and Laguna M.1 in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.5 leads 60.9 to 21.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Surface Evolver Bench: 74.4% for Grok 4.5 and 15.6% for Laguna M.1.
- Grok 4.5 accepts more context: 500K tokens versus 262K.
- Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Poolside |
| Noometry Index | 55.0 | 32.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-08 | 2026-04-28 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 500K | 262K |
| Max output | 500K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $6 | — |
| Results tracked | 52 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 52.2 (#35), Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1553 | 1349 |
| DeepSWE | 53.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 42.4% | — |
| SciCode | 54.1% | — |
| WeirdML | 46.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1474 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,309 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 44.4 (#17), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 56.2% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 47.9% | — |
| PostTrainBench | 23.4% | — |
| GBAEval | 65.4% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 14% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1213 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 3,887 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 56.1 (#25), Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Surface Evolver Bench | 74.4% | 15.6% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 52.6% | — |
| SimpleBench | 70% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 83.5% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 79.9% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 87.2% | — |
| CritPt | 15.4% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 36% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1462 | — |
| DTBench | 96.5% | — |
| LMCA | 45.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 153.92 | — |
Math Grok 4.5 leads
Grok 4.5: 60.9 (#35), Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 31% | 0% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 57.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 24.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 97.8% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1459 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 62.3 (#24), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 93.4% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 48.3% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1466 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 37.6 (#72), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1288 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 27.3% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 22.5% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1452 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 54.4 (#42), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1440 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1496 | — |
| LMArena French | 1456 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1428 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1404 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1448 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1450 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 76.0 (#48), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1446 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 44.8 (#56), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1463 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 4.5: 65.8 (#42), Laguna M.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.5 | Laguna M.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1442 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1579 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1456 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.5 better than Laguna M.1?
Grok 4.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 55.0 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.5 or Laguna M.1 better for coding?
Grok 4.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 52.2 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Grok 4.5 does, with 500K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.5 and Laguna M.1 share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.5 has 52 scored results on Noometry and Laguna M.1 has 3.