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Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast by xAI ranks 167th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 39.4. Its strongest category is long context, where it ranks 3rd.
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Specifications
- Noometry rank
- #167 of 354
- Index score
- 39.4
- Evidence
- Confirmed 30 results
- Provider
- xAI
- Released
- September 19, 2025
- Weights
- Proprietary
- Reasoning
- Unknown
- Context window
- —
- Max output
- —
- Input price
- Not listed
- Output price
- Not listed
- Blended price
- Not listed
- Output speed
- 577 tokens/s Kagi
- Value
- Not ranked
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
Category scores
Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.
- Coding 32.5
- Agentic & Tool Use 29.5
- Reasoning 22.2
- Math 38.9
- Knowledge 32.0
- Multilingual 51.3
- Instruction Following 73.2
- Long Context 63.2
- Writing & Preference 60.0
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 32.5 | #271 | 3 |
| Agentic & Tool Use | 29.5 | #86 | 2 |
| Reasoning | 22.2 | #201 | 5 |
| Math | 38.9 | #123 | 1 |
| Knowledge | 32.0 | #214 | 2 |
| Multilingual | 51.3 | #111 | 1 |
| Instruction Following | 73.2 | #121 | 1 |
| Long Context | 63.2 | #3 | 2 |
| Writing & Preference | 60.0 | #102 | 3 |
Strengths and weaknesses
Categories where Grok 4 Fast places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.
Strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Context | 63.2 | +22.3 | #3 of 296, top 2% |
| Writing & Preference | 60.0 | +6.2 | #102 of 312, top 33% |
| Multilingual | 51.3 | +3.9 | #111 of 297, top 38% |
Closest competitors
The models ranked just above and below Grok 4 Fast. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunyuan Turbo 0110 | #163 | 39.6 | — | — | Compare |
| Claude 3.7 Sonnet | #164 | 39.5 | — | — | Compare |
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | #165 | 39.5 | $2 | — | Compare |
| DeepSeek-V3 | #166 | 39.5 | $0.41 | 73 | Compare |
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | #168 | 39.4 | — | — | Compare |
| Granite 4.2 3b | #169 | 39.4 | — | — | Compare |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | #170 | 39.3 | $0.85 | 152 | Compare |
| Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | #171 | 39.2 | — | — | Compare |
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Benchmark results
Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.
Coding
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1159 | #112 of 113, top 100% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| WeirdML | 42.9% | #67 of 119, top 57% | Epoch AI | ||
| LMArena Coding | 1429 | #111 of 294, top 38% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Coding | 1420 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Agentic & Tool Use
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-bench Banking | 15.7% | #22 of 26, top 85% | high | τ²-bench | 2026-05-05 |
| Cybench | 30% | #9 of 21, top 43% | Epoch AI | ||
| LMArena Search | 1171 | #21 of 32, top 66% | LMArena | 2026-08-24 |
Reasoning
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 5.3% | #55 of 83, top 67% | Epoch AI | ||
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 66.1% | #32 of 99, top 33% | Kagi LLM Benchmark | ||
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 35.4% | Kagi LLM Benchmark | |||
| ARC-AGI-1 | 48.5% | #57 of 83, top 69% | Epoch AI | ||
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1405 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1412 | #115 of 297, top 39% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| DTBench | 82.7% | #63 of 151, top 42% | Epoch AI | ||
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.2 | #86 of 213, top 41% | Epoch AI | 2025-09-19 | |
| ForecastBench | 60.5 | #26 of 72, top 37% | Epoch AI |
Math
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1403 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Math | 1419 | #103 of 285, top 37% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Knowledge
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate (lower is better) | 20.2% | Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard | |||
| Vectara Hallucination Rate (lower is better) | 19.7% | #92 of 96, top 96% | Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard | ||
| LMArena Expert | 1399 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Expert | 1411 | #112 of 273, top 42% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Multilingual
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1396 | #111 of 297, top 38% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Non-English | 1389 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Chinese | 1457 | #94 of 285, top 33% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Chinese | 1436 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena French | 1431 | #90 of 223, top 41% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena German | 1383 | #108 of 231, top 47% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Japanese | 1352 | #95 of 211, top 46% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Korean | 1332 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Korean | 1357 | #99 of 213, top 47% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Russian | 1389 | #120 of 283, top 43% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Russian | 1384 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Spanish | 1415 | #98 of 226, top 44% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Spanish | 1404 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Instruction Following
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1387 | #115 of 298, top 39% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1383 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Long Context
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 94.4% | #4 of 47, top 9% | Epoch AI | ||
| LMArena Longer Query | 1415 | #99 of 291, top 35% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1412 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Writing & Preference
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1407 | #113 of 297, top 39% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Text | 1400 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1378 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | ||
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1387 | #98 of 295, top 34% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1414 | #104 of 295, top 36% | LMArena | 2026-10-08 | |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1404 | LMArena | 2026-10-08 |
Compare Grok 4 Fast
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Other xAI models
- Grok 4.656.9
- Grok 4.555.0
- Grok 4.753.1
- Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)48.6
- Grok 448.1
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent46.2
- Grok 4.343.8
- Grok 4.141.5
Frequently asked questions
How good is Grok 4 Fast?
Grok 4 Fast by xAI ranks 167th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 39.4. Its strongest category is long context, where it ranks 3rd.
Is Grok 4 Fast open source?
No. Grok 4 Fast is proprietary and available only through xAI's API and partner platforms.
How fast is Grok 4 Fast?
Grok 4 Fast generated about 577 output tokens per second in the Kagi LLM Benchmark's timed runs. Speed varies by provider, load and reasoning effort.
What are Grok 4 Fast's strengths and weaknesses?
Relative to other ranked models, Grok 4 Fast places best in long context, writing & preference, multilingual and lowest in coding, knowledge, reasoning.
What is Grok 4 Fast best at?
Its best category is long context, where it ranks 3rd on Noometry.