Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
42
Grok Code Fast 1
42
Treat this as a split decision. Claude 3.5 Sonnet makes more sense if its workflow fits your team better; Grok Code Fast 1 is the better fit if coding is the priority or you need the larger 256K context window.
Coding
+21.8 difference
Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Grok Code Fast 1
$null / $null
$null / $null
N/A
172 t/s
N/A
2.81s
200K
256K
Treat this as a split decision. Claude 3.5 Sonnet makes more sense if its workflow fits your team better; Grok Code Fast 1 is the better fit if coding is the priority or you need the larger 256K context window.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Grok Code Fast 1 finish on the same provisional overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The provisional headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.
Grok Code Fast 1 gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for Claude 3.5 Sonnet.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Grok Code Fast 1 are tied on the provisional overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.
Grok Code Fast 1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 70.8 versus 49. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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