Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking vs Grok 3 [Beta]

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Grok 3 [Beta] wins overall with a score of 33 vs 29 (4 point difference).Grok 3 [Beta] wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Grok 3 [Beta]

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35.8

Grok 3 [Beta]

39.8

38
MMLU
42
37
GPQA
41
35
SuperGPQA
39
33
OpenBookQA
37

Coding

Grok 3 [Beta]

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

30

Grok 3 [Beta]

34

30
HumanEval
34

Mathematics

Grok 3 [Beta]

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

37

Grok 3 [Beta]

41

38
AIME 2023
42
40
AIME 2024
44
39
AIME 2025
43
34
HMMT Feb 2023
38
36
HMMT Feb 2024
40
35
HMMT Feb 2025
39
37
BRUMO 2025
41

Reasoning

Grok 3 [Beta]

Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking

35

Grok 3 [Beta]

39

36
SimpleQA
40
34
MuSR
38

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Grok 3 [Beta] scores higher overall with 33 vs 29, a difference of 4 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Grok 3 [Beta] leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 39.8 vs 35.8.

Which is better for coding, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Grok 3 [Beta] leads in coding with an average score of 34 vs 30.

Which is better for math, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Grok 3 [Beta] leads in math with an average score of 41 vs 37.

Which is better for reasoning, Claude 4.1 Opus Thinking or Grok 3 [Beta]?

Grok 3 [Beta] leads in reasoning with an average score of 39 vs 35.