Claude 4.1 Opus vs Grok 3 [Beta]

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

Quick Verdict

Claude 4.1 Opus wins overall with a score of 61 vs 33 (28 point difference).Claude 4.1 Opus wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

74.5

Grok 3 [Beta]

39.8

76
MMLU
42
76
GPQA
41
74
SuperGPQA
39
72
OpenBookQA
37

Coding

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

68

Grok 3 [Beta]

34

68
HumanEval
34

Mathematics

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

75

Grok 3 [Beta]

41

76
AIME 2023
42
78
AIME 2024
44
77
AIME 2025
43
72
HMMT Feb 2023
38
74
HMMT Feb 2024
40
73
HMMT Feb 2025
39
75
BRUMO 2025
41

Reasoning

Claude 4.1 Opus

Claude 4.1 Opus

73

Grok 3 [Beta]

39

74
SimpleQA
40
72
MuSR
38

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Claude 4.1 Opus scores higher overall with 61 vs 33, a difference of 28 points across all benchmarks.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 74.5 vs 39.8.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in coding with an average score of 68 vs 34.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in math with an average score of 75 vs 41.

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

Claude 4.1 Opus leads in reasoning with an average score of 73 vs 39.