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GPT-5.1-Codex-Max vs Grok 4

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

54.48/100
Margin
5.9pts
winning →
60.42/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: GPT-5.1-Codex-Max #90 (Estimated); Grok 4 #50 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Grok 4 share 12 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 1 result is unique to GPT-5.1-Codex-Max; 4 to Grok 4.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
12
GPT-5.1-Codex-Max only
1
Grok 4 only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Grok 4 is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max has the larger context window at 400K, compared with 128K for Grok 4.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Grok 4
CategoryGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxΔGrok 4
MathGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot measuredMarginNo overlapGrok 415.3

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max$1.25 input / $10 outputGrok 4Not availableA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableGrok 454 tok/sA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxNot availableGrok 415.60 sA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGPT-5.1-Codex-Max400KGrok 4128KGPT-5.1-Codex-Max lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Result
τ²-bench resultsSource 83%74.9%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
Gert LabsSource 42.34%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Result
Vibe Code BenchSource 22.17%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 40.2%45.7%Grok 4 leads
React Native EvalsSource 72.6%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Result
AA-LCRSource 67.3%68.0%Grok 4 leads
CritPtSource 5.7%2.0%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 34.7%33.3%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 86.0%87.7%Grok 4 leads
AA-HLESource 23.4%23.9%Grok 4 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -6.0%3.8%Grok 4 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 39.2%41.4%Grok 4 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 74.4%64.2%Grok 4 leads
Math
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Result
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 19.655%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.083%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Result
AA-MMMU-ProSource 72.5%68.8%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-Codex-MaxGrok 4Result
AA-IFBenchSource 70.0%53.7%GPT-5.1-Codex-Max leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Grok 4 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for GPT-5.1-Codex-Max and Grok 4 today?

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max: $1.25 input / $10.00 output per 1M tokens Grok 4: Pricing unavailable Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

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Last updated: July 20, 2026

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