Grok 3 [Beta] vs o1-preview

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

Quick Verdict

o1-preview wins overall with a score of 71 vs 33 (38 point difference).o1-preview wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

o1-preview

Grok 3 [Beta]

39.8

o1-preview

89

42
MMLU
92
41
GPQA
90
39
SuperGPQA
88
37
OpenBookQA
86

Coding

o1-preview

Grok 3 [Beta]

34

o1-preview

86

34
HumanEval
86

Mathematics

o1-preview

Grok 3 [Beta]

41

o1-preview

93

42
AIME 2023
94
44
AIME 2024
96
43
AIME 2025
95
38
HMMT Feb 2023
90
40
HMMT Feb 2024
92
39
HMMT Feb 2025
91
41
BRUMO 2025
93

Reasoning

o1-preview

Grok 3 [Beta]

39

o1-preview

87

40
SimpleQA
88
38
MuSR
86

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Grok 3 [Beta] or o1-preview?

o1-preview scores higher overall with 71 vs 33, a difference of 38 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Grok 3 [Beta] or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 89 vs 39.8.

Which is better for coding, Grok 3 [Beta] or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in coding with an average score of 86 vs 34.

Which is better for math, Grok 3 [Beta] or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in math with an average score of 93 vs 41.

Which is better for reasoning, Grok 3 [Beta] or o1-preview?

o1-preview leads in reasoning with an average score of 87 vs 39.