Grok 3 [Beta] vs Z-1

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

Quick Verdict

Z-1 wins overall with a score of 43 vs 33 (10 point difference).Z-1 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Z-1

Grok 3 [Beta]

39.8

Z-1

49.8

42
MMLU
52
41
GPQA
51
39
SuperGPQA
49
37
OpenBookQA
47

Coding

Z-1

Grok 3 [Beta]

34

Z-1

44

34
HumanEval
44

Mathematics

Z-1

Grok 3 [Beta]

41

Z-1

51

42
AIME 2023
52
44
AIME 2024
54
43
AIME 2025
53
38
HMMT Feb 2023
48
40
HMMT Feb 2024
50
39
HMMT Feb 2025
49
41
BRUMO 2025
51

Reasoning

Z-1

Grok 3 [Beta]

39

Z-1

49

40
SimpleQA
50
38
MuSR
48

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Grok 3 [Beta] or Z-1?

Z-1 scores higher overall with 43 vs 33, a difference of 10 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Grok 3 [Beta] or Z-1?

Z-1 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 49.8 vs 39.8.

Which is better for coding, Grok 3 [Beta] or Z-1?

Z-1 leads in coding with an average score of 44 vs 34.

Which is better for math, Grok 3 [Beta] or Z-1?

Z-1 leads in math with an average score of 51 vs 41.

Which is better for reasoning, Grok 3 [Beta] or Z-1?

Z-1 leads in reasoning with an average score of 49 vs 39.