Grok Code Fast 1 vs K-Exaone

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

Grok Code Fast 1 finishes one point ahead overall, 50 to 49. That is enough to call, but not enough to treat as a blowout. This matchup comes down to a few meaningful edges rather than one model dominating the board.

Grok Code Fast 1's sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 76.5 against 49.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is SWE-bench Verified, 70.8% to 49.4%.

K-Exaone is the reasoning model in the pair, while Grok Code Fast 1 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Quick Verdict

Pick Grok Code Fast 1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. K-Exaone only becomes the better choice if you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Agentic

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Coding

Grok Code Fast 1

Grok Code Fast 1

76.5

K-Exaone

49.4

70.8%
SWE-bench Verified
49.4%
80%
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Multimodal & Grounded

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Reasoning

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Knowledge

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61%
SimpleQA
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Instruction Following

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Multilingual

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Mathematics

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, Grok Code Fast 1 or K-Exaone?

Grok Code Fast 1 is ahead overall, 50 to 49. The biggest single separator in this matchup is SWE-bench Verified, where the scores are 70.8% and 49.4%.

Which is better for coding, Grok Code Fast 1 or K-Exaone?

Grok Code Fast 1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 76.5 versus 49.4. Inside this category, SWE-bench Verified is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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