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Grok Code Fast 1 vs o1-preview

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 1 shared benchmark result across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

38.64/100
Margin
10.5pts
winning →
49.11/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: Grok Code Fast 1 #180 (Supported); o1-preview #123 (Supported). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Grok Code Fast 1 and o1-preview share 1 comparable benchmark result. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 11 results are unique to Grok Code Fast 1; 1 to o1-preview.

Updated July 20, 2026
Shared results
1
Grok Code Fast 1 only
11
o1-preview only
1
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for Grok Code Fast 1 and o1-preview is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 1 shared benchmark result across 1 evidence category; 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.

o1-preview is priced at $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.20 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok Code Fast 1. Grok Code Fast 1 has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 200K for o1-preview.

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 Grok Code Fast 1 and o1-preview
CategoryGrok Code Fast 1Δo1-preview
CodingGrok Code Fast 170.8MarginNo overlapo1-previewNot measured

Operational comparison

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

MetricGrok Code Fast 1o1-previewComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGrok Code Fast 1$0.2 input / $1.5 outputo1-preview$15 input / $60 outputGrok Code Fast 1 has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondGrok Code Fast 1172 tok/so1-previewNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGrok Code Fast 12.81 so1-previewNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGrok Code Fast 1256Ko1-preview200KGrok Code Fast 1 lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1o1-previewResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 75.7%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1o1-previewResult
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 70.8%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 36.2%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 34.0%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1o1-previewResult
AA-LCRSource 48.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 0.0%Not comparable
Knowledge
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1o1-previewResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 21.6%17.0%Grok Code Fast 1 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 72.7%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 7.5%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -36.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 23.8%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 78.5%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGrok Code Fast 1o1-previewResult
AA-IFBenchSource 41.4%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare Grok Code Fast 1 and o1-preview 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 Grok Code Fast 1 and o1-preview today?

Grok Code Fast 1: $0.20 input / $1.50 output per 1M tokens o1-preview: $15.00 input / $60.00 output per 1M tokens 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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