# Claude 4.1 Opus vs Grok Code Fast 1

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Claude 4.1 Opus and Grok Code Fast 1 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/claude-4-1-opus-vs-grok-code-fast-1
- Last updated: September 21, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 1
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: Claude 4.1 Opus and Grok Code Fast 1 share only 1 sourced benchmark row.

## Summary

- Only 1 shared sourced benchmark row is available. That is not enough for a broad capability verdict, so this mirror does not name an overall winner.
- Grok Code Fast 1 has the lower published output-token price.
- Grok Code Fast 1 has the larger published context window at 256K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Claude 4.1 Opus | Grok Code Fast 1 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Anthropic | xAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Non-Reasoning | Non-Reasoning |
| Context | 200K | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 42.1 | 34.02 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 2 | 2 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $15.00 / $75.00 | $0.20 / $1.50 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Claude 4.1 Opus public-lane score: 43.1 (Estimated · #105/154)
- Grok Code Fast 1 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus | Grok Code Fast 1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| JobBench | 21.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Claude 4.1 Opus public-lane score: 43.2 (Estimated · #107/156)
- Grok Code Fast 1 public-lane score: 30.2 (Estimated · #146/156)

| Benchmark | Claude 4.1 Opus | Grok Code Fast 1 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 74.5% | 70.8% | Claude 4.1 Opus |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 62.0% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Claude 4.1 Opus public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok Code Fast 1 public-lane score: 57.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Claude 4.1 Opus public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok Code Fast 1 public-lane score: 36.8 (Estimated · #154/186)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Claude 4.1 Opus public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok Code Fast 1 public-lane score: 46.8 (#87/124)

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between Claude 4.1 Opus and Grok Code Fast 1?

Not yet. The models share only 1 sourced benchmark row, so this mirror reports the available measurements and metadata without naming a broad winner.

### What can I compare safely on this page?

Published pricing, context windows, model type, and individual shared benchmark rows are directly comparable. Independent overall scores and non-overlapping benchmark coverage are labeled separately and should not be read as a controlled head-to-head result.

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- [Claude 4.1 Opus profile](/models/claude-4-1-opus)
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