# GPT-5 (high) vs Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5 (high) and Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-high-vs-grok-4-fast-reasoning
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Evidence is too thin for a benchmark verdict: GPT-5 (high) and Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) 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 4 Fast (Reasoning) has the larger published context window at 2M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5 (high) | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | xAI |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 128K | 2M |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 58.03 | 54.56 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 2 | 1 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.25 / $10.00 | N/A |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5 (high) public-lane score: 51.1 (Estimated · #59/151)
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5 (high) | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| JobBench | 8.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5 (high) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 43.9 (Estimated · #119/183)

| Benchmark | GPT-5 (high) | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 20.09% | 0.00% | GPT-5 (high) |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5 (high) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 51.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5 (high) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 72.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5 (high) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 49.2 (Estimated · #94/181)

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- GPT-5 (high) public-lane score: Coming soon
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 60 (#70/120)

## FAQ

### Is there enough evidence to pick between GPT-5 (high) and Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning)?

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.

## Related Comparisons

- [GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5 (medium)](/compare/gpt-5-high-vs-gpt-5-medium)
- [Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) vs GPT-5 (medium)](/compare/gpt-5-medium-vs-grok-4-fast-reasoning)
- [GPT-5 (high) vs GPT-5 mini](/compare/gpt-5-high-vs-gpt-5-mini)
- [Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) vs GPT-5 mini](/compare/gpt-5-mini-vs-grok-4-fast-reasoning)

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