# Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) vs Seed 1.6

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Seed 1.6 across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/grok-4-fast-reasoning-vs-seed-1-6
- Last updated: September 4, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 0
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

No benchmark verdict yet: there is no shared sourced benchmark row for Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Seed 1.6.

## Summary

- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Seed 1.6 do not currently share a sourced benchmark row. The mirror therefore compares metadata, pricing, context windows, and each model's separately reported coverage without naming a benchmark winner.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Seed 1.6 |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | xAI | ByteDance |
| Type | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 2M | 256K |
| Independent public score (not head-to-head) | 54.56 | 49.79 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 1 | 0 |
| Pricing (input/output) | N/A | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Coding

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 43.9 (Estimated · #119/183)
- Seed 1.6 public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) | Seed 1.6 | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Vibe Code Bench | 0.00% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 51.1 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Seed 1.6 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Reasoning

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 72.1 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Seed 1.6 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Knowledge

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 49.2 (Estimated · #94/181)
- Seed 1.6 public-lane score: Coming soon

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Insufficient shared evidence
- Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) public-lane score: 60 (#70/120)
- Seed 1.6 public-lane score: Coming soon

## FAQ

### Can I compare Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) and Seed 1.6 on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but sourced benchmark coverage is still incomplete for a fair score-level comparison.

### Why does this page show "coming soon" values?

BenchLM only calls winners when public benchmark coverage is available on both sides of the comparison.

## Related Comparisons

- [Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) vs Seed 1.6 Flash](/compare/grok-4-fast-reasoning-vs-seed-1-6-flash)
- [Seed 1.6 vs Seed 1.6 Flash](/compare/seed-1-6-vs-seed-1-6-flash)
- [Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) vs Claude Fable 5.1](/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-grok-4-fast-reasoning)
- [Seed 1.6 vs Claude Fable 5.1](/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-seed-1-6)

## Explore More

- [Grok 4 Fast (Reasoning) profile](/models/grok-4-fast-reasoning)
- [Seed 1.6 profile](/models/seed-1-6)
- [Compare Pricing](/llm-pricing)
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- [Overall Rankings](/best/overall)