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LLaMA 3.1 vs Grok 4.1 Fast

Meta LLaMA 3.1 vs xAI Grok 4.1 Fast — side-by-side specs.

Meta
LLaMA 3.1
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast
Overview
CompanyMetaxAI
Release dateJul 23 2024Nov 19 2025
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapLLaMA 3.1 shipped 484 days before Grok 4.1 Fast

Which is better: LLaMA 3.1 or Grok 4.1 Fast?

LLaMA 3.1 and Grok 4.1 Fast do not have directly comparable benchmark scores published on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU. LLaMA 3.1 shipped 484 days before Grok 4.1 Fast, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model; Grok 4.1 Fast is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was LLaMA 3.1 released?
LLaMA 3.1 was released by Meta on Jul 23 2024.
When was Grok 4.1 Fast released?
Grok 4.1 Fast was released by xAI on Nov 19 2025.
Is LLaMA 3.1 or Grok 4.1 Fast open source?
LLaMA 3.1 is an open-source / open-weight model released by Meta. Grok 4.1 Fast is a proprietary model released by xAI.

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