Model Comparison

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning vs Grok-4 Heavy

Comparing Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning and Grok-4 Heavy across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning and Grok-4 Heavy don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning specifies input context (2,000,000 tokens). Only Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning specifies output context (30,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning
Input2,000,000 tokens
Output30,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-4 Heavy
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning and Grok-4 Heavy support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-4 Heavy

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-4 Heavy

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning was released on 2025-11-17, while Grok-4 Heavy's release date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning's release timeline, but cannot make a direct age comparison without Grok-4 Heavy's release date.

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning

Nov 17, 2025

6 months ago

Grok-4 Heavy

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-4 Heavy has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-12-31, while Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-4 Heavy's training data extends to 2024-12-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning's cutoff date.

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning

Grok-4 Heavy

Dec 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Larger context window (2,000,000 tokens)

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
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Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning
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Grok-4 Heavy

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning vs Grok-4 Heavy.

Which is better, Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning or Grok-4 Heavy?

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning (xAI) and Grok-4 Heavy (xAI) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning compare to Grok-4 Heavy in benchmarks?

Grok-4 Heavy scores AIME 2025: 100.0%, HMMT25: 96.7%, GPQA: 88.4%, LiveCodeBench: 79.4%, USAMO25: 61.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning and Grok-4 Heavy?

Grok-4.1 Fast Reasoning supports 2.0M tokens and Grok-4 Heavy supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.