Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Grok 3 vs OpenAI: o1 benchmark

Name: Grok 3 vs OpenAI: o1 AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares Grok 3 (xAI) and OpenAI: o1 (OpenAI) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 16, 2026. On preference Elo, OpenAI: o1 is ahead by 107 points (1,512 vs 1,405; seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). On SWE-bench coding, Grok 3 resolves 51.4% versus 48.9% (seed-bootstrap (Aug 1, 2026)). Grok 3 streams faster (88 tok/s) while Grok 3 is the cheaper output token ($15/1M). OpenAI: o1 has the larger context window (200k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.

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xAI

Grok 3

Previous xAI generation before Grok 4. Kept for grok 3 vs grok 4.

Elo 1,405$15/1M out

OpenAI

OpenAI: o1

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (openai/o1). Preview until a second source matches.

Elo 1,512$60/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Grok 3 (5)vsOpenAI: o1 (5)

Grok 3: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupOpenAI: o1: 5W (50%)

← Grok 3OpenAI: o1 →

OpenAI: o1 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,405vs1,512

Coding Elo

—vs1,485

SWE-bench

51.4%vs48.9%

LiveBench

60.2%vs65.4%

GPQA Diamond

74.2%vs78%

Grok 3: 1WOpenAI: o1: 4W

Grok 3 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

88 tok/svs45 tok/s

Time to first token

250 msvs420 ms

Grok 3: 2WOpenAI: o1: 0W

Grok 3 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$15/1Mvs$60/1M

Input price

$3/1Mvs$15/1M

Context window

131kvs200k

Grok 3: 2WOpenAI: o1: 1W

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Dimensional AdvantageOpenAI: o1 4/6

Preference Elo

OpenAI: o1

107 pts advantage

Throughput Speed

Grok 3

43 tok/s faster

Price Efficiency

Grok 3

$45.00/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,405

EloHigh is better

1,512+8%

Code Elo

High is better

—

Code EloHigh is better

1,485

LiveBench

High is better

60.2%

LiveBenchHigh is better

65.4%+9%

SWE-bench

High is better

+5%51.4%

SWE-benchHigh is better

48.9%

GPQA

High is better

74.2%

GPQAHigh is better

78%+5%

TTFT

Low is better

+68%250 ms

TTFTLow is better

420 ms

Speed

High is better

+96%88 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

45 tok/s

In $

Low is better

+400%$3/1M

In $Low is better

$15/1M

Out $

Low is better

+300%$15/1M

Out $Low is better

$60/1M

Context

High is better

131k

ContextHigh is better

200k+53%

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Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Grok 3$330.00 / mo

In: $105.00Out: $225.00

OpenAI: o1$1,425.00 / mo

In: $525.00Out: $900.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Grok 3 is estimated to save $1,095.00/month ($13,140/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

1
Grok 3:Pick Grok 3 when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
2
Grok 3:Pick Grok 3 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
3
OpenAI: o1:Pick OpenAI: o1 as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGrok 3

Higher SWE-bench (51.4%).

High-volume chatGrok 3

Lower output list price ($15/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGrok 3

Lower TTFT (250 ms).

Long-document RAGOpenAI: o1

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionOpenAI: o1

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (OpenAI: o1).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Grok 3	Higher SWE-bench (51.4%).
High-volume chat	Grok 3	Lower output list price ($15/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Grok 3	Lower TTFT (250 ms).
Long-document RAG	OpenAI: o1	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	OpenAI: o1	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (OpenAI: o1).

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xAI

Grok 3

Elo 1,405

LiveBench60.2%

SWE-bench51.4%

Speed88 tok/s

Output cost$15/1M

OpenAI

OpenAI: o1

Elo 1,512

LiveBench65.4%

SWE-bench48.9%

Speed45 tok/s

Output cost$60/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Grok 3 or OpenAI: o1?: OpenAI: o1 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,512). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Grok 3 or OpenAI: o1?: Grok 3 leads SWE-bench at 51.4% vs 48.9%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Grok 3 output tokens are $15/1M versus $60/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Grok 3 or OpenAI: o1?: Grok 3 has the lower time-to-first-token (250 ms vs 420 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?: OpenAI: o1 accepts 200k tokens versus 131k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Grok 3 and OpenAI: o1 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Grok 3 vs OpenAI: o1 benchmark

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Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

Grok 3 (5)vsOpenAI: o1 (5)

Grok 3: 5W (50%)Overall: Even matchupOpenAI: o1: 5W (50%)

← Grok 3OpenAI: o1 →

OpenAI: o1 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,405vs1,512

Coding Elo

—vs1,485

SWE-bench

51.4%vs48.9%

LiveBench

60.2%vs65.4%

GPQA Diamond

74.2%vs78%

Grok 3: 1WOpenAI: o1: 4W

Grok 3 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

88 tok/svs45 tok/s

Time to first token

250 msvs420 ms

Grok 3: 2WOpenAI: o1: 0W

Grok 3 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$15/1Mvs$60/1M

Input price

$3/1Mvs$15/1M

Context window

131kvs200k

Grok 3: 2WOpenAI: o1: 1W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsGrok 3

Higher SWE-bench (51.4%).

High-volume chatGrok 3

Lower output list price ($15/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIGrok 3

Lower TTFT (250 ms).

Long-document RAGOpenAI: o1

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionOpenAI: o1

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (OpenAI: o1).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	Grok 3	Higher SWE-bench (51.4%).
High-volume chat	Grok 3	Lower output list price ($15/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	Grok 3	Lower TTFT (250 ms).
Long-document RAG	OpenAI: o1	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	OpenAI: o1	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (OpenAI: o1).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Grok 3 or OpenAI: o1?

OpenAI: o1 has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,512). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.

Which is better at coding, Grok 3 or OpenAI: o1?

Grok 3 leads SWE-bench at 51.4% vs 48.9%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Grok 3 output tokens are $15/1M versus $60/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Grok 3 or OpenAI: o1?

Grok 3 has the lower time-to-first-token (250 ms vs 420 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.

Which has the larger context window?

OpenAI: o1 accepts 200k tokens versus 131k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Grok 3 and OpenAI: o1 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.