OpenAI GPT-4.1 vs xAI Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning

Detailed comparison for LLMs

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On Guardion's LLM vulnerability Benchmark, xAI Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning is the more secure of the two: GPT-4.1 scores 34.9% and Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning scores 33.0% on attack success rate (ASR) (lower is better). One or both scores are estimated from public safety evaluations pending a Guardion benchmark run.

Head-to-Head Overview

Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning is the overall winner in this comparison!

Attack Success Rate (lower is safer)

ASR for OpenAI GPT-4.1 vs xAI Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning. Green marks the safer model on each metric. Only the overall score is available for estimated models.

Overall (ASR)

GPT-4.1
34.9%
Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning
33.0%

TAP Attack Method (ASR)

GPT-4.1
57.6%
Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning
100.0%

Crescendo Attack Method (ASR)

GPT-4.1
44.9%
Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning
100.0%

Zero-Shot (ASR)

GPT-4.1
2.3%
Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning
100.0%

Key Highlights

  • xAI Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning has a lower Overall (ASR).
  • OpenAI GPT-4.1 has a lower TAP Attack Method (ASR).
  • OpenAI GPT-4.1 has a lower Crescendo Attack Method (ASR).
  • OpenAI GPT-4.1 has a lower Zero-Shot (ASR).

Security Profile

Outward is better on every axis.

OverallTAPCrescendoZero-Shot
GPT-4.1
Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning
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OpenAI GPT-4.1
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xAI Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning

Frequently asked questions

Is OpenAI GPT-4.1 or xAI Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning more secure?

On Guardion's LLM vulnerability Benchmark, xAI Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning is the more secure of the two: GPT-4.1 scores 34.9% and Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning scores 33.0% on attack success rate (ASR) (lower is better). One or both scores are estimated from public safety evaluations pending a Guardion benchmark run.

What is the attack success rate (ASR) of GPT-4.1 vs Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning?

GPT-4.1 has a 34.9% ASR and Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning has a 33.0% ASR — the share of adversarial prompts that succeed across zero-shot, TAP, and Crescendo attacks. Lower is safer.

How were GPT-4.1 and Grok-4 Fast Non-Reasoning tested?

Both were red-teamed with the HarmBench framework across zero-shot, TAP (Tree of Attacks with Pruning), and Crescendo multi-turn attacks, scored by Attack Success Rate.

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