Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309)
xAIProprietary
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) is a vision-language model from xAI. It ranks 57 of 167 on LMArena’s overall vision board with 1259±6 from 24,532 votes. Its best category is Entity recognition (#13 of 51). License: Proprietary.
Key figures
- Developer
- xAI
- License
- Proprietary
- First seen (our snapshots)
- 2026-10-26
No data: Captioning.
Who it suits
- Overall #57 of 167: upper half.
- Strongest category: Entity recognition (#13 of 51).
- Proprietary; used through xAI’s apps or API.
Neighbours on the overall board
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License | Δ vs this model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 |  Qwen3.5-397B-A17B Alibaba | 1262 | 32,657 | Apache 2.0 | +3 |
| 55 | Grok 4.20 Beta (Reasoning, 0309) xAI | 1262 | 26,796 | Proprietary | +3 |
| 56 |  Gemma 4 26B A4B Google | 1260 | 23,922 | Apache 2.0 | +1 |
| 57 | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) xAI | 1259 | 24,532 | Proprietary | |
| 58 |  GPT-5.6 Luna (xHigh) OpenAI | 1257 | 11,055 | Proprietary | -2 |
| 59 |  MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | 1256 | 3,618 | MIT | -3 |
| 60 |  Kimi K2.5 (Instant) Moonshot AI | 1254 | 4,111 | Modified MIT | -5 |
Alternatives · More from xAI
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Grok 4.5 xAI | 1287 | 12,599 | Proprietary |
| 52 | Grok 4.6 (High) xAI | 1263 | 7,261 | Proprietary |
| 55 | Grok 4.20 Beta (Reasoning, 0309) xAI | 1262 | 26,796 | Proprietary |
| 79 | Grok 4.7 (xHigh) xAI | 1231 | 3,736 | Proprietary |
| 80 | Grok 4.3 xAI | 1229 | 27,901 | Proprietary |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 |  GLM-5.3-Flash Z.ai | 1294 | 16,254 | MIT |
| 34 | Kimi K2.6 Moonshot AI | 1282 | 16,368 | Modified MIT |
| 38 |  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-20260910 (Max) DeepSeek | 1278 | 4,100 | MIT |
| 39 | Gemma 4 31B Google | 1276 | 40,219 | Apache 2.0 |
| 44 | Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba | 1269 | 7,614 | Apache 2.0 |
How to read these scores
- If two scores differ by less than their ± intervals, the models are statistically close.
- Each category board is computed independently; do not compare scores across categories.
- Models with few votes move more; ranks of new entries may change.
FAQ
Where does Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) rank among vision models?
Overall rank 57 (1259); OCR rank 59 (1261); Diagrams rank 67 (1261); Homework rank 60 (1275); Entity recognition rank 13 (1265); Creative writing rank 31 (1281); Humor rank 27 (1281); English rank 58 (1262); Chinese rank 54 (1300) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
How good is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) at OCR?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) ranks 59 of 123 on LMArena’s OCR board with 1261 (17,215 votes).
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) better with Chinese or English prompts?
Chinese board: #54 of 128 (1300); English board: #58 of 167 (1262). The boards are computed separately, so compare ranks rather than scores.
Is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) open-weight?
No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available through xAI’s apps or API.
How far is Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) from #1?
#1 overall is Claude Fable 5 (High) (1325); Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent Beta (0309) has 1259, 66 points behind.
Sources
LMArena data published Oct 19, 2026.
Synced here Oct 26, 2026.
Price, context length and release date have no reliable public data here and are not shown; all figures come from snapshots, blanks are –.