# The next iteration of the Grok AI model, Grok 3, has been described as being "10x" more powerful than its predecessor.

*genai · news · 2025-02-18 · Tom's Guide*

## Key points

- Grok 3 is reportedly ten times more powerful than Grok 2 due to increased compute.
- Grok 3 outperforms GPT-4o in benchmarks for PhD-level physics and biology questions.
- Grok 3 includes specialized variants: Grok 3 Reasoning and the faster Grok 3 mini.
- Grok 3 Reasoning claims superiority over OpenAI's top o3-mini-high model.
- Grok 3 app is now standalone for iOS in the U.S., Australia, and India, not yet on Android.

**Companies:** xAI
**Countries:** United States, Australia, India

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