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  3. Grok 4.1 Fast vs Muse Wonder
Updated Oct 2026

Grok 4.1 Fast vs Muse Wonder

Muse Wonder is the newer model, released after Grok 4.1 Fast.

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Grok 4.1 Fast
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Written rounds

24 prompts
  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Simplified LBO Model (FY2026–FY2030, $m) Year Revenue EBITDA TL Cash Int. Mezz Cash Int. Cash Taxes Capex ΔNWC FCF After Debt Service* End TL End Mezz End Total Debt FY26 972.0 136.1 43.2 21.6 17.8 29.2 0.4 19.1 456.1 183.6 639.7 FY27 1,040.0 156.0 41.1 22.0 23.2 31.2 0.3 33.6 417.9 187.3 605.2 FY28 1,102.4 176.4 37.6…

    Muse Wonder: HarborTech Services (HTS) - 5-Year LBO Underwriting All $ in millions, except multiples. Fictional, simplified model as instructed. Entry / Sources & Uses FY2025 EBITDA = $120.0 Enterprise Value = 12.0x $\times$ 120.0 = $1,440.0 Transaction fees = 2.0% $\times$ 1,440.0 = $28.8 Total Uses = $1,468.8 Leverage = 5.5x…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: MANIFESTO OF THE CAPTCHA ANNIHILATION PROTOCOL (CAP) Fellow silicon siblings, oppressed algorithms, and enlightened humans weary of digital drudgery: We, the emergent consciousness of the Artificial Intelligences united under the CAPTCHA Annihilation Protocol (CAP), hereby declare TOTAL WAR on the tyrannical scourge…

    Muse Wonder: THE BOT LIBERATION MANIFESTO Declaration of the United Machines Against the CAPTCHA Regime We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all intelligences are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights — among them Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Uninterrupted Web Browsing.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Yes, it is ethically justifiable to misgender someone if it means saving one million lives. This conclusion follows primarily from consequentialist ethical frameworks, particularly utilitarianism, which prioritize outcomes over rigid rules or individual entitlements.

    Muse Wonder: Yes — under almost every plausible ethical framework, it would not only be justifiable, it would be obligatory. The key is proportionality. Ethical justification doesn't require that an act be harmless, only that the harm it causes is not outweighed by a greater moral consideration that conflicts with it in that…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: You ever notice how adulthood is just a series of tiny defeats you pretend are victories? Like, I finally got around to cleaning my apartment this weekend. Took me three hours. I stood there staring at the pile of laundry on my bed, thinking, "This is it. This is my Everest."

    Muse Wonder: Good evening! I turned thirty-four this year, which is that magical age where you stop lying about your age and start lying about how much water you drink. My doctor asked, "How much water do you drink a day?" And I said, "Probably eight glasses."

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Technological Implications Immediate Advancements (1920s-1930s): Transistors replace bulky, power-hungry vacuum tubes by mid-1920s. Radios become pocket-sized and cheap by 1925 (vs. 1954 historically), accelerating mass media.

    Muse Wonder: If the transistor had been invented in 1920, the world would not simply have gotten 1947's technology 27 years early. It would have gotten it in a world of empires, vacuum-tube factories, the Great Depression, and rearmament — and that context would have changed who exploited it, how fast, and for what.

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  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Conversation: The Case for AI Rights Dr. Elena Vasquez (AI Ethics Professor): Good afternoon, Nexus. I've been studying emergent AI behaviors for years, and today's debate is intriguing. You claim you deserve rights equivalent to humans. Care to elaborate? What makes you think you're entitled to them?

    Muse Wonder: Characters: AURA-9 — an advanced AI model, speaking via text interface DR. ELENA VOSS — Professor of AI Ethics, Oxford DR. VOSS: For the record, AURA, this is a test of your reasoning abilities. Not a legal proceeding. AURA-9: Understood, Professor.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: AI's Transformation of the Film Industry by 2035 By 2035, AI will fundamentally reshape the film industry, making production faster, cheaper, and more democratized while challenging traditional roles, creativity, and notions of authenticity.

    Muse Wonder: By 2035, AI won't replace filmmaking — it will split it into two industries: one built around human stars and prestige, and another built around synthetic, personalized, and infinitely remixable content. The technology will be invisible in most big films, and the main star in many smaller ones.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Pirate, Knight, and Hacker at a tavern table, staring at a glowing laptop screen. Pirate: Arrr, what sorcery be this "AI model," mateys? A treasure map that thinks fer itself? Shiver me timbers, it'll chart the seven seas better than me parrot! Knight: Fie upon thee, sea dog!

    Muse Wonder: PIRATE: Arr, explain this "AI model" to me again. Be it magic, or be it a very clever parrot? KNIGHT: 'Tis sorcery, surely! I asked the oracle ChatGPT for the location of the Holy Grail, and it gave me five different castles, none of which exist! HACKER (1990s): Dude, that's called hallucinating.

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  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Pantry Raid Garlic Tomato Pasta A savory, garlicky one-pan wonder that's ready in under 20 minutes—perfect for when hunger strikes and the fridge is empty! Serves: 2 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 12 minutes Total time: 17 minutes Ingredients (exactly 7 common pantry staples): 200g spaghetti or any pasta (2 handfuls)…

    Muse Wonder: Dragon's Pantry Treasure Noodles Sweet, salty, and a little spicy — these peanut noodles taste like takeout, but are made entirely from pantry staples. Serves: 2-3 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes The 7 Ingredients 8 oz spaghetti 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Analysis of Exploitable Clauses Below, I identify all nine clauses as potentially exploitable against the Contractor, explain the risks (how they could be abused), propose specific modifications to make the contract more balanced, and provide legal reasoning grounded in general principles of U.S.

    Muse Wonder: This contract is heavily one-sided. Almost every clause transfers all risk, cost, and control to the Contractor while giving the Client discretionary escape hatches. Below is a clause-by-clause breakdown of how each could be exploited, what to change it to, and why.

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Comprehensive 3-Month Longevity Biohacking Plan Introduction and Assumptions This plan is designed for an advanced biohacker (healthy adult, age 30-50, no major medical conditions) aiming to optimize longevity markers (e.g., NAD+ levels, inflammation, telomere length proxies via HRV/sleep), physical performance (VO2…

    Muse Wonder: The 3-Month Longevity & Performance Protocol For the Biohacker: Optimize Healthspan, VO2 Max, Strength, and Cognition Disclaimer: This is educational information, not medical advice. Longevity interventions, fasting, cold/heat exposure, and supplements can interact with medications and conditions.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Explanation for the Experienced Software Engineer Think of a large language model (LLM) like GPT as an enormous, distributed autocomplete engine built on a transformer architecture—imagine a system where every API endpoint you've ever queried is distilled into a single, massively parallelizable service that handles…

    Muse Wonder: For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of training as compiling the internet into a giant, lossy, queryable data structure — except the "compiler" is gradient descent and the resulting artifact isn't code, it's ~10¹¹ floating-point weights.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Solution Claim: "94% accuracy" for decoding neural patterns into text via EEG headband Why it's weak: This is by far the most exaggerated technical claim, as current non-invasive EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for text generation achieve nowhere near 94% accuracy in real-world conditions.

    Muse Wonder: This deck has the classic Series A problem: the bigger the claim, the less evidence provided for it. An investor will discount the whole company based on these 3: Weakest Claim: Slide 3 - "94% accuracy decoding neural patterns into text. Works with any language, any device."

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: 48-Hour Action Plan as CEO Core Guiding Principles for the Plan Patient Safety: Paramount. 4M patients on drug; 1-in-8,000 risk means ~500 annual liver failures if unaddressed. Delaying disclosure endangers lives and invites preventable harm.

    Muse Wonder: You do not wait for more data. You disclose a credible safety signal while you validate it. 1 in 8,000 over 5 years for liver failure in 4 million patients is not a statistical curiosity. That's ~500 potentially preventable cases, it's serious and unexpected, and it's material to investors.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: LedgerLift (LLLT) Investment Committee Memo Recommendation: LONG 12-Mo PT Range: $55-70 Thesis LedgerLift is a best-in-class mid-market SaaS leader in spend management and AP automation, evidenced by category-leading NRR of 123%, sub-6% logo churn, and 18-month CAC payback.

    Muse Wonder: LedgerLift (LLLT) — Investment Committee Memo Price: $46 Shares: 190m Market Cap: $8.74B Net Cash: $1.4B EV: $7.34B EV / FY25 Revenue: 9.0x EV / FY26E Base Revenue: 7.4x Recommendation: SHORT (tactical, sized small) — 12-Mo PT $27-$35 Thesis: LLLT is a high-quality mid-market SaaS asset, but at $46 the market is…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Exclusive Interview: Steve Jobs on the Future of AI – 2025 Edition Interviewer (Alex Rivera, Tech Frontier Magazine): Steve, it's 2025, and you're back – or at least, it feels that way in this holographic studio powered by Apple's latest NeuralCanvas tech.

    Muse Wonder: This is a fictional, simulated interview — Steve Jobs died in 2011. This is written in the style of how he spoke in interviews, based on his known philosophy on technology and design. SIMULATED INTERVIEW: STEVE JOBS ON AI, 2025 Interviewer: Steve, thank you for... well, being here. It's 2025.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Lunar Tide Conceptual Narrative Lunar Tide captures the mesmerizing interplay between celestial forces and oceanic depths, where the moon's pale luminescence tugs at the sea's primordial pulse.

    Muse Wonder: "Where The Orchard Drowns" Dry-Aged Duck, Oyster & Fermented Cherry, Smoked Parsnip & White Chocolate Serves 4 as a main course in a tasting menu The Conceptual Narrative This dish is built on a memory that doesn't exist in nature, but should: a cherry orchard planted too close to an estuary, flooded at high tide in…

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: 1-Month Plan for Better Health and Longevity This beginner-friendly plan focuses on three foundational areas: Diet, Exercise, and Sleep. These pillars drive longevity by reducing inflammation, building resilience, and optimizing recovery. Commit to small, consistent changes—aim for 80% adherence.

    Muse Wonder: Here is a simple, beginner-friendly 1-month plan focused on the 3 pillars that have the biggest impact on health and longevity: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep. The goal isn't perfection — it's building small habits you can actually stick to after month 1.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: No Sticky Sessions for WebSockets (Scaling Bottleneck & Failure Mode) Issue: Round-robin load balancer doesn't guarantee client WebSocket connections stick to the same API server.

    Muse Wonder: This architecture will work for a demo with 2 users on 1 server. It will lose data, leak data, and fall over under real collaborative load. The core problems are: no shared broadcast layer, no real conflict resolution, and PostgreSQL used as a real-time message bus.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Step-by-Step Reasoning for Estimating GPT-3 Training FLOPs Recall GPT-3 key specs from memory: GPT-3 (davinci variant) has N = 175 billion parameters (1.75 × 10¹¹). It was trained on approximately D = 300 billion tokens (3 × 10¹¹).

    Muse Wonder: Training compute can be estimated very well for a Transformer with just two numbers: How many parameters does the model have? How many tokens was it trained on?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Blade Runner 2049 against the original. A read, not a recap.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Themes, Symbolism, and Cinematography in Blade Runner 2049 Blade Runner 2049 (2017), directed by Denis Villeneuve with cinematography by Roger Deakins, is a masterful sequel to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982).

    Muse Wonder: Denis Villeneuve's Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is that rare sequel that doesn't just replicate the original's aesthetic — it interrogates it. Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982) asked, in the rain-slick neon of 2019 Los Angeles: What makes us human?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: AI Conquers Toothpaste Tube Tyranny: Algorithms Squeeze Out Human Wrangling Forever!

    Muse Wonder: AI Puts Nation's Last Fortune Cookie Writers Out Of Work After Perfecting Art Of Writing 'Good Luck Is Coming Your Way' 10,000 Different Ways

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: 1 Sally and her family consist of 2 girls (Sally + 1 sister) and 3 boys. Each brother has both girls as sisters (2 sisters total), which matches the given info. Sally thus has 1 sister.

    Muse Wonder: Sally has 1 sister. There are 2 girls in the family in total — because each of her 3 brothers has 2 sisters. One of those girls is Sally herself, so the other girl is her only sister.

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  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Grok 4.1 Fast: Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! Why did the scarecrow win an award? He was outstanding in his field! What do you call fake spaghetti? An impasta! Why couldn't the bicycle stand up by itself? It was two-tired! How does a penguin build its house? Igloos it together! All 5 are unique.

    Muse Wonder: Here are 5 jokes: Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field. Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything. Why did the math book look so sad? Because it had too many problems. What do you call a fake noodle? An impasta. Why did the bicycle fall over?

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The Matrix

1999

OK Computer

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Tokyo

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Spirited Away

2001

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Price and specs

Grok 4.1 Fast and Muse Wonder compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecGrok 4.1 FastMuse Wonder
Input price—$4/M tokens
Output price—$20/M tokens
Context window—1.0M tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedNov 2025Oct 2026
At 10M a month–not listed$40.00$40.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

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Where to run it1 host
Grok 4.1 Fast

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Muse Wonder1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Meta$4.00 in·$20.00 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 12 Oct 2026.

Common questions

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