Originally Posted by Russ Roth

Why bother advertising them as two different models if they're the same frame? A CX race bike isn't really the same as a gravel race bike and its silly to try and make them the same. A CX bike is meant to be ridden for 45-90 min for most races so losing a little comfort to have a road race geometry with a taller BB for clearance isn't a big deal. That same geometry would seem to start to get uncomfortable over the 2+ hours of many gravel races which often seem to start at 30 miles with 50 and 70 miles or more being common. The need for a more comfortable endurance geometry for better positioning seems more realistic.
I'd sooner do a gravel race on my MTB with cross tires on it than my cross bike with the same tires.