Model comparison
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
CohereSummary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 47.3 to 39.0.
- C4ai Aya Expanse 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 34.9 | 37.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 15 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.8 (#252), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1160 | 1269 |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 22.4 (#197), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1156 | 1255 |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.3 (#203), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1168 | 1265 |
Knowledge Too close to call
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 33.6 (#201), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1153 | 1238 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.5% | — |
Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#242), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1180 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1181 | 1262 |
| LMArena German | 1188 | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1120 | 1213 |
| LMArena Russian | 1197 | 1261 |
| LMArena French | — | 1286 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1279 |
Instruction Following Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 60.1 (#253), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1155 | 1245 |
Long Context Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 36.1 (#236), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1191 | 1266 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
C4ai Aya Expanse 8b: 39.0 (#250), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | C4ai Aya Expanse 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1185 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1168 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1160 | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is C4ai Aya Expanse 8b or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do C4ai Aya Expanse 8b and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. C4ai Aya Expanse 8b has 15 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.