Model comparison

Codellama 34b Instruct vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Codellama 34b Instruct Meta

30.8

Rank #287 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 7 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 28.2.
  • Codellama 34b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Codellama 34b Instruct and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
Codellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderMetaxAI
Noometry Index30.837.7
Released—2024-08-13
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1417

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Category by category

Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding10461269
BigCodeBench Instruct29%—
BigCodeBench Complete37.1%—
HumanEval+43.9%—
MBPP+56.3%—

Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts10321255

Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math10561265

Knowledge Not comparable

Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert—1238

Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English10111257
LMArena Chinese9761262
LMArena French—1286
LMArena German—1273
LMArena Japanese—1213
LMArena Korean—1195
LMArena Russian—1261
LMArena Spanish—1279

Instruction Following Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following10281245

Long Context Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query10131266

Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkCodellama 34b InstructGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text10661281
LMArena Creative Writing10321242
LMArena Multi-Turn10151265

Frequently asked questions

Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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