Model comparison
Codellama 34b Instruct vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.1 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 28.2.
- Codellama 34b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 41.5 |
| Released | — | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1435 |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1422 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 34b Instruct: —, Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1417 |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | — | 1448 |
| LMArena German | — | 1446 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1407 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1438 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1400 |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1437 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.7 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Grok 4.1 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.