Model comparison
Codellama 70b Instruct vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 70b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 41.4 to 24.8.
- Codellama 70b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 37.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 7 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Codellama 70b Instruct: 37.6 (#193), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 40.7% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1269 |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 49.6% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 65.9% | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 20.1 (#242), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1052 | 1255 |
Math Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1265 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1238 |
Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 24.8 (#288), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 992 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1262 |
| 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 70b Instruct: 51.9 (#293), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1024 | 1245 |
Long Context Not comparable
Codellama 70b Instruct: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1266 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Codellama 70b Instruct: 33.4 (#277), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | Codellama 70b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1057 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Codellama 70b Instruct better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Codellama 70b Instruct or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (37.6 vs 37.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Codellama 70b Instruct and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 70b Instruct has 7 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.