Model comparison
Command A vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
CohereSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Command A scores higher in 6 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 36.4 to 26.8.
- Command A has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 37.0 |
| Released | 2025-03-13 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 24 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Command A: 26.8 (#317), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1331 | 1269 |
| Aider Polyglot | 12% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Command A: 35.7 (#36), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 57.1% | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Command A: 17.7 (#276), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1326 | 1255 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 28.8% | — |
| DTBench | 61.3% | — |
| LMCA | 10.3% | — |
Math Too close to call
Command A: 33.5 (#172), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1300 | 1265 |
Knowledge Command A leads
Command A: 36.5 (#157), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1295 | 1238 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 9.3% | — |
Multilingual Command A leads
Command A: 45.5 (#166), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1313 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1327 | 1262 |
| LMArena French | 1352 | 1285 |
| LMArena German | 1341 | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1283 | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | 1285 | 1195 |
| LMArena Russian | 1314 | 1261 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1346 | 1278 |
Instruction Following Command A leads
Command A: 69.3 (#172), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1309 | 1245 |
Long Context Command A leads
Command A: 40.6 (#147), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1334 | 1267 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Command A: 47.8 (#204), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | Command A | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1331 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1338 | 1265 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1145 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command A better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command A or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 26.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command A and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command A has 24 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.