Model comparison
DBRX vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 2 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 33.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 63.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024).
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 33.7 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 21 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1287 |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning DBRX leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1272 |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| DTBench | — | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |
Math DBRX leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1283 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 63.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |
Knowledge Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 53.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1254 |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |
Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1289 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1237 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1281 |
Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |
Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (32.9 vs 33.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.