Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance SeedSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 39.3 to 20.8.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 33.7 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1287 |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1272 |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| DTBench | — | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | 1283 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 63.5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1254 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 53.8% |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | — |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | 1289 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1442 | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | 1237 |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1281 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.