Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.1 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 15.2.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1435 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1422 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1417 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 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
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1400 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1437 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.7 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Grok 4.1 share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.