Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 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 4.20 Multi-Agent in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 64.0 to 15.2.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 46.2 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2026-03-09 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.0 (#92)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1457 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | — | 1204 |
Reasoning Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.9 (#48)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1448 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 89.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.4 (#104)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1442 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.4 (#119)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1445 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.5 (#48)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1259 |
Multilingual Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.4 (#43)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1440 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1475 |
| LMArena French | — | 1466 |
| LMArena German | — | 1456 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1416 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1457 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1447 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 74.8 (#84)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1420 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#88)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1431 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.0 (#59)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1450 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1436 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1452 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better for coding?
Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20.