Model comparison
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads 60.9 to 47.3.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 40.8 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2026-03-03 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1.50 | — |
| Results tracked | 38 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 37.8 (#188), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1400 | 1269 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1256 | — |
| SciCode | 41.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 52.2% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 797.73 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 30.2 (#79), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| DeepResearch Bench | 37.3% | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 22.9 (#186), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1255 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 67.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 8.2% | — |
| CritPt | 1.1% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 25% | — |
| EnigmaEval | 3% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 63.3% | — |
| DTBench | 76.8% | — |
| LMCA | 35% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.47 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.4 | — |
Math Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 40.7 (#90), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1428 | 1265 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 27.7% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 80% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 41.9 (#104), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1398 | 1238 |
| GPQA Diamond | 81.8% | — |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 8.6% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 8.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 39.4 (#60), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1240 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 52.3 (#86), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1411 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1262 |
| LMArena French | 1424 | 1286 |
| LMArena German | 1429 | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1413 | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1195 |
| LMArena Russian | 1420 | 1261 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1421 | 1279 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 72.7 (#131), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1377 | 1245 |
Long Context Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 42.5 (#122), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1394 | 1266 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite: 60.9 (#94), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1416 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1417 | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (37.8 vs 37.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.