Model comparison
Gemma 2 9B vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemma 2 9B scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.1 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 32.1.
- Gemma 2 9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 25.9 | 41.5 |
| Released | 2024-06-24 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 29.4 (#304), Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1173 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 34.7% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 22.5% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 40.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemma 2 9B: —, Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 15.9 (#309), Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1171 | 1435 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 15.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 36.4% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.83 | — |
| LiveBench | 28.7% | — |
| PIQA | 83.7% | — |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.9 (#318), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1183 | 1422 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 0.6% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 19.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 21% | — |
| GSM8K | 84.9% | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 9.7 (#305), Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1147 | 1417 |
| GPQA Diamond | 27.5% | — |
| BoolQ | 85.7% | — |
| MMLU | 72.1% | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.6 (#238), Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1188 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1185 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1190 | 1448 |
| LMArena German | 1186 | 1446 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1144 | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | 1137 | 1407 |
| LMArena Russian | 1200 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1200 | 1438 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 57.6 (#269), Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1178 | 1400 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 52.6% | — |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 36.3 (#233), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1197 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Gemma 2 9B: 32.1 (#281), Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75)
| Benchmark | Gemma 2 9B | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1207 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1206 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1193 | 1437 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 841 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 25.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemma 2 9B better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 25.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemma 2 9B or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.7 versus 29.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemma 2 9B and Grok 4.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemma 2 9B has 35 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.