Model comparison
GPT-4.1 nano vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 27.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-4.1 nano scores higher in 2 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 23.7 to 8.6.
Side by side
| GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 27.7 | 37.0 |
| Released | 2025-04-14 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | — |
| Max output | 33K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.40 | — |
| Results tracked | 38 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
GPT-4.1 nano: 23.8 (#325), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1306 | 1269 |
| Aider Polyglot | 8.9% | — |
| SciCode | 25.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 19% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-4.1 nano: 26.3 (#98), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 33% | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
GPT-4.1 nano: 8.6 (#344), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1286 | 1255 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 33.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 0% | — |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| DTBench | 52.5% | — |
| LMCA | 5.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 129.62 | — |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
GPT-4.1 nano: 25.5 (#246), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1274 | 1265 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 28.9% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 36.7% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 70% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1% | — |
Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
GPT-4.1 nano: 21.8 (#268), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1272 | 1238 |
| GPQA Diamond | 48.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 6% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 55% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-4.1 nano: 28.6 (#108), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1063 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
GPT-4.1 nano: 41.8 (#200), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1260 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1270 | 1262 |
| LMArena German | 1288 | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1199 | 1213 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1261 |
| LMArena French | — | 1285 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1278 |
Instruction Following GPT-4.1 nano leads
GPT-4.1 nano: 68.0 (#188), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1267 | 1245 |
| IFEval | 84.3% | — |
Long Context Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
GPT-4.1 nano: 23.7 (#291), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1283 | 1267 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 25% | — |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
GPT-4.1 nano: 40.7 (#238), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)
| Benchmark | GPT-4.1 nano | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1285 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1260 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1277 | 1265 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 946 | — |
| WildBench | 81.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-4.1 nano better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 27.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-4.1 nano or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 23.8 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-4.1 nano and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-4.1 nano has 38 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.