Model comparison
Granite 4.1 8b vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Granite 4.1 8b and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.4 vs 37.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Granite 4.1 8b scores higher in 7 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 1 category; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 37.0 to 30.1.
- Granite 4.1 8b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 13 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1312 | 1269 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1192 | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1293 | 1255 |
Math Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1312 | 1265 |
Knowledge Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1309 | 1238 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1261 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1337 | 1262 |
| LMArena Russian | 1240 | 1261 |
| LMArena French | — | 1286 |
| LMArena German | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1279 |
Instruction Following Granite 4.1 8b leads
Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1269 | 1245 |
Long Context Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1275 | 1266 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.1 8b | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1290 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1251 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1268 | 1265 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.1 8b better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?
Granite 4.1 8b and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.4 vs 37.7), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Granite 4.1 8b or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.1 8b and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.1 8b has 13 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.