Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.6 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads 52.3 to 24.8.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 48.6 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-02-17 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 30K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.50 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 46 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 42.1 (#112)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1459 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1375 |
| WeirdML | — | 52.3% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,150 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 34.4 (#46)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 57.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 18% |
| LMArena Search | — | 1189 |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 4,663 |
Reasoning Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 52.3 (#32)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1451 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 65.1% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 75% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 85.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 89.5% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 24% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 63.8% |
| DTBench | — | 90.1% |
| LMCA | — | 38.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 151.98 |
| ForecastBench | — | 61.4 |
Math Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 48.2 (#65)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1455 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 44.9% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 92.2% |
| ProofBench | — | 14% |
Knowledge Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 52.8 (#60)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1439 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 89.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 30.2% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 33.3 (#98)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1263 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 0% |
| LMArena Document | — | 1416 |
Multilingual Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 54.5 (#40)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1441 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1481 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1476 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1465 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1449 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1417 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1458 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1443 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 74.8 (#83)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1420 |
Long Context Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 45.5 (#34)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1437 |
| CL-bench | — | 22.2% |
| CL-bench Life | — | 11.9% |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning): 65.7 (#44)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1451 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1438 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1456 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1574 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) is the stronger model overall, scoring 48.6 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) better for coding?
Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning) has 46.