Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Grok 4.6
Grok 4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.9 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 4.6 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.6 leads 61.4 to 24.8.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 56.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-08-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 500K |
| Max output | — | 500K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 49 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Grok 4.6: 58.5 (#16)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1465 |
| DeepSWE | — | 67.5% |
| FrontierCode | — | 48% |
| CursorBench | — | 41.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1617 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 25.3% |
| SciCode | — | 56.5% |
| WeirdML | — | 67.3% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,508 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Grok 4.6: 39.4 (#27)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 65.3% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 17.2% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 9,047 |
Reasoning Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Grok 4.6: 61.4 (#20)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1447 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 67.1% |
| SimpleBench | — | 75.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 80% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 87.5% |
| CritPt | — | 19.7% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| EBR-Bench | — | 30.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 34% |
| DTBench | — | 97.3% |
| LMCA | — | 48.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.44 |
Math Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Grok 4.6: 67.0 (#24)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1423 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 66% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 31.7% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 99.2% |
| ProofBench | — | 51% |
Knowledge Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Grok 4.6: 63.3 (#20)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1467 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 94% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 49.3% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Grok 4.6: 43.6 (#23)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1263 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 33.2% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 40% |
| LMArena Document | — | 1452 |
Multilingual Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Grok 4.6: 53.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1420 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1480 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1461 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1431 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1376 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1397 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1422 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1404 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Grok 4.6: 75.4 (#63)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1431 |
Long Context Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Grok 4.6: 44.5 (#66)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1454 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.6 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Grok 4.6: 62.3 (#80)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Grok 4.6 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1428 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1428 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1425 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Grok 4.6?
Grok 4.6 is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.9 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Grok 4.6 better for coding?
Grok 4.6 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 58.5 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Grok 4.6 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.6 has 49.