Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Granite 4.0 H Small
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 7 categories and Granite 4.0 H Small in 1 category; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 35.4 to 31.4.
- Granite 4.0 H Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | IBM |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 36.5 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Granite 4.0 H Small: 36.4 (#209)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1249 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Granite 4.0 H Small: 24.4 (#163)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1240 |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Granite 4.0 H Small: 31.4 (#223)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1247 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 29.6% |
Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Granite 4.0 H Small: 32.0 (#215)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1251 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 56.9% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.2% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 38.3% |
Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Granite 4.0 H Small: 38.6 (#228)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1216 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1201 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1258 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
Instruction Following Granite 4.0 H Small leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Granite 4.0 H Small: 68.7 (#183)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1222 |
| IFEval | — | 89% |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Granite 4.0 H Small: 37.7 (#213)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1242 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Granite 4.0 H Small: 43.8 (#227)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Granite 4.0 H Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1241 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1211 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1242 |
| WildBench | — | 73.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Granite 4.0 H Small?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Granite 4.0 H Small better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (37.0 vs 36.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Granite 4.0 H Small share?
13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.0 H Small has 19.