Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Llama 3.1-8B
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 23.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 3.1-8B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 33.9 to 8.0.
- Llama 3.1-8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 23.0 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2024-07-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.08 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 43 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Llama 3.1-8B: 20.2 (#340)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1195 |
| SciCode | — | 13.2% |
| WeirdML | — | 1.7% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 32.8% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 40.5% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 62.8% |
| MBPP+ | — | 55.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Llama 3.1-8B: 22.5 (#131)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 25.8% |
| BALROG | — | 15.1% |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Llama 3.1-8B: 14.9 (#321)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1175 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 50.9% |
| LMCA | — | 5.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 116.57 |
| PIQA | — | 81.2% |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Llama 3.1-8B: 10.2 (#317)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1179 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 1.7% |
| Omni-MATH | — | 13.7% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 22.9% |
| GSM8K | — | 82.4% |
Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Llama 3.1-8B: 8.0 (#307)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1144 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27% |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 40.6% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 24.7% |
| BoolQ | — | 82.8% |
| MMLU | — | 56.1% |
Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Llama 3.1-8B: 34.0 (#249)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1148 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1151 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1177 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1144 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1061 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1053 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1158 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1169 |
Instruction Following Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Llama 3.1-8B: 58.9 (#258)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1159 |
| IFEval | — | 74.3% |
Long Context Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Llama 3.1-8B: 35.8 (#238)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1182 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Llama 3.1-8B: 29.7 (#290)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Llama 3.1-8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1187 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1154 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1172 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 713 |
| WildBench | — | 68.7% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Llama 3.1-8B?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 23.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Llama 3.1-8B better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 20.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Llama 3.1-8B share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.1-8B has 43.