Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Magistral Medium
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 35.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 5 categories and Magistral Medium in 3 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 24.8 to 8.6.
- Magistral Medium has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 35.2 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2025-03-17 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $5 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Medium leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Magistral Medium: 39.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1319 |
| SciCode | — | 39.2% |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Magistral Medium: 8.6 (#348)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1267 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 16.2% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 6.1% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
Math Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Magistral Medium: 35.1 (#189)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1250 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Magistral Medium: 33.5 (#202)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1223 |
Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Magistral Medium: 39.6 (#224)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1232 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1227 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1267 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1248 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1175 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1125 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1224 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1271 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Magistral Medium: 66.0 (#211)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1254 |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Magistral Medium: 39.3 (#183)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1295 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Magistral Medium: 46.3 (#219)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Medium |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1255 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1245 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1275 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Magistral Medium?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 35.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Magistral Medium better for coding?
Magistral Medium scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.1 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Magistral Medium share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Medium has 22.