Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Magistral Small
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 23.7 to 6.9.
- Magistral Small has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 29.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2025-06-10 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 40K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Magistral Small leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194), Magistral Small: 37.8 (#172)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 35.2% |
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162), Magistral Small: 6.9 (#345)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 6.3% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 5% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | — |
| DTBench | — | 61.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 133.19 |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185), Magistral Small: 24.9 (#253)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 30% |
| LMArena Math | 1265 | — |
Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195), Magistral Small: 30.9 (#215)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena French | 1285 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1278 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1267 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207), Magistral Small: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Magistral Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Magistral Small?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Magistral Small better for coding?
Magistral Small scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.8 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Magistral Small share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Magistral Small has 10.