Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Mercury 2.5
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 35.4 to 23.3.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Inception |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 33.5 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-09-08 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 260K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.04 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Mercury 2.5 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Mercury 2.5: 39.5 (#156)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 38.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 301.65 |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Mercury 2.5: 22.4 (#193)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | — |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Mercury 2.5: 23.3 (#272)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | — | 3% |
| LMArena Math | 1265 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Mercury 2.5: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Mercury 2.5: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | — |
| LMArena French | 1286 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Mercury 2.5: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Mercury 2.5: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Mercury 2.5: —
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Mercury 2.5?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 33.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Mercury 2.5 better for coding?
Mercury 2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Mercury 2.5 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Mercury 2.5 has 4.