Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Ministral 8B
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 8 categories and Ministral 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 12.6.
- Ministral 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 28.2 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Ministral 8B: 35.0 (#230)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1202 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Ministral 8B: 16.4 (#148)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 11.1% |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Ministral 8B: 18.4 (#281)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1191 |
| DTBench | — | 45.7% |
Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Ministral 8B: 25.7 (#267)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1188 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.9% |
Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Ministral 8B: 12.6 (#297)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1170 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 27.1% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.4% |
Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Ministral 8B: 35.1 (#247)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1165 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1193 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1195 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | — |
| LMArena German | 1273 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | — |
Instruction Following Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Ministral 8B: 60.5 (#250)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1161 |
Long Context Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Ministral 8B: 36.7 (#227)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1212 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Ministral 8B: 39.6 (#246)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Ministral 8B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1191 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1175 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Ministral 8B?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 28.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Ministral 8B better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 35.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Ministral 8B share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 8B has 17.