Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs o1-mini
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 3 categories and o1-mini in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 24.8 to 8.8.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 34.0 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2024-09-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), o1-mini: 35.5 (#224)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1362 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 32.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 36.3% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 48% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 89% |
| MBPP+ | — | 78.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, o1-mini: 24.6 (#118)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 10% |
Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), o1-mini: 8.8 (#346)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1333 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0.8% |
| SimpleBench | — | 18.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 14% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 72.3% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 57.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 135.82 |
| LiveBench | — | 57.8% |
Math Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), o1-mini: 35.4 (#186)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1358 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 46.9% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 62% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 89.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), o1-mini: 34.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1316 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 62.4% |
| Confabulations | — | 18.6% |
Multilingual o1-mini leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), o1-mini: 43.6 (#182)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1289 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1314 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1293 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1278 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1245 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1223 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1283 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1303 |
Instruction Following o1-mini leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), o1-mini: 66.7 (#206)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1304 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 65.4% |
Long Context o1-mini leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), o1-mini: 40.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1320 |
Writing & Preference o1-mini leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), o1-mini: 48.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1317 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1244 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1314 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 64.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 40.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than o1-mini?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 34.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or o1-mini better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and o1-mini share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and o1-mini has 39.