Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 0 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 68.6 to 65.5.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1347 |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1322 |
Math Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1305 |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1308 |
Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1299 |
Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1309 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct 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 Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.