Model comparison

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen2-72B

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Qwen2-72B Alibaba (Qwen)

30.0

Rank #300 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen2-72B 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 21.2.
  • Qwen2-72B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen2-72B specifications
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
ProviderxAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index37.730.0
Released2024-08-132024-06-07
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1726

Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. Advertise on Noometry

Category by category

Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Qwen2-72B: 29.1 (#310)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Coding12691196
WeirdML—11.3%
BigCodeBench Instruct—38.5%
BigCodeBench Complete—54%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —, Qwen2-72B: 17.0 (#146)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
TheAgentCompany—1.1%
METR Time Horizons—29.9%

Reasoning Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Qwen2-72B: 23.2 (#181)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Hard Prompts12551191
Epoch Capabilities Index—125.28

Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Qwen2-72B: 30.2 (#236)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Math12651235
MATH Level 5—39.1%

Knowledge Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Qwen2-72B: 21.2 (#275)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Expert12381171
GPQA Diamond—40.8%
MMLU—82.4%

Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Qwen2-72B: 35.9 (#244)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Non-English12571176
LMArena Chinese12621240
LMArena French12861170
LMArena German12731151
LMArena Japanese12131111
LMArena Korean11951083
LMArena Russian12611169
LMArena Spanish12791169

Instruction Following Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Qwen2-72B: 61.7 (#241)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Instruction Following12451181

Long Context Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Qwen2-72B: 36.1 (#235)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Longer Query12661192

Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Qwen2-72B: 40.8 (#241)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13Qwen2-72B
LMArena Text12811203
LMArena Creative Writing12421181
LMArena Multi-Turn12651196

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Qwen2-72B?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Qwen2-72B better for coding?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Qwen2-72B share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2-72B has 26.

Related comparisons

Go deeper