Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Yi-Lightning
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Yi-Lightning score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.7 vs 37.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 7 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 37.0 to 27.4.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1302 |
Math Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1300 |
Knowledge Yi-Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1286 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1278 |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Yi-Lightning?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Yi-Lightning score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.7 vs 37.1), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.0 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Yi-Lightning share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.