Model comparison

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Grok Build 0.1

Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.4 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.7

Rank #239 Confirmed

Grok Build 0.1 xAI

36.4

Rank #216 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 32.2 to 16.9.

Side by side

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Grok Build 0.1 specifications
Grok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
ProviderxAIxAI
Noometry Index33.736.4
Released2024-08-132026-04-16
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window—256K
Max output—256K
Input $ / M tokens—$1
Output $ / M tokens—$2
Results tracked343

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Category by category

Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Grok Build 0.1: 43.1 (#91)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
SciCode—50.2%
WeirdML22.2%—
LiveBench Coding46.4%—
LMArena Coding1287—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —, Grok Build 0.1: 22.7 (#129)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
GBAEval—2.4%

Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Grok Build 0.1: 32.2 (#77)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
SimpleBench22.7%—
CritPt—9.1%
LiveBench Reasoning54.8%—
LMArena Hard Prompts1272—
DTBench65.2%—
LiveBench Data Analysis54.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index130.48—
LiveBench54.3%—

Math Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Grok Build 0.1: —

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202511.5%—
LiveBench Math54.9%—
LMArena Math1283—
MATH Level 563.5%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)0.7%—

Knowledge Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Grok Build 0.1: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
GPQA Diamond53.8%—
Confabulations20.1%—
LMArena Expert1254—

Multilingual Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Grok Build 0.1: —

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Non-English1282—
LMArena Chinese1289—
LMArena French1318—
LMArena German1287—
LMArena Japanese1244—
LMArena Korean1237—
LMArena Russian1286—
LMArena Spanish1281—

Instruction Following Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Grok Build 0.1: —

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
LiveBench Instruction Following69.6%—
LMArena Instruction Following1270—

Long Context Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Grok Build 0.1: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Longer Query1276—

Writing & Preference Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Grok Build 0.1: —

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Grok Build 0.1
LMArena Text1305—
LMArena Creative Writing1284—
Short-Story Creative Writing63.6%—
LMArena Multi-Turn1290—
LiveBench Language45.6%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Grok Build 0.1?

Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 36.4 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?

Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.1 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Grok Build 0.1 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.

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