Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Mistral
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Mistral AISummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 5 categories and Mistral in 3 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 66.9 to 52.6.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 29.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 22 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Mistral: 33.8 (#250)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1162 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Reasoning Mistral leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Mistral: 22.2 (#200)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1149 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Mistral leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Mistral: 22.3 (#278)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1180 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 7.2% |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Mistral: 16.6 (#288)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1125 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 27.7% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 30.3% |
Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Mistral: 32.8 (#254)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1129 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1109 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | 1180 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1155 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 1013 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 1032 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1168 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1143 |
Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Mistral: 52.6 (#288)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1152 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
| IFEval | — | 56.8% |
Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Mistral: 35.0 (#245)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1153 |
Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Mistral: 37.0 (#260)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Mistral |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1165 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1158 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1147 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| WildBench | — | 66% |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Mistral?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 29.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Mistral better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (33.3 vs 33.8); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Mistral share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Mistral has 22.