Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Muse Glimmer
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Muse Glimmer in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Muse Glimmer leads 38.8 to 20.8.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 41.7 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-08-10 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Muse Glimmer: 40.4 (#142)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1416 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
| SciCode | — | 44.9% |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Muse Glimmer: 25.7 (#144)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1396 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| CritPt | — | 2.6% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Muse Glimmer: 38.8 (#125)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1417 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Muse Glimmer: 38.5 (#143)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1386 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
Multilingual Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Muse Glimmer: 50.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1390 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | — |
| LMArena German | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Muse Glimmer: 72.6 (#135)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1375 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
Long Context Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#129)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1382 |
Writing & Preference Muse Glimmer leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Muse Glimmer: 57.5 (#126)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1339 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1399 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Muse Glimmer?
Muse Glimmer is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.7 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Muse Glimmer scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.4 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Muse Glimmer share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 15.