Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 4 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 4 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 34.3 to 20.8.
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2024-06-14 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 35.2 (#228)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1209 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Reasoning Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 23.4 (#178)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1202 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1216 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 32.0 (#216)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | 1197 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1195 |
Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.1 (#232)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1203 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#221)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1225 |
Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.7 (#233)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1214 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?
Nemotron 4 340b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.