Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Phi-4 Mini
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Phi-4 Mini leads 22.4 to 16.9.
- Phi-4 Mini has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | — |
Reasoning Phi-4 Mini leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | — |
| LMArena French | 1318 | — |
| LMArena German | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | — |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Phi-4 Mini?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.