Model comparison

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Qwen-14B

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.7

Rank #239 Confirmed

Qwen-14B Alibaba (Qwen)

31.4

Rank #275 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 5 categories and Qwen-14B in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 27.6.
  • Qwen-14B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Qwen-14B specifications
Grok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
ProviderxAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index33.731.4
Released2024-08-132023-09-24
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked3418

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Category by category

Coding Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#288)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
LMArena Coding12871071
WeirdML22.2%—
LiveBench Coding46.4%—

Reasoning Qwen-14B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Qwen-14B: 19.6 (#257)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
LMArena Hard Prompts12721027
Epoch Capabilities Index130.48113.03
SimpleBench22.7%—
LiveBench Reasoning54.8%—
DTBench65.2%—
LiveBench Data Analysis54.5%—
BIG-Bench Hard—55%
LAMBADA—71.1%
LiveBench54.3%—
PIQA—79.9%

Math Qwen-14B leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Qwen-14B: 31.2 (#227)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
LMArena Math12831068
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202511.5%—
LiveBench Math54.9%—
MATH Level 563.5%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)0.7%—
GSM8K—61.3%

Knowledge Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Qwen-14B: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
GPQA Diamond53.8%—
Confabulations20.1%—
LMArena Expert1254—
ARC (AI2) Challenge—84.4%
BoolQ—86.2%
MMLU—66.3%

Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Qwen-14B: 27.5 (#275)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
LMArena Non-English12821041
LMArena Chinese12891077
LMArena French1318—
LMArena German1287—
LMArena Japanese1244—
LMArena Korean1237—
LMArena Russian1286—
LMArena Spanish1281—

Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Qwen-14B: 52.4 (#289)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
LMArena Instruction Following12701031
LiveBench Instruction Following69.6%—

Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Qwen-14B: 31.3 (#280)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
LMArena Longer Query12761028

Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Qwen-14B: 27.6 (#299)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen-14B
LMArena Text13051051
LMArena Creative Writing12841028
LMArena Multi-Turn12901022
Short-Story Creative Writing63.6%—
LiveBench Language45.6%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Qwen-14B?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Qwen-14B better for coding?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 31.2 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Qwen-14B share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Qwen-14B has 18.

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