Model comparison

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Qwen1.5 4b Chat

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.7

Rank #239 Confirmed

Qwen1.5 4b Chat Alibaba (Qwen)

28.8

Rank #322 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 6 categories and Qwen1.5 4b Chat in 2 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 23.8.
  • Qwen1.5 4b Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Qwen1.5 4b Chat specifications
Grok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
ProviderxAIAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index33.728.8
Released2024-08-13—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked3413

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Category by category

Coding Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 29.1 (#308)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Coding1287999
WeirdML22.2%—
LiveBench Coding46.4%—

Reasoning Qwen1.5 4b Chat leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 18.5 (#279)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Hard Prompts1272976
SimpleBench22.7%—
LiveBench Reasoning54.8%—
DTBench65.2%—
LiveBench Data Analysis54.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index130.48—
LiveBench54.3%—

Math Qwen1.5 4b Chat leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.4 (#234)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Math12831026
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202511.5%—
LiveBench Math54.9%—
MATH Level 563.5%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)0.7%—

Knowledge Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.7 (#255)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Expert1254980
GPQA Diamond53.8%—
Confabulations20.1%—

Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.1 (#290)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Non-English1282979
LMArena Chinese12891024
LMArena German1287902
LMArena Russian1286952
LMArena French1318—
LMArena Japanese1244—
LMArena Korean1237—
LMArena Spanish1281—

Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.0 (#300)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Instruction Following1270978
LiveBench Instruction Following69.6%—

Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#290)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Longer Query1276988

Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.8 (#309)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Qwen1.5 4b Chat
LMArena Text1305997
LMArena Creative Writing1284969
LMArena Multi-Turn1290977
Short-Story Creative Writing63.6%—
LiveBench Language45.6%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Qwen1.5 4b Chat?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Qwen1.5 4b Chat better for coding?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Qwen1.5 4b Chat share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13.

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