Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Qwen2.5 Plus 1127
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 1 category and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 in 7 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads 36.1 to 20.8.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 38.8 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 34 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 38.5 (#175)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1314 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
Reasoning Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 25.9 (#141)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1299 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 36.1 (#174)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1298 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 35.5 (#183)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1289 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 41.9 (#201)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1265 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1314 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1231 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 1207 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1271 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 67.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1275 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 39.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1292 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 49.4 (#192)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1299 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1262 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1299 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Qwen2.5 Plus 1127?
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 better for coding?
Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 has 14.