Model comparison
Grok-3 mini vs Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
NVIDIASummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Grok-3 mini leads 78.5 to 62.9.
- Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 35.9 |
| Released | 2025-04-09 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 35.6 (#222)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1223 |
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 42.6% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct leads
Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 23.5 (#177)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | 1203 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.4% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 61.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 16.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.35 | — |
Math Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 42.1 (#85), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 34.6 (#193)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1230 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 77.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 31.8% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 90.9% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 5.9% | — |
Knowledge Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 46.4 (#81), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 31.9 (#218)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1167 |
| GPQA Diamond | 76.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.9% | — |
| Confabulations | 10.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 67.5% | — |
Multilingual Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 48.1 (#145), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.1 (#241)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1181 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1180 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | — |
| LMArena German | 1349 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1335 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1381 | — |
Instruction Following Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 62.9 (#233)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1357 | 1201 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |
Long Context Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 36.5 (#230)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1205 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
Writing & Preference Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169), Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct: 43.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1228 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1213 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1227 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-3 mini better than Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct?
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 35.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-3 mini or Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct better for coding?
Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 35.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.1 Nemotron 51b Instruct has 12.