Model comparison
Grok-3 mini vs Yi-1.5-34B
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-1.5-34B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok-3 mini leads 46.4 to 14.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 90.9% for Grok-3 mini and 25.5% for Yi-1.5-34B.
- Yi-1.5-34B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 30.6 |
| Released | 2025-04-09 | 2024-05-13 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.4 (#272)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1169 |
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 42.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 33.9% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 43.8% |
Reasoning Yi-1.5-34B leads
Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334), Yi-1.5-34B: 22.5 (#191)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | 1160 |
| 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), Yi-1.5-34B: 27.5 (#249)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1182 |
| MATH Level 5 | 90.9% | 25.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 77.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 31.8% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 5.9% | — |
Knowledge Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 46.4 (#81), Yi-1.5-34B: 14.8 (#295)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 76.3% | 32% |
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1144 |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.9% | — |
| Confabulations | 10.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 67.5% | — |
Multilingual Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 48.1 (#145), Yi-1.5-34B: 32.3 (#256)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1121 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1213 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | 1156 |
| LMArena German | 1349 | 1111 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | 1021 |
| LMArena Korean | 1335 | 1005 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1091 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1381 | 1121 |
Instruction Following Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9), Yi-1.5-34B: 59.2 (#257)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1357 | 1139 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |
Long Context Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147), Yi-1.5-34B: 34.6 (#248)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1143 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
Writing & Preference Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169), Yi-1.5-34B: 37.4 (#257)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-1.5-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1173 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1135 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1153 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-3 mini better than Yi-1.5-34B?
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 30.6 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-3 mini or Yi-1.5-34B better for coding?
Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 32.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Yi-1.5-34B share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Yi-1.5-34B has 21.