Model comparison
Grok-3 mini vs Yi-34B
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 20 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 20 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-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 7.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 90.9% for Grok-3 mini and 5.1% for Yi-34B.
- Yi-34B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 27.8 |
| Released | 2025-04-09 | 2023-11-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131), Yi-34B: 32.3 (#274)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1112 |
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 42.6% | — |
Reasoning Yi-34B leads
Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334), Yi-34B: 21.2 (#226)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | 1104 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 140.35 | 117.39 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.4% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 61.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 16.5% | — |
| BIG-Bench Hard | — | 71.7% |
Math Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 42.1 (#85), Yi-34B: 21.6 (#282)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1114 |
| MATH Level 5 | 90.9% | 5.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 77.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 31.8% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 5.9% | — |
| GSM8K | — | 76% |
Knowledge Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 46.4 (#81), Yi-34B: 7.5 (#309)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 76.3% | 14.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1061 |
| MMLU-Pro | 79.9% | — |
| Confabulations | 10.8% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 67.5% | — |
| MMLU | — | 76.3% |
Multilingual Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 48.1 (#145), Yi-34B: 29.7 (#264)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1079 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1176 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | 1081 |
| LMArena German | 1349 | 1042 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | 993 |
| LMArena Korean | 1335 | 959 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1050 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1381 | 1070 |
Instruction Following Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9), Yi-34B: 56.2 (#274)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1357 | 1091 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |
Long Context Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147), Yi-34B: 33.2 (#264)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1094 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
Writing & Preference Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169), Yi-34B: 34.1 (#273)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-34B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1129 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1108 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1113 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-3 mini better than Yi-34B?
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 27.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-3 mini or Yi-34B better for coding?
Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 32.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Yi-34B share?
20 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Yi-34B has 23.