Model comparison
Grok-3 mini vs Yi-Lightning
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Yi-Lightning in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Grok-3 mini leads 40.8 to 27.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Aider Polyglot: 49.3% for Grok-3 mini and 12.9% for Yi-Lightning.
Side by side
| Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 41.2 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2025-04-09 | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 35 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Aider Polyglot | 49.3% | 12.9% |
| LMArena Coding | 1379 | 1312 |
| WeirdML | 42.6% | — |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1375 | 1302 |
| 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-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1386 | 1300 |
| 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), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1395 | 1286 |
| 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), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1352 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1387 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1357 | 1305 |
| LMArena German | 1349 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1342 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1335 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1353 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1381 | 1315 |
Instruction Following Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1357 | 1278 |
| IFEval | 95.1% | — |
Long Context Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1372 | 1297 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 66.7% | — |
Writing & Preference Grok-3 mini leads
Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Grok-3 mini | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1370 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1342 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1355 | 1311 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 73.5% | — |
| WildBench | 65.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-3 mini better than Yi-Lightning?
Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-3 mini or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Yi-Lightning share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.