Model comparison

Grok 4.1 vs Llama 3.2 3B

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

Grok 4.1 xAI

41.5

Rank #134 Confirmed

Llama 3.2 3B Meta

28.9

Rank #321 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 9 categories and Llama 3.2 3B in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 24.7.
  • Llama 3.2 3B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok 4.1 and Llama 3.2 3B specifications
Grok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
ProviderxAIMeta
Noometry Index41.528.9
Released2025-11-172024-09-24
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window—131K
Max output—118K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.05
Output $ / M tokens—$0.33
Results tracked1918

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Llama 3.2 3B: 27.6 (#319)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Coding14451098
LMArena WebDev1214—
BigCodeBench Instruct—23.4%
BigCodeBench Complete—28.3%

Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#143)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard—21.9%
Cybench39%—
BALROG—10.1%

Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Llama 3.2 3B: 21.0 (#228)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Hard Prompts14351095

Math Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Llama 3.2 3B: 32.4 (#214)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Math14221126

Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Llama 3.2 3B: 29.7 (#235)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Expert14171090

Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Llama 3.2 3B: 26.2 (#281)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Non-English14251019
LMArena Chinese14651017
LMArena German14461056
LMArena Russian1434949
LMArena French1448—
LMArena Japanese1397—
LMArena Korean1407—
LMArena Spanish1438—

Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Llama 3.2 3B: 56.0 (#275)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Instruction Following14001089

Long Context Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#261)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Longer Query14161100

Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Llama 3.2 3B: 24.7 (#307)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama 3.2 3B
LMArena Text14371110
LMArena Creative Writing14111094
LMArena Multi-Turn14371105
EQ-Bench Creative Writing—595

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok 4.1 better than Llama 3.2 3B?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok 4.1 or Llama 3.2 3B better for coding?

Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.7 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Llama 3.2 3B share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 3B has 18.

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