Model comparison

Grok 4.1 vs Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.

Grok 4.1 xAI

40.8

Rank #135 Confirmed

Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat NVIDIA

31.2

Rank #265 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.6 to 31.8.
  • Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok 4.1 and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat specifications
Grok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
ProviderxAINVIDIA
Noometry Index40.831.2
Released2025-11-17—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked199

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 33.4 (#246), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 29.3 (#295)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Coding14451025
LMArena WebDev1214—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok 4.1: 33.8 (#47), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
Cybench39%—

Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 28.3 (#91), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 19.1 (#245)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Hard Prompts14361047

Math Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 36.2 (#124), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.8 (#223)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Math14221072

Knowledge Not comparable

Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#129), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Expert1417—

Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 53.6 (#64), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 28.9 (#265)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Non-English14251064
LMArena Chinese1464—
LMArena French1448—
LMArena German1447—
LMArena Japanese1396—
LMArena Korean1407—
LMArena Russian1434—
LMArena Spanish1438—

Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 74.0 (#106), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 54.5 (#274)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Instruction Following14001061

Long Context Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#96), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 30.4 (#283)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Longer Query1416998

Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 62.6 (#71), Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat: 31.8 (#278)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat
LMArena Text14371098
LMArena Creative Writing14111091
LMArena Multi-Turn14381058

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok 4.1 better than Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 31.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok 4.1 or Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat better for coding?

Grok 4.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.4 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Llama2 70b Steerlm Chat has 9.

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