Model comparison

Grok 4.3 vs Yi-Lightning

Grok 4.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

Grok 4.3 xAI

43.8

Rank #86 Confirmed

Yi-Lightning 01.AI

37.1

Rank #209 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.3 scores higher in 8 categories and Yi-Lightning in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok 4.3 leads 52.5 to 35.4.

Side by side

Grok 4.3 and Yi-Lightning specifications
Grok 4.3Yi-Lightning
ProviderxAI01.AI
Noometry Index43.837.1
Released2026-04-172024-12-02
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output30K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$2.50—
Results tracked4018

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Category by category

Coding Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 41.6 (#121), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Coding14151312
Aider Polyglot—12.9%
LMArena WebDev1357—
SciCode47.3%—
WeirdML49.9%—
ALE-Bench944.17—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok 4.3: 27.7 (#99), Yi-Lightning: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
GDP.pdf8%—
LMArena Search1165—
Vending-Bench 235.26—

Reasoning Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 35.9 (#68), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Hard Prompts13961302
NYT Connections (extended)55.2%—
CritPt8%—
Chess Puzzles25%—
DTBench90.7%—
LMCA38.3%—
Epoch Capabilities Index149.16—
ForecastBench60.3—

Math Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 46.0 (#74), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Math13881300
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)42.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 414.6%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202593.3%—
ProofBench11%—

Knowledge Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 52.5 (#62), Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Expert13851286
GPQA Diamond88.8%—
SimpleQA Verified33.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Grok 4.3: 31.6 (#104), Yi-Lightning: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Vision1229—
Blueprint-Bench 20%—

Multilingual Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 50.5 (#120), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Non-English13851269
LMArena Chinese14221320
LMArena French14121305
LMArena German13951267
LMArena Japanese13791228
LMArena Korean13561192
LMArena Russian13991255
LMArena Spanish13981315

Instruction Following Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 72.1 (#140), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Instruction Following13661278

Long Context Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 42.5 (#123), Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Longer Query13931297

Writing & Preference Grok 4.3 leads

Grok 4.3: 58.5 (#118), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.3Yi-Lightning
LMArena Text13971302
LMArena Creative Writing13801280
LMArena Multi-Turn14061311
EQ-Bench 41075—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok 4.3 better than Yi-Lightning?

Grok 4.3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok 4.3 or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

Grok 4.3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.6 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok 4.3 and Yi-Lightning share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.3 has 40 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.

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