# Codellama 34b Instruct vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

> Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-grok-2-mini
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 47.5 to 28.4.
- Codellama 34b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 30.2 | 37.0 |
| Rank | 285 | 196 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.0 (#310)
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1269 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |

## Reasoning

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 18.8 (#250)
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1255 |

## Math

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#227)
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1265 |

## Knowledge

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1238 |

## Multilingual

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.9 (#279)
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1257 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1262 |
| LMArena French | — | 1285 |
| LMArena German | — | 1273 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1213 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1195 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1261 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1278 |

## Instruction Following

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.4 (#286)
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1245 |

## Long Context

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.8 (#279)
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1014 | 1267 |

## Writing & Preference

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.4 (#292)
- Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1281 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1242 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1265 |

## FAQ

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 30.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 28.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.