# Codellama 34b Instruct vs Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent

> Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-34b-instruct-vs-grok-4-20-multi-agent
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Codellama 34b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent leads 64.0 to 28.2.
- Codellama 34b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 46.2 |
| Rank | 287 | 65 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $1.25 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.50 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.5 (#314)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.0 (#92)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1046 | 1457 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 29% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 37.1% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 43.9% | — |
| MBPP+ | 56.3% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: —

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Search | — | 1204 |

## Reasoning

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 19.6 (#255)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.9 (#48)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1032 | 1448 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 89.6% |

## Math

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 31.0 (#230)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 39.4 (#104)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1056 | 1442 |

## Knowledge

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.4 (#119)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1445 |

## Multimodal

- Codellama 34b Instruct: —
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 40.5 (#48)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1259 |

## Multilingual

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 25.8 (#284)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 54.4 (#43)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1011 | 1440 |
| LMArena Chinese | 976 | 1475 |
| LMArena French | — | 1466 |
| LMArena German | — | 1456 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1416 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1457 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1447 |

## Instruction Following

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 52.2 (#291)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 74.8 (#84)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1028 | 1420 |

## Long Context

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 30.9 (#284)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 43.7 (#88)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1013 | 1431 |

## Writing & Preference

- Codellama 34b Instruct: 28.2 (#297)
- Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent: 64.0 (#59)

| Benchmark | Codellama 34b Instruct | Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1066 | 1450 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1032 | 1436 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1015 | 1452 |

## FAQ

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct better than Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.2 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Codellama 34b Instruct or Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent better for coding?

Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Codellama 34b Instruct and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Codellama 34b Instruct has 14 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent has 20.