# DBRX vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)

> Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-grok-2
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 19

## Summary

- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 2 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 6 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 33.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 63.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024).
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 33.7 |
| Rank | 311 | 239 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1287 |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1272 |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| DTBench | — | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1283 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 63.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 53.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1254 |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1289 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1237 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1281 |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1276 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (32.9 vs 33.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?

19 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.