# Seed 2.0 Pro vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)

> Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dola-seed-2-0-pro-vs-grok-2
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 8 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 36.5 to 19.6.

## Snapshot

| | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 33.4 |
| Rank | 97 | 233 |
| Context | 256K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.50 | — |
| Output $/M | $3 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 42.9 (#84)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1288 |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |

## Reasoning

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 23.1 (#167)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1272 |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| DTBench | — | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |

## Math

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#110)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1440 | 1283 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 63.5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |

## Knowledge

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.6 (#119)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1254 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 53.8% |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |

## Multimodal

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.8 (#34)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1275 | — |

## Multilingual

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.8 (#37)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1442 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1289 |
| LMArena French | 1470 | 1317 |
| LMArena German | 1443 | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | 1412 | 1237 |
| LMArena Russian | 1450 | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1281 |

## Instruction Following

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.7 (#86)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |

## Long Context

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#85)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1276 |

## Writing & Preference

- Seed 2.0 Pro: 63.0 (#66)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192)

| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |

## FAQ

### Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?

Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?

Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.