# Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)

> Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-1-0-pro-vs-grok-2
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 21

## Summary

- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 1 category and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 7 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 29.8 to 15.6.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.2% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 63.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024).

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 27.3 | 33.7 |
| Rank | 332 | 239 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 32.2 (#275)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | 1287 |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 46.4% |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 17.1 (#296)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | 1272 |
| DTBench | 45.9% | 65.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 117.04 | 130.48 |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 54.8% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 54.5% |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |

## Math

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 9.3 (#321)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 11.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | 1283 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | 63.5% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 54.9% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.6 (#291)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 53.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | 1254 |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |
| MMLU | 70% | — |

## Multilingual

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.4 (#252)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | 1289 |
| LMArena French | 1145 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1125 | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | 1244 |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1119 | 1281 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1237 |

## Instruction Following

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.6 (#267)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | 1270 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 69.6% |

## Long Context

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#249)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | 1276 |

## Writing & Preference

- Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.0 (#264)
- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)

| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1131 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 45.6% |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 27.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 32.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?

21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.