# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Grok 4.1

> Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-grok-4-1
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.1 in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.1 leads 36.2 to 19.6.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 40.8 |
| Rank | 233 | 135 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254)
- Grok 4.1: 33.4 (#246)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —
- Grok 4.1: 33.8 (#47)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294)
- Grok 4.1: 28.3 (#91)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1436 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |

## Math

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278)
- Grok 4.1: 36.2 (#124)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1422 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225)
- Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#129)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1417 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183)
- Grok 4.1: 53.6 (#64)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1464 |
| LMArena French | 1317 | 1448 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1447 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 1396 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 1407 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1438 |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197)
- Grok 4.1: 74.0 (#106)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1400 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186)
- Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#96)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1416 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192)
- Grok 4.1: 62.6 (#71)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1438 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Grok 4.1?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Grok 4.1 better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (32.9 vs 33.4); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Grok 4.1 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.