# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Grok 4.7

> Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-grok-4-7
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 18

## Summary

- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Grok 4.7 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Grok 4.7 leads 57.8 to 20.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 11.5% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 98.1% for Grok 4.7.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 33.7 | 53.1 |
| Rank | 239 | 37 |
| Context | — | 500K |
| Input $/M | — | $2 |
| Output $/M | — | $6 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
- Grok 4.7: 58.0 (#18)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1287 | 1427 |
| FrontierCode | — | 47.6% |
| CursorBench | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1639 |
| FrontierSWE | — | 29.5% |
| SciCode | — | 57.8% |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —
- Grok 4.7: 36.7 (#37)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 54.6% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 22.8% |
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 10,537 |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
- Grok 4.7: 49.1 (#40)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1413 |
| DTBench | 65.2% | 96% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | 153.53 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 76.8% |
| CritPt | — | 18% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 38% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 29% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| LMCA | — | 49.4% |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |

## Math

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
- Grok 4.7: 57.8 (#39)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | 98.1% |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1407 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 53% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| ProofBench | — | 34% |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
- Grok 4.7: 62.8 (#22)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | 92.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1422 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 56% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |

## Multimodal

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —
- Grok 4.7: 35.5 (#87)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1228 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 32.5% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20.8% |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
- Grok 4.7: 50.8 (#116)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1389 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1455 |
| LMArena French | 1318 | 1455 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1397 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1400 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
- Grok 4.7: 74.1 (#105)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1404 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
- Grok 4.7: 43.1 (#104)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1413 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
- Grok 4.7: 70.0 (#24)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok 4.7 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1399 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1391 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1393 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 2007 |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Grok 4.7?

Grok 4.7 is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.1 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Grok 4.7 better for coding?

Grok 4.7 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 58.0 versus 33.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Grok 4.7 share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.7 has 39.