# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Llama 3.2 1B

> Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 19.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-llama-3-2-1b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 8 categories and Llama 3.2 1B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.8 to 21.4.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 53.8% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 23.9% for Llama 3.2 1B.
- Llama 3.2 1B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 19.9 |
| Rank | 233 | 349 |
| Context | — | 60K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.027 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 20.6 (#333)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | 1071 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 8.2% |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 11.3% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —
- Llama 3.2 1B: 14.5 (#142)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 10.8% |
| BALROG | — | 6.6% |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 15.6 (#304)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1044 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 130.48 | 101.95 |
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 54.8% | — |
| DTBench | 65.2% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 54.5% | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |

## Math

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 9.7 (#308)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | 0.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1086 |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 7.2 (#307)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | 23.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1007 |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 23.9 (#287)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 973 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 958 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 941 |
| LMArena French | 1317 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 52.6 (#285)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1031 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 31.9 (#269)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1050 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192)
- Llama 3.2 1B: 21.4 (#305)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Llama 3.2 1B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1055 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1033 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1030 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 200 |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Llama 3.2 1B?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 19.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Llama 3.2 1B better for coding?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 20.6 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Llama 3.2 1B share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Llama 3.2 1B has 22.