# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Nemotron 4 340b Instruct

> Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-nemotron-4-340b-instruct
- 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 4 categories and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct in 4 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Nemotron 4 340b Instruct leads 31.7 to 19.6.
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | NVIDIA |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 35.3 |
| Rank | 233 | 218 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 34.6 (#223)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | 1209 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 22.4 (#180)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1202 |
| 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)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.7 (#193)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1216 |
| 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)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 31.4 (#212)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | 1171 |
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 38.0 (#228)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1206 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1214 |
| LMArena French | 1317 | 1196 |
| LMArena German | 1287 | 1192 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | 1128 |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | 1148 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1219 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | 1195 |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 63.3 (#227)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1203 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 37.1 (#216)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1225 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192)
- Nemotron 4 340b Instruct: 42.9 (#229)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Nemotron 4 340b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1225 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1203 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1214 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Nemotron 4 340b Instruct?

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.3 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Nemotron 4 340b Instruct better for coding?

Nemotron 4 340b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.6 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Nemotron 4 340b Instruct has 17.