# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct

> Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 5 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 29.8 to 19.2.
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 233 | 248 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | 1210 |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1272 | 1208 |
| 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)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1283 | 1208 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1317 | — |
| LMArena German | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | 1186 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
| IFEval | — | 78% |

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | 1194 |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1221 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?

Olmo 2 0325 32b 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 Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.