# Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Qwen Turbo

> Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-qwen-turbo
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 3

## Summary

- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Turbo in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 29.8 to 22.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 53.8% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and 41.8% for Qwen Turbo.

## Snapshot

| | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 26.8 |
| Rank | 233 | 329 |
| Context | — | 1M |
| Input $/M | — | $0.05 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.20 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254)
- Qwen Turbo: —

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | — |

## Reasoning

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294)
- Qwen Turbo: —

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

## Math

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278)
- Qwen Turbo: 14.5 (#291)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | 6.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | 56.2% |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225)
- Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#267)

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | 41.8% |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | — |

## Multilingual

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183)
- Qwen Turbo: —

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1289 | — |
| LMArena French | 1317 | — |
| LMArena German | 1287 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1244 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1237 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1286 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1281 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197)
- Qwen Turbo: —

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

## Long Context

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186)
- Qwen Turbo: —

| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192)
- Qwen Turbo: —

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

## FAQ

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

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 26.8 on the Noometry Index.

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

3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.