Model comparison
Command R vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 25 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 25 benchmarks with published results for both. Command R scores higher in 2 categories and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 38.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is LiveBench Math: 19.4% for Command R and 54.9% for Grok-2 (Dec 2024).
- Command R has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 31.4 | 33.7 |
| Released | 2024-08-30 | 2024-08-13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 128K | — |
| Max output | 4K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.15 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.60 | — |
| Results tracked | 29 | 34 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Command R: 29.3 (#306), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 33.3 (#258)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | 17.9% | 46.4% |
| LMArena Coding | 1169 | 1287 |
| WeirdML | — | 22.2% |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 37.1% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 45.2% | — |
Reasoning Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Command R: 13.8 (#331), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | 21.9% | 54.8% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1164 | 1272 |
| DTBench | 46.4% | 65.2% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 33.3% | 54.5% |
| LiveBench | 27.5% | 54.3% |
| SimpleBench | — | 22.7% |
| LMCA | 9.2% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 130.48 |
Math Command R leads
Command R: 28.0 (#246), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | 19.4% | 54.9% |
| LMArena Math | 1155 | 1283 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 11.5% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 63.5% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 0.7% |
Knowledge Command R leads
Command R: 31.0 (#221), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#233)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1138 | 1254 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 53.8% |
| Confabulations | — | 20.1% |
| MMLU | 65.2% | — |
Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Command R: 35.7 (#245), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1174 | 1282 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1182 | 1289 |
| LMArena French | 1162 | 1318 |
| LMArena German | 1176 | 1287 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1143 | 1244 |
| LMArena Korean | 1163 | 1237 |
| LMArena Russian | 1174 | 1286 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1151 | 1281 |
Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Command R: 58.1 (#261), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 55.6% | 69.6% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1167 | 1270 |
Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Command R: 36.3 (#231), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1198 | 1276 |
Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads
Command R: 38.2 (#254), Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198)
| Benchmark | Command R | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1187 | 1305 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1170 | 1284 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1163 | 1290 |
| LiveBench Language | 16.7% | 45.6% |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 63.6% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Command R better than Grok-2 (Dec 2024)?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 31.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Command R or Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better for coding?
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 29.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Command R and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) share?
25 benchmarks have published results for both models. Command R has 29 scored results on Noometry and Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34.