Model comparison
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite vs Grok 4.1
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
GoogleSummary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher in 1 category and Grok 4.1 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.6 to 51.9.
Side by side
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | |
| Noometry Index | 37.3 | 40.8 |
| Released | 2025-02-05 | 2025-11-17 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 32 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.4 (#181), Grok 4.1: 33.4 (#246)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1322 | 1445 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1214 |
| LiveBench Coding | 47.1% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: —, Grok 4.1: 33.8 (#47)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | — | 39% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 21.2 (#203), Grok 4.1: 28.3 (#91)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1324 | 1436 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 50.1% | — |
| DTBench | 52.5% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 65.5% | — |
| ForecastBench | 57.1 | — |
| LiveBench | 54.3% | — |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.8 (#192), Grok 4.1: 36.2 (#124)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1309 | 1422 |
| Omni-MATH | 37.4% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 58.1% | — |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.6 (#185), Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#129)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1305 | 1417 |
| MMLU-Pro | 72% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 50% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 30.6 (#103), Grok 4.1: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1100 | — |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.2 (#156), Grok 4.1: 53.6 (#64)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1323 | 1425 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1339 | 1464 |
| LMArena French | 1346 | 1448 |
| LMArena German | 1306 | 1447 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1302 | 1396 |
| LMArena Korean | 1325 | 1407 |
| LMArena Russian | 1328 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1313 | 1438 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.6 (#158), Grok 4.1: 74.0 (#106)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1305 | 1400 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 78.3% | — |
| IFEval | 82.4% | — |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#155), Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#96)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1321 | 1416 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.9 (#172), Grok 4.1: 62.6 (#71)
| Benchmark | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | Grok 4.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1330 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1319 | 1411 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1307 | 1438 |
| WildBench | 79% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 34.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better than Grok 4.1?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.8 to 37.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite or Grok 4.1 better for coding?
Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 37.4 versus 33.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and Grok 4.1 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32 scored results on Noometry and Grok 4.1 has 19.