Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.2 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.2

Rank #178 Reported

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.0

Rank #196 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.1-Codex leads 41.7 to 36.4.

Side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
GPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderOpenAIxAI
Noometry Index38.237.0
Released2025-11-122024-08-13
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked617

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1-Codex leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.7 (#107), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 36.4 (#194)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
LMArena WebDev1337—
LMArena Coding—1269
ALE-Bench1,245—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 37.8 (#32), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
Terminal-Bench60.4%—
METR Time Horizons70.8%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 23.7 (#162)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts—1255

Math Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 29.3 (#218), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 32.8 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProofBench9%—
LMArena Math—1265

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.4 (#195)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert—1238

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.6 (#203)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English—1257
LMArena Chinese—1262
LMArena French—1285
LMArena German—1273
LMArena Japanese—1213
LMArena Korean—1195
LMArena Russian—1261
LMArena Spanish—1278

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.7 (#215)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following—1245

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#191)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query—1267

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.5 (#207)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text—1281
LMArena Creative Writing—1242
LMArena Multi-Turn—1265

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.2 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.1-Codex or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

GPT-5.1-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.7 versus 36.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1-Codex and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1-Codex has 6 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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