Model comparison
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Olmo 3.1 32b Think score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.7 vs 37.9), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 scores higher in 2 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Think in 6 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in multilingual, where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads 41.4 to 38.1.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.7 | 37.9 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 15 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.7 (#189)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1269 | 1291 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 25.2 (#150)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1255 | 1272 |
Math Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 36.3 (#168)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1265 | 1305 |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1238 | 1295 |
Multilingual Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.1 (#231)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1257 | 1209 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1262 | 1242 |
| LMArena French | 1286 | 1260 |
| LMArena German | 1273 | 1262 |
| LMArena Russian | 1261 | 1193 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1279 | 1289 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1213 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1195 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.6 (#218)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1245 | 1247 |
Long Context Too close to call
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#195)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1266 | 1272 |
Writing & Preference Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 leads
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.2 (#220)
| Benchmark | Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 | Olmo 3.1 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1281 | 1272 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1242 | 1226 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1265 | 1252 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?
Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Olmo 3.1 32b Think score almost the same on the Noometry Index (37.7 vs 37.9), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (37.0 vs 37.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?
15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.