Model comparison
Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Grok Build 0.1
Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok Build 0.1 leads 31.3 to 16.4.
Side by side
| Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | xAI |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 35.8 |
| Released | 2024-08-13 | 2026-04-16 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 256K |
| Max output | — | 256K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2 |
| Results tracked | 34 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254), Grok Build 0.1: 42.5 (#90)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 50.2% |
| WeirdML | 22.2% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 46.4% | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1288 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): —, Grok Build 0.1: 22.5 (#122)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GBAEval | — | 2.4% |
Reasoning Grok Build 0.1 leads
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294), Grok Build 0.1: 31.3 (#73)
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | 22.7% | — |
| CritPt | — | 9.1% |
| 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 Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 11.5% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 54.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | 1283 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 63.5% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 0.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | — |
| Confabulations | 20.1% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1254 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 69.6% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1270 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1276 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192), Grok Build 0.1: —
| Benchmark | Grok-2 (Dec 2024) | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1305 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1284 | — |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 63.6% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | — |
| LiveBench Language | 45.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Grok Build 0.1?
Grok Build 0.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.8 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?
Grok Build 0.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Grok Build 0.1 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Grok Build 0.1 has 3.