Model comparison

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Olmo 7b Instruct

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.4

Rank #233 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 4 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.8 to 26.0.
  • Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Olmo 7b Instruct specifications
Grok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
ProviderxAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index33.429.7
Released2024-08-13—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked3410

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Category by category

Coding Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 32.9 (#254), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.1 (#298)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Coding12881016
WeirdML22.2%—
LiveBench Coding46.4%—

Reasoning Olmo 7b Instruct leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.4 (#294), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.0 (#273)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts1272993
SimpleBench22.7%—
LiveBench Reasoning54.8%—
DTBench65.2%—
LiveBench Data Analysis54.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index130.48—
LiveBench54.3%—

Math Olmo 7b Instruct leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 19.6 (#278), Olmo 7b Instruct: 27.8 (#234)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Math12831018
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202511.5%—
LiveBench Math54.9%—
MATH Level 563.5%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)0.7%—

Knowledge Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 29.8 (#225), Olmo 7b Instruct: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
GPQA Diamond53.8%—
Confabulations20.1%—
LMArena Expert1254—

Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.3 (#183), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.1 (#286)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Non-English1282977
LMArena Chinese12891013
LMArena Russian1286946
LMArena French1317—
LMArena German1287—
LMArena Japanese1244—
LMArena Korean1237—
LMArena Spanish1281—

Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 67.1 (#197), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.3 (#296)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following1270978
LiveBench Instruction Following69.6%—

Long Context Not comparable

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.7 (#186), Olmo 7b Instruct: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1276—

Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.8 (#192), Olmo 7b Instruct: 26.0 (#298)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Olmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Text13051032
LMArena Creative Writing1284990
LMArena Multi-Turn12901007
Short-Story Creative Writing63.6%—
LiveBench Language45.6%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Olmo 7b Instruct?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.4 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.9 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Olmo 7b Instruct share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) has 34 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.

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