Model comparison

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) vs Palm 2

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) xAI

33.7

Rank #239 Confirmed

Palm 2 Google

30.0

Rank #298 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher in 5 categories and Palm 2 in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads 48.6 to 25.6.

Side by side

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Palm 2 specifications
Grok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
ProviderxAIGoogle
Noometry Index33.730.0
Released2024-08-13—
WeightsProprietaryProprietary
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): 33.3 (#258), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
LMArena Coding1287994
WeirdML22.2%—
LiveBench Coding46.4%—

Reasoning Palm 2 leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 16.9 (#299), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
LMArena Hard Prompts12721005
SimpleBench22.7%—
LiveBench Reasoning54.8%—
DTBench65.2%—
LiveBench Data Analysis54.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index130.48—
LiveBench54.3%—

Math Palm 2 leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 20.8 (#284), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
LMArena Math12831049
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 (#233), Palm 2: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
GPQA Diamond53.8%—
Confabulations20.1%—
LMArena Expert1254—

Multilingual Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 43.1 (#188), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
LMArena Non-English1282916
LMArena Chinese1289887
LMArena French1318—
LMArena German1287—
LMArena Japanese1244—
LMArena Korean1237—
LMArena Russian1286—
LMArena Spanish1281—

Instruction Following Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 66.9 (#202), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
LMArena Instruction Following12701010
LiveBench Instruction Following69.6%—

Long Context Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 38.8 (#190), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
LMArena Longer Query12761010

Writing & Preference Grok-2 (Dec 2024) leads

Grok-2 (Dec 2024): 48.6 (#198), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-2 (Dec 2024)Palm 2
LMArena Text13051027
LMArena Creative Writing1284991
LMArena Multi-Turn1290994
Short-Story Creative Writing63.6%—
LiveBench Language45.6%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) better than Palm 2?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok-2 (Dec 2024) or Palm 2 better for coding?

Grok-2 (Dec 2024) scores higher on coding benchmarks: 33.3 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok-2 (Dec 2024) and Palm 2 share?

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

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