Model comparison

Grok-3 mini vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B

Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

Grok-3 mini xAI

41.2

Rank #141 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok-3 mini scores higher in 7 categories and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Grok-3 mini leads 42.1 to 14.2.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 77.8% for Grok-3 mini and 4.4% for Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B.
  • Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

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Grok-3 mini and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B specifications
Grok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
ProviderxAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index41.233.0
Released2025-04-092024-11-21
WeightsProprietaryOpen
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Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked3514

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Category by category

Coding Grok-3 mini leads

Grok-3 mini: 40.8 (#131), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Coding13791235
Aider Polyglot49.3%—
WeirdML42.6%—

Reasoning Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B leads

Grok-3 mini: 13.6 (#334), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Hard Prompts13751220
ARC-AGI-20.4%—
Kagi LLM Benchmark61.3%—
ARC-AGI-116.5%—
Epoch Capabilities Index140.35—

Math Grok-3 mini leads

Grok-3 mini: 42.1 (#85), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202577.8%4.4%
LMArena Math13861242
MATH Level 590.9%42.7%
Omni-MATH31.8%—
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)5.9%—

Knowledge Grok-3 mini leads

Grok-3 mini: 46.4 (#81), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
GPQA Diamond76.3%46.3%
MMLU-Pro79.9%—
Confabulations10.8%—
GPQA (HELM)67.5%—
LMArena Expert1395—

Multilingual Grok-3 mini leads

Grok-3 mini: 48.1 (#145), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Non-English13521236
LMArena Chinese13871249
LMArena Russian13531246
LMArena French1357—
LMArena German1349—
LMArena Japanese1342—
LMArena Korean1335—
LMArena Spanish1381—

Instruction Following Grok-3 mini leads

Grok-3 mini: 78.5 (#9), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Instruction Following13571233
IFEval95.1%—

Long Context Grok-3 mini leads

Grok-3 mini: 41.0 (#147), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Longer Query13721224
Fiction.LiveBench66.7%—

Writing & Preference Grok-3 mini leads

Grok-3 mini: 52.5 (#169), Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok-3 miniTulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B
LMArena Text13701256
LMArena Creative Writing13421231
LMArena Multi-Turn13551252
Short-Story Creative Writing73.5%—
WildBench65.1%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok-3 mini better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?

Grok-3 mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.2 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok-3 mini or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?

Grok-3 mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 36.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok-3 mini and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok-3 mini has 35 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.

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