Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs o1-mini
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 34.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 8 categories and o1-mini in 1 category; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 leads 29.5 to 8.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is Cybench: 39% for Grok 4.1 and 10% for o1-mini.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | o1-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 34.0 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2024-09-12 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 19 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding o1-mini leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), o1-mini: 35.5 (#224)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | 1362 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 32.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
| WeirdML | — | 36.3% |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 48% |
| HumanEval+ | — | 89% |
| MBPP+ | — | 78.8% |
Agentic & Tool Use Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), o1-mini: 24.6 (#118)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | 10% |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), o1-mini: 8.8 (#346)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | 1333 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 0.8% |
| SimpleBench | — | 18.1% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 14% |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 72.3% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 57.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 135.82 |
| LiveBench | — | 57.8% |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), o1-mini: 35.4 (#186)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1422 | 1358 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 46.9% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 62% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 89.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), o1-mini: 34.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | 1316 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 62.4% |
| Confabulations | — | 18.6% |
Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), o1-mini: 43.6 (#182)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | 1289 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | 1314 |
| LMArena French | 1448 | 1293 |
| LMArena German | 1446 | 1278 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | 1245 |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | 1223 |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | 1283 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | 1303 |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), o1-mini: 66.7 (#206)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 1304 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 65.4% |
Long Context Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), o1-mini: 40.1 (#161)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | 1320 |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), o1-mini: 48.4 (#202)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | o1-mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | 1317 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | 1244 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | 1314 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 64.9% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 40.9% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than o1-mini?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 34.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or o1-mini better for coding?
o1-mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and o1-mini share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and o1-mini has 39.