Model comparison

Grok 4.1 vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Grok 4.1 xAI

41.5

Rank #134 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 42.1.
  • Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Grok 4.1 and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct specifications
Grok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
ProviderxAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index41.532.7
Released2025-11-17—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1916

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Category by category

Coding Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads

Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Coding14451210
LMArena WebDev1214—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Cybench39%—

Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14351208

Math Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Math14221208
Omni-MATH—16.1%

Knowledge Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
MMLU-Pro—41.4%
GPQA (HELM)—28.7%
LMArena Expert1417—

Multilingual Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14251160
LMArena Chinese14651192
LMArena Russian14341187
LMArena French1448—
LMArena German1446—
LMArena Japanese1397—
LMArena Korean1407—
LMArena Spanish1438—

Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14001186
IFEval—78%

Long Context Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14161194

Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads

Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGrok 4.1Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Text14371218
LMArena Creative Writing14111199
LMArena Multi-Turn14371221
WildBench—73.4%

Frequently asked questions

Is Grok 4.1 better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?

Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is Grok 4.1 or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.

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