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# Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

> Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 by xAI, released August 2024. Ranked #198 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 37.7. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/grok-2-mini
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 by xAI ranks 198th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.7. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 159th.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #198 of 354
- **Index score:** 37.7
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 17 results
- **Provider:** [xAI](https://noometry.com/providers/xai)
- **Released:** August 13, 2024
- **Weights:** Proprietary
- **Reasoning:** Unknown
- **Context window:** —
- **Max output:** —
- **Input price:** Not listed
- **Output price:** Not listed
- **Blended price:** Not listed
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 category scores

1.  Coding 37.0
2.  Reasoning 24.8
3.  Math 35.4
4.  Knowledge 33.9
5.  Multilingual 41.4
6.  Instruction Following 65.5
7.  Long Context 38.4
8.  Writing & Preference 47.3
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Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 37.0 | #199 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 24.8 | #159 | 1 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 35.4 | #185 | 1 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 33.9 | #200 | 1 |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 41.4 | #208 | 1 |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 65.5 | #220 | 1 |
| [Long Context](https://noometry.com/best/long-context) | 38.4 | #196 | 1 |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 47.3 | #211 | 3 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 24.8 | +1.1 | #159 of 350, top 46% |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 35.4 | −1.2 | #185 of 327, top 57% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 37.0 | −1.7 | #199 of 340, top 59% |

### Weakest categories

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/best/instruction-following) | 65.5 | −5.8 | #220 of 305, top 73% |
| [Multilingual](https://noometry.com/best/multilingual) | 41.4 | −6.0 | #208 of 297, top 71% |
| [Writing & Preference](https://noometry.com/best/writing) | 47.3 | −6.4 | #211 of 312, top 68% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-2-0-flash-lite) | #194 | 37.8 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-2-0-flash-lite-vs-grok-2-mini) |
| [DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b) | #195 | 37.8 | — | 18 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-vs-grok-2-mini) |
| [MiniMax-M2.7](https://noometry.com/models/minimax-m2-7) | #196 | 37.7 | $0.52 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-minimax-m2-7) |
| [Gemini Advanced 0514](https://noometry.com/models/gemini-advanced) | #197 | 37.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-advanced-vs-grok-2-mini) |
| [Mercury](https://noometry.com/models/mercury) | #199 | 37.6 | — | 35 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-mercury) |
| [DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)](https://noometry.com/models/deepseek-v2-5) | #200 | 37.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-grok-2-mini) |
| [Qwen3.6 35B-A3B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-35b-a3b) | #201 | 37.6 | $0.56 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b) |
| [Hunyuan Large Vision](https://noometry.com/models/hunyuan-large-vision) | #202 | 37.6 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-hunyuan-large-vision) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Coding](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-coding) | 1269 | #216 of 294, top 74% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Reasoning

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Hard Prompts](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-hard-prompts) | 1255 | #217 of 297, top 74% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Math

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Math](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-math) | 1265 | #207 of 285, top 73% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Knowledge

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Expert](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-expert) | 1238 | #204 of 273, top 75% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Multilingual

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Multilingual benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Non-English](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-non-english) | 1257 | #208 of 297, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Chinese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-chinese) | 1262 | #203 of 285, top 72% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena French](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-french) | 1286 | #167 of 223, top 75% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena German](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-german) | 1273 | #163 of 231, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Japanese](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-japanese) | 1213 | #151 of 211, top 72% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Korean](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-korean) | 1195 | #164 of 213, top 77% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Russian](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-russian) | 1261 | #203 of 283, top 72% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Spanish](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-spanish) | 1279 | #169 of 226, top 75% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Instruction Following

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Instruction Following benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Instruction Following](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-instruction-following) | 1245 | #218 of 298, top 74% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Long Context

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Long Context benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Longer Query](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-longer-query) | 1266 | #210 of 291, top 73% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

### Writing & Preference

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 Writing & Preference benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [LMArena Text](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-text) | 1281 | #209 of 297, top 71% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Creative Writing](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-creative-writing) | 1242 | #214 of 295, top 73% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |
| [LMArena Multi-Turn](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/arena-multi-turn) | 1265 | #215 of 295, top 73% |  | [LMArena](https://lmarena.ai/leaderboard/text) | 2026-10-08 |

## Compare Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Gemini Advanced 0514](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-advanced-vs-grok-2-mini)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Mercury](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-mercury)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs MiniMax-M2.7](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-minimax-m2-7)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024)](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-grok-2-mini)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b-vs-grok-2-mini)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-qwen3-6-35b-a3b)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-grok-2-mini)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-grok-2-mini)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-grok-2-mini)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-kimi-k3)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-qwen3-8-max)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-grok-2-mini)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-mini-vs-muse-spark-1-3)
-   [Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v4-pro-vs-grok-2-mini)

## Other xAI models

-   [Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-6)56.9
-   [Grok 4.5](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-5)55.0
-   [Grok 4.7](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-7)53.1
-   [Grok 4.20 (Non-Reasoning)](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-20)48.6
-   [Grok 4](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4)48.1
-   [Grok 4.20 Multi-Agent](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-20-multi-agent)46.2
-   [Grok 4.3](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-3)43.8
-   [Grok 4.1](https://noometry.com/models/grok-4-1)41.5

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 by xAI ranks 198th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 37.7. Its strongest category is reasoning, where it ranks 159th.

### Is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 open source?

No. Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 is proprietary and available only through xAI's API and partner platforms.

### What are Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 places best in reasoning, math, coding and lowest in instruction following, multilingual, writing & preference.

### What is Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 best at?

Its best category is reasoning, where it ranks 159th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/grok-2-mini

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