Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Grok-2 Comparison

Comparing Gemini 1.0 Pro and Grok-2 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Gemini 1.0 Pro outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-2 is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, MATH, MathVista, MMLU, MMMU).

Grok-2 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 1.0 Pro costs less

For input processing, Gemini 1.0 Pro ($0.50/1M tokens) is 4.0x cheaper than Grok-2 ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 1.0 Pro ($1.50/1M tokens) is 6.7x cheaper than Grok-2 ($10.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-2 is more expensive than Gemini 1.0 Pro.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input tokens$0.50
Output tokens$1.50
Best providerGoogle
xAI
Grok-2
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-2 accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Gemini 1.0 Pro's 32,760 tokens. Gemini 1.0 Pro can generate longer responses up to 8,192 tokens, while Grok-2 is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
Input32,760 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
xAI
Grok-2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemini 1.0 Pro does not.

Grok-2 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Grok-2

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.0 Pro was released on 2024-02-15, while Grok-2 was released on 2024-08-13.

Grok-2 is 6 months newer than Gemini 1.0 Pro.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 15, 2024

2.1 years ago

Grok-2

Aug 13, 2024

1.6 years ago

6mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.0 Pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-02-01, while Grok-2's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.0 Pro's training data extends to 2024-02-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Grok-2's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

Feb 2024

Grok-2

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Provider Availability

Gemini 1.0 Pro is available from Google. Grok-2 is available from xAI. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.

Gemini 1.0 Pro

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.50/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.50/1M

Grok-2

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xAI
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
xAI
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (56.0% vs 27.9%)
Higher MATH score (76.1% vs 32.6%)
Higher MathVista score (69.0% vs 46.6%)
Higher MMLU score (87.5% vs 71.8%)
Higher MMMU score (66.1% vs 47.9%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 1.0 Pro
xAI
Grok-2