Gemma 2 9B vs Grok-2 mini Comparison

Comparing Gemma 2 9B and Grok-2 mini across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 2 9B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-2 mini is better at 3 benchmarks (HumanEval, MATH, MMLU).

Grok-2 mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemma 2 9B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas Gemma 2 9B does not.

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

Gemma 2 9B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 2 9B is licensed under Gemma, while Grok-2 mini uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Gemma 2 9B

Gemma

Open weights

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 2 9B was released on 2024-06-27, while Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13.

Grok-2 mini is 2 months newer than Gemma 2 9B.

Gemma 2 9B

Jun 27, 2024

1.7 years ago

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

1.6 years ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Has open weights
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher HumanEval score (85.7% vs 40.2%)
Higher MATH score (73.0% vs 36.6%)
Higher MMLU score (86.2% vs 71.3%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemma 2 9B
xAI
Grok-2 mini