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Grok-2 mini vs LongCat-2.5

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 8.1.

xAI · Meituan · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LongCat-2.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 8.1, ranking #20 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Grok-2 mini

  • you are already invested in the xAI ecosystem

Choose LongCat-2.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #20 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2 mini
xAI
LongCat-2.5
Meituan
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
8.1
#316
50.0
#20
Reasoning
7.7
#316
48.3
#21
Coding
5.8
#227
38.6
#27
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.30 / M
Output price
— / M
$1.20 / M
Context window
—
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Grok-2 mini
LongCat-2.5
Math
15.7#230
37.2#37
Vision
5.5#179
32.5#29
Multimodal
8.6#145
34.8#15
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Grok-2 mini · 23 for LongCat-2.5

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 mini and LongCat-2.5don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only LongCat-2.5 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only LongCat-2.5 specifies output context (131,072 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Mon Nov 02 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-2 mini and LongCat-2.5 support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

LongCat-2.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13, while LongCat-2.5 was released on 2026-11-01.

LongCat-2.5 is 27 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.2 years ago

LongCat-2.5

Nov 1, 2026

1 days ago

2.2yr 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

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Grok-2 mini and LongCat-2.5 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 mini
✓ Preferred
LongCat-2.5
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini vs LongCat-2.5.

Which is better, Grok-2 mini or LongCat-2.5?

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 8.1. Grok-2 mini is made by xAI and LongCat-2.5 is made by Meituan. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Grok-2 mini compare to LongCat-2.5 in benchmarks?

Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%. LongCat-2.5 scores MathVision: 96.5%, BrowseComp: 91.9%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.4%, Video-MME: 85.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 mini and LongCat-2.5?

Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens and LongCat-2.5 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Grok-2 mini and LongCat-2.5?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (8.1 vs 50.0), licensing (Proprietary vs Unknown). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 mini and LongCat-2.5?

Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI and LongCat-2.5 is developed by Meituan.

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