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Grok-2 mini vs Muse Ember

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 8.1.

xAI · Meta · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Muse Ember leads the overall LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 8.1, ranking #47 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 Muse Ember

  • overall performance matters — it scores 45.9 and ranks #47 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
Muse Ember
Meta
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
8.1
#323
45.9
#47
Reasoning
7.7
#322
48.1
#24
Coding
5.7
#234
27.3
#85
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
— / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.50 / M
Context window
—
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Grok-2 mini
Muse Ember
Vision
5.4#183
23.4#78
Multimodal
8.5#150
23.6#74
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Grok-2 mini · 6 for Muse Ember

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 mini and Muse Emberdon'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 Muse Ember specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Muse Ember specifies output context (524,288 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2 mini
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Meta
Muse Ember
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output524,288 tokens
Thu Nov 12 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-2 mini and Muse Ember support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok-2 mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Muse Ember

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.

Grok-2 mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Muse Ember

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 mini was released on 2024-08-13, while Muse Ember was released on 2026-11-09.

Muse Ember is 27 months newer than Grok-2 mini.

Grok-2 mini

Aug 13, 2024

2.2 years ago

Muse Ember

Nov 9, 2026

3 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 Muse Ember side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Grok-2 mini
✓ Preferred
Muse Ember
Open in Playground

FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 mini vs Muse Ember.

Which is better, Grok-2 mini or Muse Ember?

Muse Ember leads the LLM Stats Score 45.9 to 8.1. Grok-2 mini is made by xAI and Muse Ember is made by Meta. 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 Muse Ember in benchmarks?

Grok-2 mini scores DocVQA: 93.2%, MMLU: 86.2%, HumanEval: 85.7%, MATH: 73.0%, MMLU-Pro: 72.0%. Muse Ember scores PerceptionBench: 80.6%, OSWorld 2.1 (partial): 69.5%, Agents' Last Exam: 61.6%, Personal Superintelligence Index: 46.8%, Terminal-Bench 4.0: 40.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 mini and Muse Ember?

Grok-2 mini supports an unknown number of tokens and Muse Ember 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 Muse Ember?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (8.1 vs 45.9). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 mini and Muse Ember?

Grok-2 mini is developed by xAI and Muse Ember is developed by Meta.

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