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Grok-2 vs Parse

Comparing Grok-2 and Parse across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

xAI · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Grok-2 and Parse trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Grok-2 also accepts a larger context window (128,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

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

Choose Grok-2

  • you process long inputs — it offers a 128,000 token context window

Choose Parse

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Grok-2
xAI
Parse
Cohere
Benchmark wins
—
—
Input price
$2.00 / M
— / M
Output price
$10.00 / M
— / M
Context window
128,000
8,192

Individual benchmarks

8 reported for Grok-2 · 1 for Parse

No common benchmarks found

Grok-2 and Parsedon'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

Grok-2 accepts 128,000 input tokens compared to Parse's 8,192 tokens. Only Grok-2 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).

xAI
Grok-2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Cohere
Parse
Input8,192 tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both Grok-2 and Parse support multimodal inputs.

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

Grok-2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Parse

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

Proprietary

Closed source

Parse

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Grok-2 was released on 2024-08-13, while Parse was released on 2026-08-27.

Parse is 25 months newer than Grok-2.

Grok-2

Aug 13, 2024

2.0 years ago

Parse

Aug 27, 2026

4 days ago

2.0yr 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

Provider Availability

Grok-2 is available from xAI. Parse is available from Azure, Cohere.

Grok-2

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Parse

azure logo
Azure
cohere logo
Cohere
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

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

Grok-2
✓ Preferred
Parse
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FAQ

Common questions about Grok-2 vs Parse.

Which is better, Grok-2 or Parse?

Grok-2 (xAI) and Parse (Cohere) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Grok-2 compare to Parse in benchmarks?

Grok-2 scores DocVQA: 93.6%, HumanEval: 88.4%, MMLU: 87.5%, MATH: 76.1%, MMLU-Pro: 75.5%. Parse scores ParseBench: 79.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Grok-2 and Parse?

Grok-2 supports 128K tokens and Parse supports 8K 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 and Parse?

Key differences include context window (128K vs 8K). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Grok-2 and Parse?

Grok-2 is developed by xAI and Parse is developed by Cohere.

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