Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-2 leads with 1.9% higher average benchmark score. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct offers 120.0K more tokens in context window than Grok-2. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is $10.22 cheaper per million tokens. Grok-2 supports multimodal inputs. Llama 3.1 405B Instruct is available on 8 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
xAI
Grok 2 was developed as the second generation of xAI's language model family, designed to provide enhanced reasoning, knowledge, and conversational abilities. Built with architectural improvements and expanded training, it represents a significant advancement in xAI's model capabilities.
Meta
Llama 3.1 405B was developed as Meta's largest open-source language model, designed to provide frontier-level capabilities with 405 billion parameters. Built to demonstrate that open-source models can match proprietary systems in capability, it enables researchers and developers to experiment with and deploy a powerful foundation model without licensing restrictions.
21 days newer

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Meta
2024-07-23

Grok-2
xAI
2024-08-13
Cost per million tokens (USD)

Grok-2

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 5 common benchmarks

Grok-2

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
Available providers and their performance metrics

Grok-2
xAI

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Grok-2

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct

Grok-2

Llama 3.1 405B Instruct
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