Battle of the Models

Compare specific LLM models, context windows, and capabilities.

Grok 2 Mini

A-TIER

xAI

Intelligence Score 87/100

Model Popularity 0 votes

Context Window 128K

Pricing Model Commercial / Paid

Commercial/Paid Model

A-TIER

OpenRouter

Intelligence Score 83/100

Context Window 32k

Pricing Model Free / Open

Model Popularity 0 votes

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FINAL VERDICT

With an intelligence score of 87/100 vs 83/100, Grok 2 Mini outperforms Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct (free) by 4 points.

Close Match: The difference is minimal. Consider other factors like pricing and features.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Feature	Grok 2 Mini	Qwen 2.5 VL 72B Instruct (free)
Context Window	128K	32k
Architecture	Transformer	Transformer (Open Weight)
Est. MMLU Score	~80-84%	~75-79%
Release Date	2024	Sep-Nov 2024
Pricing Model	Paid / Commercial	Free Tier
Rate Limit (RPM)	Varies	20 requests/minute
Daily Limit	Based on tier	50 requests/day (up to 1000 with $10 topup)
Capabilities	Streaming	No specific data
Performance Tier	A-Tier (Excellent)	B-Tier (Strong)
Speed Estimate	⚡ Very Fast	⚡ Fast
Primary Use Case	⚡ Fast Chat & Apps	👁️ Vision & Multimodal
Model Size	Undisclosed	72B
Limitations	API key required	Limits depend on account history/topup Community key models Free models have lower priority during peak demand
Key Strengths	Fast Efficient Real-time data access	Unified API for 100+ models from all providers OpenAI-compatible endpoint (drop-in replacement) Automatic model fallback and routing