Grok 2 (Dec ’24)
Analysis Summary
Grok 2 (December 2024) is a mid-generation release from xAI, sitting between the original Grok 2 and the substantially more capable Grok 4 series. Its intelligence index of 8 and MMLU Pro of 0.709 indicate reasonable general knowledge, and livecodebench of 0.267 shows moderate coding capability. However, no agentic, instruction-following, or long-context data is available.
For business use, Grok 2 (Dec 2024) is a limited option given the availability of Grok 4.20 models with far stronger agentic and reasoning benchmarks. It may suit lightweight general-purpose tasks or teams with existing xAI integrations who have not yet migrated, but it should not be the basis for new deployments.
No pricing data is available for this variant. Teams evaluating xAI models should focus on the Grok 4 series, which offers dramatically better performance across reasoning, coding, and agentic capability.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Grok 2 (Dec 2024) from xAI shows moderate reasoning and coding capability with an intelligence index of 8, but has been superseded by the Grok 4 series and lacks the agentic and instruction-following data needed for confident business deployment.
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Performance Profile
How Grok 2 (Dec ’24) compares
Grok 2 (Dec ’24) ranks #270 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Grok 2 (Dec ’24) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
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Model Information
| Provider | xAI |
| Release Date | December 12, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
Frequently asked questions about Grok 2 (Dec ’24)
How much does Grok 2 (Dec ’24) cost?
Grok 2 (Dec ’24) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
Who created Grok 2 (Dec ’24)?
Grok 2 (Dec ’24) is developed by xAI and was released on December 12, 2024.
