Grok 2 (Dec ’24)
Analysis Summary
Grok 2, in the December 2024 version listed here, has a low measured intelligence result. The supplied record contains no coding, reasoning-task, instruction-following, context, speed, pricing, or tool-use measurements. This leaves limited evidence for assessing whether it can meet the quality and reliability requirements of current client workflows.
It may be considered for testing on basic text tasks if a team already has access, but the record does not establish a cost advantage or a specialist capability. For new deployments, businesses should prefer models with more recent and task-specific results, particularly for coding, long-document analysis, or tool-driven work. Any use should begin with a small evaluation and human review.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
Grok 2 from December 2024 has a low measured intelligence result and no supplied evidence for coding, tool use, pricing, or long-context business workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Grok 2 from December 2024 has a low measured intelligence result and no supplied evidence for coding, tool use, pricing, or long-context business workflows.
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis data refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Arena ratings from the Oct 13, 2026 text leaderboard, with style control.
Artificial Analysis has not published coding or agentic results for Grok 2 (Dec ’24) yet. Until it does, the model sits below tested models on the Coding and AI Agents lists.
How Grok 2 (Dec ’24) compares
Grok 2 (Dec ’24) ranks #316 of 439 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Grok 2 (Dec ’24) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
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1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
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.