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Grok 4 vs LFM2.5-8B-A1B

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 12 shared benchmark results across 5 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

60.36/100
Margin
19.1pts
← winning
41.25/100
0 category wins1 category wins

BenchAlign evidence: Grok 4 supported; LFM2.5-8B-A1B estimated. Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. Grok 4 and LFM2.5-8B-A1B share 12 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 5 results are unique to Grok 4; 6 to LFM2.5-8B-A1B.

Updated July 16, 2026
Shared results
12
Grok 4 only
5
LFM2.5-8B-A1B only
6
Comparable categories
1 / 8

Pick Grok 4 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. LFM2.5-8B-A1B only becomes the better choice if mathematics is the priority or you want the stronger reasoning-first profile.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 12 shared benchmark results across 5 evidence categories; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Grok 4 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 61 to 37. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

LFM2.5-8B-A1B is the reasoning model in the pair, while Grok 4 is not. That usually helps on harder chain-of-thought-heavy tests, but it can also mean more latency and more token spend in real use.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Grok 4 and LFM2.5-8B-A1B
CategoryGrok 4ΔLFM2.5-8B-A1B
MathGrok 415.3Margin 34.7LFM2.5-8B-A1B50.0
Inst. FollowingGrok 4Not measuredMarginNo overlapLFM2.5-8B-A1B68.8

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensGrok 4Not availableLFM2.5-8B-A1B$0 input / $0 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondGrok 454 tok/sLFM2.5-8B-A1BNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenGrok 415.60 sLFM2.5-8B-A1BNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensGrok 4128KLFM2.5-8B-A1B128KListed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BResult
τ²-bench resultsSource 74.9%16.1%Grok 4 leads
Gert LabsSource 42.34%Not comparable
BFCL v4Source 49.7%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BResult
React Native EvalsSource 72.6%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench HardSource 37.9%4.5%Grok 4 leads
AA-SciCodeSource 45.7%7.8%Grok 4 leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BResult
AA-LCRSource 68.0%0.0%Grok 4 leads
CritPtSource 2.0%0.0%Grok 4 leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 33.3%8.3%Grok 4 leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 87.7%51.3%Grok 4 leads
AA-HLESource 23.9%6.9%Grok 4 leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource 3.8%-33.3%Grok 4 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 41.4%9.4%Grok 4 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 64.2%47.0%LFM2.5-8B-A1B leads
MathLFM2.5-8B-A1B wins
BenchmarkGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 19.655%Not comparable
FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)Source 2.083%Not comparable
MATH-500Source 88.8%Not comparable
AIME 2025Source 42.5%Not comparable
AIME26Source 50.0%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BResult
AA-MMMU-ProSource 68.8%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkGrok 4LFM2.5-8B-A1BResult
AA-IFBenchSource 53.7%55.6%LFM2.5-8B-A1B leads
IFEvalSource 91.8%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 56.5%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, Grok 4 or LFM2.5-8B-A1B?

Grok 4 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 61 to 37.

Which is better for math, Grok 4 or LFM2.5-8B-A1B?

LFM2.5-8B-A1B has the edge for math in this comparison, averaging 50 versus 15.3. Grok 4 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

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Last updated: July 16, 2026

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