Model comparison
Claude 2 vs Qwen3-1.7B
Qwen3-1.7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.6 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3-1.7B in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3-1.7B leads 16.3 to 9.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 2.5% for Claude 2 and 8.1% for Qwen3-1.7B.
- Qwen3-1.7B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude 2 | Qwen3-1.7B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 25.0 | 26.6 |
| Released | 2023-07-11 | 2025-04-29 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 8 | 4 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Qwen3-1.7B: —
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude 2: —, Qwen3-1.7B: 24.7 (#115)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 28.4% |
Reasoning Claude 2 leads
Claude 2: 21.7 (#216), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.2 (#267)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 51.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.13 | — |
Math Qwen3-1.7B leads
Claude 2: 9.3 (#320), Qwen3-1.7B: 16.3 (#294)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 8.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-1.7B leads
Claude 2: 16.9 (#287), Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#278)
| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 38% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2 better than Qwen3-1.7B?
Qwen3-1.7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.6 to 25.0 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Qwen3-1.7B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-1.7B has 4.