Model comparison
Claude Sonnet 5 vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
Claude Sonnet 5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.5 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Claude Sonnet 5 leads 66.1 to 33.6.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 54.5 | 38.8 |
| Released | 2026-06-29 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | — |
| Results tracked | 51 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 55.5 (#20), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1483 | 1346 |
| DeepSWE | 53.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 42.7% | — |
| CursorBench | 34.1% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1540 | — |
| SciCode | 53.6% | — |
| GSO | 37.3% | — |
| WeirdML | 68.8% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,463 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5: 42.7 (#16), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 54.5% | — |
| GBAEval | 65.3% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1194 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 6,378 | — |
Reasoning Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 48.2 (#37), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1461 | 1322 |
| SimpleBench | 60.6% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 75.1% | — |
| CritPt | 16.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 35% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 35% | — |
| DTBench | 92.5% | — |
| LMCA | 50% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 60% | — |
| Bench to the Future 3 | 0.14 | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 156.34 | — |
| ForecastBench | 61.1 | — |
Math Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 66.1 (#21), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1467 | 1305 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 65.6% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 29.3% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 94.7% | — |
| ProofBench | 77% | — |
Knowledge Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 55.7 (#42), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1491 | 1307 |
| GPQA Diamond | 90.5% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 33.7% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Claude Sonnet 5: 42.4 (#26), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1275 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 24.9% | — |
| LMArena Document | 1466 | — |
Multilingual Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 54.0 (#55), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1475 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1457 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1448 | 1283 |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1452 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1436 | 1337 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1422 | — |
Instruction Following Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 76.6 (#39), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1453 | 1298 |
Long Context Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 44.8 (#53), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1464 | 1312 |
Writing & Preference Claude Sonnet 5 leads
Claude Sonnet 5: 69.4 (#24), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)
| Benchmark | Claude Sonnet 5 | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1443 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1416 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1454 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1794 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1236 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 5 better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
Claude Sonnet 5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.5 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude Sonnet 5 or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
Claude Sonnet 5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 55.5 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude Sonnet 5 and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude Sonnet 5 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.