Model comparison

DBRX vs o1-mini

o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 21 shared benchmarks.

DBRX Databricks

29.4

Rank #311 Confirmed

o1-mini OpenAI

34.0

Rank #235 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 1 category and o1-mini in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where o1-mini leads 34.9 to 14.9.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for DBRX and 89.2% for o1-mini.
  • DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

DBRX and o1-mini specifications
DBRXo1-mini
ProviderDatabricksOpenAI
Noometry Index29.434.0
Released2024-03-272024-09-12
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2139

Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. Advertise on Noometry

Category by category

Coding o1-mini leads

DBRX: 32.9 (#266), o1-mini: 35.5 (#224)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
LMArena Coding11321362
HumanEval+70.1%89%
MBPP+55.8%78.8%
Aider Polyglot—32.9%
WeirdML—36.3%
LiveBench Coding—48%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

DBRX: —, o1-mini: 24.6 (#118)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
Cybench—10%

Reasoning DBRX leads

DBRX: 21.4 (#222), o1-mini: 8.8 (#346)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
LMArena Hard Prompts11131333
ARC-AGI-2—0.8%
SimpleBench—18.1%
ARC-AGI-1—14%
LiveBench Reasoning—72.3%
LiveBench Data Analysis—57.9%
Epoch Capabilities Index—135.82
LiveBench—57.8%

Math o1-mini leads

DBRX: 24.3 (#269), o1-mini: 35.4 (#186)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
LMArena Math11451358
MATH Level 511.7%89.2%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—46.9%
LiveBench Math—62%
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)—1.7%

Knowledge o1-mini leads

DBRX: 14.9 (#294), o1-mini: 34.9 (#192)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
GPQA Diamond32.9%62.4%
LMArena Expert10761316
Confabulations—18.6%

Multilingual o1-mini leads

DBRX: 29.3 (#268), o1-mini: 43.6 (#182)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
LMArena Non-English10711289
LMArena Chinese10681314
LMArena French10961293
LMArena German10571278
LMArena Japanese9901245
LMArena Korean9931223
LMArena Russian10781283
LMArena Spanish10641303

Instruction Following o1-mini leads

DBRX: 57.5 (#270), o1-mini: 66.7 (#206)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
LMArena Instruction Following11121304
LiveBench Instruction Following—65.4%

Long Context o1-mini leads

DBRX: 33.7 (#258), o1-mini: 40.1 (#161)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
LMArena Longer Query11121320

Writing & Preference o1-mini leads

DBRX: 33.6 (#275), o1-mini: 48.4 (#202)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDBRXo1-mini
LMArena Text11191317
LMArena Creative Writing11041244
LMArena Multi-Turn11111314
Short-Story Creative Writing—64.9%
LiveBench Language—40.9%

Frequently asked questions

Is DBRX better than o1-mini?

o1-mini is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.0 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is DBRX or o1-mini better for coding?

o1-mini scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DBRX and o1-mini share?

21 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and o1-mini has 39.

Related comparisons

Go deeper