Model comparison

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus vs Olmo 7b Instruct

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.

Summary

  • They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads 61.0 to 25.8.

Side by side

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus and Olmo 7b Instruct specifications
DeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
ProviderDeepSeekAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index43.130.3
Released2025-09-22—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window164K—
Max output147K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.27—
Output $ / M tokens$1—
Results tracked1610

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 42.0 (#113), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Coding14261016
SciCode40.6%—
ALE-Bench745.17—

Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 26.4 (#133), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts1426993
Kagi LLM Benchmark57.4%—
CritPt1.7%—
DTBench81.3%—
LMCA28.6%—

Math DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 38.5 (#137), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Math14021018

Multilingual DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 52.1 (#92), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Non-English1407977
LMArena Russian1436947
LMArena Chinese—1014

Instruction Following DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 74.0 (#106), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following1404978

Long Context Not comparable

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 43.4 (#97), Olmo 7b Instruct: —

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query1421—

Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus leads

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus: 61.0 (#92), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek-V3.1-TerminusOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Text14191032
LMArena Creative Writing1403990
LMArena Multi-Turn14111007

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus better than Olmo 7b Instruct?

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?

DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.0 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus and Olmo 7b Instruct share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus has 16 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.

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