Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.1 vs Olmo 7b Instruct
DeepSeek-V3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.1 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 leads 60.5 to 26.0.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 42.2 | 29.7 |
| Released | 2025-08-21 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 164K | — |
| Max output | 8K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.25 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.95 | — |
| Results tracked | 27 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek-V3.1 leads
DeepSeek-V3.1: 39.8 (#140), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.1 (#298)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1417 | 1016 |
| WeirdML | 38.4% | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek-V3.1 leads
DeepSeek-V3.1: 27.3 (#109), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.0 (#273)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1417 | 993 |
| SimpleBench | 40% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 53.2% | — |
| DTBench | 82.7% | — |
| LMCA | 24.3% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 139.92 | — |
| ForecastBench | 58 | — |
Math DeepSeek-V3.1 leads
DeepSeek-V3.1: 36.1 (#125), Olmo 7b Instruct: 27.8 (#234)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.1: 43.0 (#86), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1403 | — |
Multilingual DeepSeek-V3.1 leads
DeepSeek-V3.1: 51.8 (#100), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.1 (#286)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1400 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1470 | 1013 |
| LMArena Russian | 1405 | 946 |
| LMArena French | 1447 | — |
| LMArena German | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1374 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1337 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1429 | — |
Instruction Following DeepSeek-V3.1 leads
DeepSeek-V3.1: 74.1 (#105), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.3 (#296)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.1: 36.3 (#227), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | 52.8% | — |
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | — |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.1 leads
DeepSeek-V3.1: 60.5 (#93), Olmo 7b Instruct: 26.0 (#298)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.1 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1420 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1401 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1408 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1436 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.1 better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
DeepSeek-V3.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.2 to 29.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V3.1 or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.8 versus 29.1 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.1 and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.1 has 27 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.