Model comparison
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.3 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
DeepSeek
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads 51.7 to 36.1.
Side by side
| DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 44.3 | 39.4 |
| Released | 2025-09-29 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 164K | — |
| Max output | 66K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.26 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.38 | — |
| Results tracked | 49 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 46.5 (#65), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1454 | 1347 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 70% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | 74.2% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1362 | — |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 59% | — |
| SciCode | 38.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 39.5% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 32.7 (#59), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 39.6% | — |
| APEX-Agents | 21.3% | — |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 56.7% | — |
| TheAgentCompany | 42.9% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 1,034 | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 22.1 (#208), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1434 | 1322 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 52.2% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 36.7% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 57% | — |
| CritPt | 2.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 14% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 65% | — |
| DTBench | 87.7% | — |
| LMCA | 29.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.27 | — |
Math DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 41.7 (#87), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1435 | 1305 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 57.7% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 87.8% | — |
| ProofBench | 8% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 22.1% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | 2.1% | — |
Knowledge DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 51.7 (#66), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1436 | 1308 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.4% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 5.3% | — |
Multilingual DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 52.2 (#90), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1409 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1461 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1433 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1440 | 1282 |
| LMArena Korean | 1371 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1424 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1336 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1374 | — |
Instruction Following DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 74.5 (#93), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1413 | 1299 |
Long Context DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 47.6 (#16), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1312 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 83.3% | — |
| CL-bench | 13.2% | — |
| CL-bench Life | 9.5% | — |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp leads
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp: 62.4 (#77), Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185)
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1425 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1403 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1427 | 1309 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1515 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.3 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.5 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp has 49 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.