Model comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.

Summary

  • They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads 48.4 to 24.8.

Side by side

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct specifications
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
ProviderDeepSeekAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index50.332.2
Released2026-09-09—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output393K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.15—
Output $ / M tokens$0.60—
Results tracked2516

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

Category by category

Coding DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 52.8 (#29), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Coding15111210
LMArena WebDev1620—
SciCode51.9%—
ALE-Bench1,092—

Reasoning DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 46.2 (#39), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts14851208
NYT Connections (extended)89.6%—
CritPt14.3%—
DTBench89.9%—
LMCA47%—
Surface Evolver Bench46.3%—
Epoch Capabilities Index155.01—

Math DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 48.4 (#52), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Math14931208
ProofBench54%—
Omni-MATH—16.1%

Knowledge DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 41.6 (#97), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
MMLU-Pro—41.4%
GPQA (HELM)—28.7%
LMArena Expert1505—

Multilingual DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 55.5 (#29), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Non-English14521160
LMArena Chinese15061192
LMArena Russian14731187
LMArena French1448—
LMArena Spanish1499—

Instruction Following DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 77.6 (#24), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following14751186
IFEval—78%

Long Context DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 45.2 (#46), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Longer Query14761194

Writing & Preference DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 65.8 (#43), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOlmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
LMArena Text14651218
LMArena Creative Writing14361199
LMArena Multi-Turn14601221
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1540—
WildBench—73.4%

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 50.3 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 52.8 versus 34.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has 25 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.

Related comparisons

Go deeper