Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs GPT-5.5 Instant
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
DatabricksSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 1 category and GPT-5.5 Instant in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 61.8 to 15.2.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | OpenAI |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 42.7 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2026-05-05 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 17 | 27 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1433 |
| SciCode | — | 48.6% |
Reasoning GPT-5.5 Instant leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1426 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | 142.52 |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Too close to call
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1420 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 26.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 2.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 68.1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 82.5% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1409 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1250 |
| LMArena Document | — | 1403 |
Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1417 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1456 |
| LMArena French | — | 1428 |
| LMArena German | — | 1411 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1408 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1392 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1431 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1429 |
Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1406 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1422 |
Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | GPT-5.5 Instant |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1419 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1419 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1433 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than GPT-5.5 Instant?
GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or GPT-5.5 Instant better for coding?
GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and GPT-5.5 Instant share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and GPT-5.5 Instant has 27.