Model comparison

Dolly 2.0-12b vs Step 3

Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.

Dolly 2.0-12b Databricks

25.5

Rank #342 Confirmed

Step 3 StepFun

40.5

Rank #149 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 3 leads 54.3 to 15.2.

Side by side

Dolly 2.0-12b and Step 3 specifications
Dolly 2.0-12bStep 3
ProviderDatabricksStepFun
Noometry Index25.540.5
Released2023-04-11—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1717

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Category by category

Coding Step 3 leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Step 3: 40.1 (#147)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Coding7761367

Reasoning Step 3 leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Hard Prompts8041355
Kagi LLM Benchmark—62.3%
Epoch Capabilities Index89.67—
HellaSwag70.8%—
PIQA75.4%—
WinoGrande61.8%—

Math Step 3 leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Math8711366

Knowledge Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Step 3: 36.8 (#164)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Expert—1333
ARC (AI2) Challenge39.6%—
BoolQ56.3%—
MMLU26.2%—
OpenBookQA39.2%—

Multimodal Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Step 3: 35.5 (#86)

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Vision—1177

Multilingual Step 3 leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Step 3: 46.3 (#159)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Non-English8361327
LMArena Chinese8361397
LMArena German—1371
LMArena Korean—1269
LMArena Russian—1331
LMArena Spanish—1371

Instruction Following Step 3 leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Step 3: 70.4 (#164)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Instruction Following8141332

Long Context Not comparable

Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Step 3: 40.3 (#157)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Longer Query—1326

Writing & Preference Step 3 leads

Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Step 3: 54.3 (#151)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDolly 2.0-12bStep 3
LMArena Text8511350
LMArena Creative Writing8641321
LMArena Multi-Turn7401341

Frequently asked questions

Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Step 3?

Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Step 3 better for coding?

Step 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Step 3 share?

9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.

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