Model comparison
Dolly 2.0-12b vs Step 5 Preview
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.9 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 9 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
StepFunSummary
- They share 9 benchmarks with published results for both. Dolly 2.0-12b scores higher in 0 categories and Step 5 Preview in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 5 Preview leads 62.8 to 15.2.
- Dolly 2.0-12b has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 25.5 | 47.9 |
| Released | 2023-04-11 | 2026-09-16 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1.02M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $2.70 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 5 Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 23.4 (#332), Step 5 Preview: 51.8 (#36)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 776 | 1480 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1564 |
| SciCode | — | 58.9% |
Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.3 (#316), Step 5 Preview: 40.0 (#57)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 804 | 1465 |
| CritPt | — | 20.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 89.67 | — |
| HellaSwag | 70.8% | — |
| PIQA | 75.4% | — |
| WinoGrande | 61.8% | — |
Math Step 5 Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 27.3 (#251), Step 5 Preview: 46.1 (#72)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 871 | 1470 |
| ProofBench | — | 42% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Step 5 Preview: 41.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1470 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 39.6% | — |
| BoolQ | 56.3% | — |
| MMLU | 26.2% | — |
| OpenBookQA | 39.2% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Step 5 Preview: 41.0 (#41)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1267 |
Multilingual Step 5 Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 17.4 (#296), Step 5 Preview: 53.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 836 | 1432 |
| LMArena Chinese | 836 | 1519 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1436 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1439 |
Instruction Following Step 5 Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 38.7 (#304), Step 5 Preview: 76.0 (#50)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 814 | 1444 |
Long Context Not comparable
Dolly 2.0-12b: —, Step 5 Preview: 44.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1455 |
Writing & Preference Step 5 Preview leads
Dolly 2.0-12b: 15.2 (#311), Step 5 Preview: 62.8 (#71)
| Benchmark | Dolly 2.0-12b | Step 5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 851 | 1442 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 864 | 1410 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 740 | 1447 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Dolly 2.0-12b better than Step 5 Preview?
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.9 to 25.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Dolly 2.0-12b or Step 5 Preview better for coding?
Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.8 versus 23.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Dolly 2.0-12b and Step 5 Preview share?
9 benchmarks have published results for both models. Dolly 2.0-12b has 17 scored results on Noometry and Step 5 Preview has 18.