Model comparison

ERNIE 5.1 vs Qwen1.5-32B

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

ERNIE 5.1 Baidu

43.1

Rank #87 Confirmed

Qwen1.5-32B Alibaba (Qwen)

30.0

Rank #288 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. ERNIE 5.1 scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-32B in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where ERNIE 5.1 leads 65.3 to 34.4.
  • Qwen1.5-32B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen1.5-32B specifications
ERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
ProviderBaiduAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index43.130.0
Released—2024-02-04
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1921

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Category by category

Coding ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 43.4 (#78), Qwen1.5-32B: 31.1 (#278)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Coding14881155
BigCodeBench Instruct—32.3%
BigCodeBench Complete—42%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

ERNIE 5.1: —, Qwen1.5-32B: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Search1227—

Reasoning Too close to call

ERNIE 5.1: 20.9 (#209), Qwen1.5-32B: 20.9 (#210)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Hard Prompts14811131
NYT Connections (extended)23.4%—

Math ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 37.5 (#96), Qwen1.5-32B: 30.5 (#207)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Math14811155

Knowledge ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 41.2 (#103), Qwen1.5-32B: 13.5 (#291)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Expert14911126
GPQA Diamond—30.7%
MMLU—74.4%

Multilingual ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 55.7 (#28), Qwen1.5-32B: 31.6 (#254)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Non-English14551106
LMArena Chinese15071176
LMArena French14861100
LMArena German14701058
LMArena Japanese14221027
LMArena Korean14281007
LMArena Russian14591073
LMArena Spanish14721089

Instruction Following ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 76.9 (#35), Qwen1.5-32B: 58.0 (#260)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Instruction Following14601116

Long Context ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 44.7 (#56), Qwen1.5-32B: 34.7 (#241)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Longer Query14621146

Writing & Preference ERNIE 5.1 leads

ERNIE 5.1: 65.3 (#50), Qwen1.5-32B: 34.4 (#266)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkERNIE 5.1Qwen1.5-32B
LMArena Text14681137
LMArena Creative Writing14401083
LMArena Multi-Turn14711140

Frequently asked questions

Is ERNIE 5.1 better than Qwen1.5-32B?

ERNIE 5.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.1 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is ERNIE 5.1 or Qwen1.5-32B better for coding?

ERNIE 5.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 31.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do ERNIE 5.1 and Qwen1.5-32B share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. ERNIE 5.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-32B has 21.

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