Model comparison

GPT-5.1-Codex vs Olmo 7b Instruct

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.1-Codex OpenAI

38.6

Rank #186 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.1-Codex leads 41.9 to 29.6.
  • Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.1-Codex and Olmo 7b Instruct specifications
GPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index38.630.3
Released2025-11-12—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.25—
Output $ / M tokens$10—
Results tracked610

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.1-Codex leads

GPT-5.1-Codex: 41.9 (#116), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)66%—
LMArena WebDev1337—
LMArena Coding—1016
ALE-Bench1,245—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: 38.0 (#33), Olmo 7b Instruct: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
Terminal-Bench60.4%—
METR Time Horizons70.8%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Hard Prompts—993

Math Too close to call

GPT-5.1-Codex: 30.3 (#235), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
ProofBench9%—
LMArena Math—1018

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Non-English—977
LMArena Chinese—1014
LMArena Russian—947

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Instruction Following—978

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.1-Codex: —, Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexOlmo 7b Instruct
LMArena Text—1032
LMArena Creative Writing—990
LMArena Multi-Turn—1007

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.1-Codex better than Olmo 7b Instruct?

GPT-5.1-Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.6 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.1-Codex or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?

GPT-5.1-Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 41.9 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.1-Codex and Olmo 7b Instruct share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.1-Codex has 6 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.

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