Model comparison

GPT-5.5 Instant vs Olmo 3.1 32b Think

GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.5 Instant OpenAI

42.7

Rank #110 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Think in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 61.8 to 46.2.
  • Olmo 3.1 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.5 Instant and Olmo 3.1 32b Think specifications
GPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index42.737.9
Released2026-05-05—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2715

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 37.7 (#189)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Coding14331291
SciCode48.6%—

Reasoning Too close to call

GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 25.2 (#150)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts14261272
CritPt0%—
Chess Puzzles12%—
Epoch Capabilities Index142.52—

Math Olmo 3.1 32b Think leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 36.3 (#168)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Math14201305
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)26.3%—
FrontierMath Tier 42.4%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202568.1%—

Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 35.7 (#181)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Expert14091295
GPQA Diamond82.5%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Vision1250—
LMArena Document1403—

Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.1 (#231)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Non-English14171209
LMArena Chinese14561242
LMArena French14281260
LMArena German14111262
LMArena Russian14311193
LMArena Spanish14291289
LMArena Japanese1408—
LMArena Korean1392—

Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 65.6 (#218)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following14061247

Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 38.6 (#195)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query14221272

Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Olmo 3.1 32b Think: 46.2 (#220)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3.1 32b Think
LMArena Text14191272
LMArena Creative Writing14191226
LMArena Multi-Turn14331252

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Olmo 3.1 32b Think?

GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Olmo 3.1 32b Think better for coding?

GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 37.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Olmo 3.1 32b Think share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Think has 15.

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