Model comparison

GPT-5.5 Instant vs Olmo 3 32b Think

GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.5 Instant OpenAI

42.7

Rank #110 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 2 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in knowledge, where GPT-5.5 Instant leads 48.9 to 35.0.
  • Olmo 3 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.5 Instant and Olmo 3 32b Think specifications
GPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index42.738.7
Released2026-05-05—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked2714

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Coding14331319
SciCode48.6%—

Reasoning Too close to call

GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts14261302
CritPt0%—
Chess Puzzles12%—
Epoch Capabilities Index142.52—

Math Olmo 3 32b Think leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Math14201316
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 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Expert14091273
GPQA Diamond82.5%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Olmo 3 32b Think: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Vision1250—
LMArena Document1403—

Multilingual GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Non-English14171255
LMArena Chinese14561300
LMArena French14281291
LMArena German14111290
LMArena Russian14311254
LMArena Japanese1408—
LMArena Korean1392—
LMArena Spanish1429—

Instruction Following GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following14061275

Long Context GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query14221296

Writing & Preference GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Text14191300
LMArena Creative Writing14191256
LMArena Multi-Turn14331290

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Olmo 3 32b Think?

GPT-5.5 Instant is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.7 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?

GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher on coding benchmarks: 44.3 versus 38.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Olmo 3 32b Think share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.

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