Model comparison
Llama 3.2 3B vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.7 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 3B scores higher in 2 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads 42.1 to 24.7.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 28.9 | 32.7 |
| Released | 2024-09-24 | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | — |
| Max output | 118K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.33 | — |
| Results tracked | 18 | 16 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 27.6 (#319), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1098 | 1210 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 23.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 28.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#143), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 21.9% | — |
| BALROG | 10.1% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 21.0 (#228), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1095 | 1208 |
Math Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 32.4 (#214), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1126 | 1208 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |
Knowledge Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.7 (#235), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1090 | — |
Multilingual Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 26.2 (#281), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1019 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1017 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 949 | 1187 |
| LMArena German | 1056 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 56.0 (#275), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1089 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |
Long Context Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#261), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1100 | 1194 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 24.7 (#307), Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1110 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1094 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1105 | 1221 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 595 | — |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.7 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.2 3B or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.