Model comparison
Llama 3.2 3B vs Olmo 7b Instruct
Olmo 7b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.3 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Meta
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Llama 3.2 3B scores higher in 4 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 2 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Llama 3.2 3B leads 56.0 to 49.0.
Side by side
| Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Meta | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 28.9 | 30.3 |
| 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 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 27.6 (#319), Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1098 | 1016 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 23.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 28.3% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 20.1 (#143), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 21.9% | — |
| BALROG | 10.1% | — |
Reasoning Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 21.0 (#228), Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1095 | 993 |
Math Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 32.4 (#214), Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1126 | 1018 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 29.7 (#235), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1090 | — |
Multilingual Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 26.2 (#281), Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1019 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1017 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 949 | 947 |
| LMArena German | 1056 | — |
Instruction Following Llama 3.2 3B leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 56.0 (#275), Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1089 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Llama 3.2 3B: 33.4 (#261), Olmo 7b Instruct: —
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1100 | — |
Writing & Preference Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Llama 3.2 3B: 24.7 (#307), Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)
| Benchmark | Llama 3.2 3B | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1110 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1094 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1105 | 1007 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 595 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Llama 3.2 3B better than Olmo 7b Instruct?
Olmo 7b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.3 to 28.9 on the Noometry Index.
Is Llama 3.2 3B or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?
Olmo 7b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 29.6 versus 27.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Llama 3.2 3B and Olmo 7b Instruct share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Llama 3.2 3B has 18 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.