Model comparison
o1-mini vs Olmo 3 32b Think
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 34.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. o1-mini scores higher in 2 categories and Olmo 3 32b Think in 6 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Olmo 3 32b Think leads 25.9 to 8.8.
- Olmo 3 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 34.0 | 38.7 |
| Released | 2024-09-12 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 39 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3 32b Think leads
o1-mini: 35.5 (#224), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1362 | 1319 |
| Aider Polyglot | 32.9% | — |
| WeirdML | 36.3% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 48% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 89% | — |
| MBPP+ | 78.8% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
o1-mini: 24.6 (#118), Olmo 3 32b Think: —
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 10% | — |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
o1-mini: 8.8 (#346), Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1333 | 1302 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.8% | — |
| SimpleBench | 18.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 14% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 72.3% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 57.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 135.82 | — |
| LiveBench | 57.8% | — |
Math Olmo 3 32b Think leads
o1-mini: 35.4 (#186), Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1358 | 1316 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 46.9% | — |
| LiveBench Math | 62% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 89.2% | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | 1.7% | — |
Knowledge Too close to call
o1-mini: 34.9 (#192), Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1316 | 1273 |
| GPQA Diamond | 62.4% | — |
| Confabulations | 18.6% | — |
Multilingual o1-mini leads
o1-mini: 43.6 (#182), Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1289 | 1255 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1314 | 1300 |
| LMArena French | 1293 | 1291 |
| LMArena German | 1278 | 1290 |
| LMArena Russian | 1283 | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1245 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1223 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1303 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
o1-mini: 66.7 (#206), Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1304 | 1275 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 65.4% | — |
Long Context Too close to call
o1-mini: 40.1 (#161), Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1320 | 1296 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
o1-mini: 48.4 (#202), Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)
| Benchmark | o1-mini | Olmo 3 32b Think |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1317 | 1300 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1244 | 1256 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1314 | 1290 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | 64.9% | — |
| LiveBench Language | 40.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is o1-mini better than Olmo 3 32b Think?
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 34.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is o1-mini or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?
Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.6 versus 35.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do o1-mini and Olmo 3 32b Think share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. o1-mini has 39 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.