Model comparison

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct vs Palm 2

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Palm 2 Google

30.0

Rank #298 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher in 6 categories and Palm 2 in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads 42.1 to 25.6.
  • Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct and Palm 2 specifications
Olmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
ProviderAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)Google
Noometry Index32.730.0
Released——
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1610

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Category by category

Coding Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
LMArena Coding1210994

Reasoning Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
LMArena Hard Prompts12081005

Math Palm 2 leads

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
LMArena Math12081049
Omni-MATH16.1%—

Knowledge Not comparable

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279), Palm 2: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
MMLU-Pro41.4%—
GPQA (HELM)28.7%—

Multilingual Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
LMArena Non-English1160916
LMArena Chinese1192887
LMArena Russian1187—

Instruction Following Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
LMArena Instruction Following11861010
IFEval78%—

Long Context Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
LMArena Longer Query11941010

Writing & Preference Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 2 0325 32b InstructPalm 2
LMArena Text12181027
LMArena Creative Writing1199991
LMArena Multi-Turn1221994
WildBench73.4%—

Frequently asked questions

Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better than Palm 2?

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.7 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.

Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct or Palm 2 better for coding?

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct and Palm 2 share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.

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