Model comparison
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct vs Qwen Max
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher in 2 categories and Qwen Max in 6 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen Max leads 30.3 to 19.5.
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 32.7 | 34.7 |
| Released | — | 2024-04-03 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 33K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.60 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6.40 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 23 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1210 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
Reasoning Qwen Max leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1208 | 1269 |
Math Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1208 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| Omni-MATH | 16.1% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Qwen Max leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
| MMLU-Pro | 41.4% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 28.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1248 |
Multilingual Qwen Max leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1160 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1192 | 1254 |
| LMArena Russian | 1187 | 1274 |
| LMArena French | — | 1330 |
| LMArena German | — | 1254 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1142 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1290 |
Instruction Following Qwen Max leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1186 | 1262 |
| IFEval | 78% | — |
Long Context Qwen Max leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1194 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Qwen Max leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1218 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1199 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1221 | 1277 |
| WildBench | 73.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better than Qwen Max?
Qwen Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 34.7 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct or Qwen Max better for coding?
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.2 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct and Qwen Max share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.