Model comparison
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 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 0 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 8 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads 37.0 to 19.5.
Side by side
| Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 32.7 | 38.1 |
| Released | — | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.2 (#227), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 35.5 (#223)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1210 | 1412 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.9 (#123)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 23.6 (#175), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 25.5 (#149)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1208 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
Math Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 26.8 (#255), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.6 (#150)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1208 | 1365 |
| Omni-MATH | 16.1% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.5 (#279), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 37.0 (#162)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 41.4% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 28.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1338 |
Multilingual Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.8 (#248), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.7 (#148)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1160 | 1346 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1192 | 1357 |
| LMArena Russian | 1187 | 1366 |
| LMArena French | — | 1398 |
| LMArena German | — | 1325 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1310 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1305 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1360 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.5 (#244), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.6 (#147)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1186 | 1355 |
| IFEval | 78% | — |
Long Context Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#234), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#131)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1194 | 1378 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.1 (#236), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.3 (#147)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1218 | 1357 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1199 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1221 | 1365 |
| WildBench | 73.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 32.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.2 vs 35.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.