Model comparison
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct vs Step 3
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 11 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
StepFunSummary
- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Step 3 leads 36.2 to 19.2.
Side by side
| Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 32.2 | 39.9 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222), Step 3: 39.5 (#144)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1210 | 1367 |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174), Step 3: 27.6 (#102)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1208 | 1355 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
Math Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255), Step 3: 34.9 (#148)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1208 | 1366 |
| Omni-MATH | 16.1% | — |
Knowledge Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274), Step 3: 36.2 (#161)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | 41.4% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 28.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1333 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: —, Step 3: 34.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1176 |
Multilingual Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243), Step 3: 46.5 (#154)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1160 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1192 | 1396 |
| LMArena Russian | 1187 | 1331 |
| LMArena German | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1271 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1372 |
Instruction Following Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238), Step 3: 70.6 (#159)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1186 | 1332 |
| IFEval | 78% | — |
Long Context Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229), Step 3: 40.3 (#152)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1194 | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Step 3 leads
Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231), Step 3: 54.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1218 | 1351 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1199 | 1322 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1221 | 1340 |
| WildBench | 73.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better than Step 3?
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct or Step 3 better for coding?
Step 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 34.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct and Step 3 share?
11 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.