Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Palm 2
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 50.2 to 25.6.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 30.0 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157), Palm 2: 29.0 (#311)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 994 |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132), Palm 2: 19.1 (#271)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1005 |
Math Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167), Palm 2: 30.8 (#231)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1308 | — |
Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191), Palm 2: 20.9 (#295)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | — |
| LMArena German | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187), Palm 2: 51.0 (#296)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1010 |
Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166), Palm 2: 30.8 (#285)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185), Palm 2: 25.6 (#304)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Palm 2?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 30.0 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Palm 2 better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 29.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.