Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Qwen Max
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen Max in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 36.3 to 22.3.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 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 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157), Qwen Max: 30.7 (#292)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1288 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 21.8% |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132), Qwen Max: 25.1 (#151)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1269 |
Math Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167), Qwen Max: 22.3 (#276)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1275 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 16.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 67.2% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1% |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175), Qwen Max: 30.3 (#228)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1308 | 1248 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 56.1% |
Multilingual Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191), Qwen Max: 41.8 (#202)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1263 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1254 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | 1330 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1254 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | 1142 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1274 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | 1290 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1205 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187), Qwen Max: 66.5 (#208)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1262 |
Long Context Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166), Qwen Max: 39.4 (#180)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1288 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185), Qwen Max: 47.8 (#205)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1282 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1248 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1277 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Qwen Max?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 34.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Qwen Max better for coding?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 30.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen Max share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Max has 23.