Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Qwen Plus
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen Plus in 5 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 36.3 to 23.3.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1328 |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175), Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1308 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1347 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | — |
| LMArena German | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1303 |
Long Context Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166), Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Qwen Plus?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.4 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Qwen Plus better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.5 vs 38.9); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen Plus share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.