Model comparison

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Qwen1.5-14B

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-14B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 50.4 to 33.7.

Side by side

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen1.5-14B specifications
Olmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
ProviderAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)Alibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index38.832.1
Released—2024-02-04
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window——
Max output——
Input $ / M tokens——
Output $ / M tokens——
Results tracked1617

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Category by category

Coding Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154), Qwen1.5-14B: 32.5 (#259)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Coding13461138

Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131), Qwen1.5-14B: 20.5 (#217)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Hard Prompts13221113

Math Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169), Qwen1.5-14B: 29.9 (#214)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Math13051125

Knowledge Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175), Qwen1.5-14B: 29.3 (#230)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Expert13071094
MMLU—68.6%

Multilingual Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185), Qwen1.5-14B: 30.8 (#257)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Non-English12751095
LMArena Chinese13041147
LMArena French13281115
LMArena German12831043
LMArena Russian12681046
LMArena Spanish13371085
LMArena Japanese—1019
LMArena Korean1206—

Instruction Following Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182), Qwen1.5-14B: 57.1 (#266)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Instruction Following12981102

Long Context Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#252)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Longer Query13121113

Writing & Preference Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179), Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#270)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkOlmo 3.1 32b InstructQwen1.5-14B
LMArena Text13111128
LMArena Creative Writing12641091
LMArena Multi-Turn13091110

Frequently asked questions

Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Qwen1.5-14B?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 32.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Qwen1.5-14B better for coding?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 32.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen1.5-14B share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-14B has 17.

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