Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 38.8 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 0 categories and Qwen3.5 Max Preview in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads 66.1 to 50.4.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.8 | 44.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1346 | 1488 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1473 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1307 | 1489 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | 1483 |
| LMArena German | 1283 | 1487 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | 1438 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1472 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1337 | 1470 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1497 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1298 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.