Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 39.4 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 1 category and Qwen3 Max in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3 Max leads 62.4 to 50.2.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 43.7 |
| Released | — | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $6 |
| Results tracked | 16 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3 Max leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157), Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: —, Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1448 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 30.1% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.38 |
Math Qwen3 Max leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1446 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Qwen3 Max leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175), Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1308 | 1455 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
Multilingual Qwen3 Max leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191), Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1478 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | 1449 |
| LMArena German | 1282 | 1463 |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | 1399 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | 1462 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
Instruction Following Qwen3 Max leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187), Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1419 |
Long Context Qwen3 Max leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166), Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1438 |
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
Writing & Preference Qwen3 Max leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185), Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Qwen3 Max?
Qwen3 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.7 to 39.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Qwen3 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.0 versus 39.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Qwen3 Max share?
16 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.