Model comparison
Olmo 3 32b Think vs Palm 2
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
GoogleSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher in 7 categories and Palm 2 in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Olmo 3 32b Think leads 49.2 to 25.7.
- Olmo 3 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | |
| Noometry Index | 38.1 | 29.4 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.0 (#169), Palm 2: 28.5 (#306)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1318 | 995 |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 24.9 (#138), Palm 2: 18.2 (#270)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1302 | 1005 |
Math Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 33.8 (#165), Palm 2: 28.4 (#229)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1315 | 1049 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 3 32b Think: 34.4 (#189), Palm 2: —
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1272 | — |
Multilingual Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.4 (#205), Palm 2: 21.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 916 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1300 | 887 |
| LMArena French | 1291 | — |
| LMArena German | 1290 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1255 | — |
Instruction Following Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.4 (#193), Palm 2: 51.3 (#291)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1275 | 1010 |
Long Context Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#177), Palm 2: 30.7 (#280)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1296 | 1010 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.2 (#188), Palm 2: 25.7 (#299)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Palm 2 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1300 | 1027 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1256 | 991 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1289 | 994 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3 32b Think better than Palm 2?
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.1 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3 32b Think or Palm 2 better for coding?
Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.0 versus 28.5 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3 32b Think and Palm 2 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3 32b Think has 14 scored results on Noometry and Palm 2 has 10.