Model comparison
Olmo 3 32b Think vs Qwen1.5-32B
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 30.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 14 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher in 8 categories and Qwen1.5-32B in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Olmo 3 32b Think leads 35.0 to 13.5.
Side by side
| Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.7 | 30.5 |
| Released | — | 2024-02-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 21 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172), Qwen1.5-32B: 31.7 (#282)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1319 | 1155 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 32.3% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 42% |
Reasoning Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140), Qwen1.5-32B: 21.8 (#212)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1302 | 1130 |
Math Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165), Qwen1.5-32B: 33.0 (#207)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1316 | 1155 |
Knowledge Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190), Qwen1.5-32B: 13.5 (#296)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1273 | 1126 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 30.7% |
| MMLU | — | 74.4% |
Multilingual Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210), Qwen1.5-32B: 31.4 (#259)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1106 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1300 | 1177 |
| LMArena French | 1291 | 1101 |
| LMArena German | 1290 | 1058 |
| LMArena Russian | 1254 | 1073 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1027 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1008 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1089 |
Instruction Following Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198), Qwen1.5-32B: 57.7 (#265)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1275 | 1116 |
Long Context Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182), Qwen1.5-32B: 34.7 (#246)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1296 | 1146 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 3 32b Think leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193), Qwen1.5-32B: 34.2 (#271)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen1.5-32B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1300 | 1137 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1256 | 1083 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1290 | 1140 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3 32b Think better than Qwen1.5-32B?
Olmo 3 32b Think is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.7 to 30.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3 32b Think or Qwen1.5-32B better for coding?
Olmo 3 32b Think scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.6 versus 31.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3 32b Think and Qwen1.5-32B share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3 32b Think has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-32B has 21.