Model comparison
Olmo 3 32b Think vs Qwen3.5 Max Preview
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 38.1 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 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 49.2.
- Olmo 3 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 38.1 | 44.7 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 14 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.0 (#169), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 43.4 (#79)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1318 | 1488 |
Reasoning Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 24.9 (#138), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 29.6 (#81)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1302 | 1483 |
Math Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 33.8 (#165), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 37.3 (#99)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1315 | 1473 |
Knowledge Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 34.4 (#189), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 41.1 (#104)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1272 | 1489 |
Multilingual Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.4 (#205), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 56.4 (#21)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1255 | 1465 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1300 | 1534 |
| LMArena French | 1291 | 1483 |
| LMArena German | 1290 | 1487 |
| LMArena Russian | 1255 | 1472 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1497 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1438 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1470 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.4 (#193), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 77.2 (#28)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1275 | 1467 |
Long Context Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#177), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 45.2 (#44)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1296 | 1477 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.5 Max Preview leads
Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.2 (#188), Qwen3.5 Max Preview: 66.1 (#39)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3 32b Think | Qwen3.5 Max Preview |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1300 | 1471 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1256 | 1464 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1289 | 1478 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3 32b Think better than Qwen3.5 Max Preview?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.7 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 3 32b Think or Qwen3.5 Max Preview better for coding?
Qwen3.5 Max Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.4 versus 38.0 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3 32b Think and Qwen3.5 Max Preview share?
14 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3 32b Think has 14 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5 Max Preview has 17.