Model comparison
Olmo 7b Instruct vs Qwen Plus
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 7b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Qwen Plus in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen Plus leads 52.2 to 25.8.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.3 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1016 | 1328 |
Reasoning Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 993 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1018 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1328 |
Multilingual Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291), Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 977 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1014 | 1347 |
| LMArena Russian | 947 | 1323 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
Instruction Following Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301), Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 978 | 1303 |
Long Context Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Qwen Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303), Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1032 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 990 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1007 | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 7b Instruct better than Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 7b Instruct or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Qwen Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 7b Instruct and Qwen Plus share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 7b Instruct has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.