Model comparison
Olmo 7b Instruct vs Qwen1.5 4b Chat
Olmo 7b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.3 to 28.8 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 3 categories and Qwen1.5 4b Chat in 3 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
Side by side
| Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.3 | 28.8 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 10 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 29.1 (#308)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1016 | 999 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 18.5 (#279)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 993 | 976 |
Math Too close to call
Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.4 (#234)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1018 | 1026 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 26.7 (#255)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 980 |
Multilingual Too close to call
Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 24.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 977 | 979 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1014 | 1024 |
| LMArena Russian | 947 | 952 |
| LMArena German | — | 902 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 49.0 (#300)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 978 | 978 |
Long Context Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 30.1 (#290)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 988 |
Writing & Preference Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303), Qwen1.5 4b Chat: 23.8 (#309)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen1.5 4b Chat |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1032 | 997 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 990 | 969 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1007 | 977 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 7b Instruct better than Qwen1.5 4b Chat?
Olmo 7b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 30.3 to 28.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 7b Instruct or Qwen1.5 4b Chat better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (29.6 vs 29.1); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 7b Instruct and Qwen1.5 4b Chat share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 7b Instruct has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5 4b Chat has 13.