Model comparison
Olmo 7b Instruct vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 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 0 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 62.2 to 25.8.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.3 | 47.5 |
| Released | — | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $3 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1016 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1461 |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 993 | 1449 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1018 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1454 |
Multilingual Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 977 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1014 | 1477 |
| LMArena Russian | 947 | 1434 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | — | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1379 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 978 | 1425 |
Long Context Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1439 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1032 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 990 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1007 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 7b Instruct better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 7b Instruct or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Qwen3.6 Plus scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.8 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 7b Instruct and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 7b Instruct has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.