Model comparison
Olmo 7b Instruct vs Step 3
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
StepFunSummary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 7b Instruct scores higher in 0 categories and Step 3 in 6 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Step 3 leads 54.3 to 25.8.
Side by side
| Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 30.3 | 40.5 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 10 | 17 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 3 leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303), Step 3: 40.1 (#147)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1016 | 1367 |
Reasoning Step 3 leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274), Step 3: 28.4 (#105)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 993 | 1355 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 62.3% |
Math Step 3 leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237), Step 3: 37.6 (#148)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1018 | 1366 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Step 3: 36.8 (#164)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1333 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Step 3: 35.5 (#86)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1177 |
Multilingual Step 3 leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291), Step 3: 46.3 (#159)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 977 | 1327 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1014 | 1397 |
| LMArena Russian | 947 | 1331 |
| LMArena German | — | 1371 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1269 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1371 |
Instruction Following Step 3 leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301), Step 3: 70.4 (#164)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 978 | 1332 |
Long Context Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Step 3: 40.3 (#157)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1326 |
Writing & Preference Step 3 leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303), Step 3: 54.3 (#151)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Step 3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1032 | 1350 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 990 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1007 | 1341 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 7b Instruct better than Step 3?
Step 3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 40.5 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 7b Instruct or Step 3 better for coding?
Step 3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 40.1 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 7b Instruct and Step 3 share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 7b Instruct has 10 scored results on Noometry and Step 3 has 17.