Model comparison
Olmo 7b Instruct vs Yi-Lightning
Yi-Lightning 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)Summary
- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 7b Instruct scores higher in 1 category and Yi-Lightning in 5 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Yi-Lightning leads 50.2 to 25.8.
- Olmo 7b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 30.3 | 37.1 |
| Released | — | 2024-12-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 10 | 18 |
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Category by category
Coding Olmo 7b Instruct leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303), Yi-Lightning: 27.4 (#320)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1016 | 1312 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
Reasoning Yi-Lightning leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274), Yi-Lightning: 25.9 (#139)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 993 | 1302 |
Math Yi-Lightning leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237), Yi-Lightning: 36.2 (#172)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1018 | 1300 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Yi-Lightning: 35.4 (#185)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | — | 1286 |
Multilingual Yi-Lightning leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291), Yi-Lightning: 42.2 (#196)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 977 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1014 | 1320 |
| LMArena Russian | 947 | 1255 |
| LMArena French | — | 1305 |
| LMArena German | — | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1192 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1315 |
Instruction Following Yi-Lightning leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301), Yi-Lightning: 67.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 978 | 1278 |
Long Context Not comparable
Olmo 7b Instruct: —, Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#181)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1297 |
Writing & Preference Yi-Lightning leads
Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303), Yi-Lightning: 50.2 (#184)
| Benchmark | Olmo 7b Instruct | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1032 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 990 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1007 | 1311 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 7b Instruct better than Yi-Lightning?
Yi-Lightning is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.1 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Olmo 7b Instruct or Yi-Lightning better for coding?
Olmo 7b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 29.6 versus 27.4 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 7b Instruct and Yi-Lightning share?
10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 7b Instruct has 10 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.