Model comparison
Qwen1.5-7B vs Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen1.5-7B scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads 55.5 to 29.8.
Side by side
| Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 30.8 | 37.7 |
| Released | 2024-02-04 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $7.50 |
| Results tracked | 13 | 25 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 31.6 (#271), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.2 (#199)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1107 | 1413 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | — | 55.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1275 |
| GSO | — | 4.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 41.2% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 461.45 |
| AlgoTune | — | 1.44 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen1.5-7B: —, Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 23.7 (#116)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 27.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 19.5 (#237), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 24.7 (#141)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1066 | 1372 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.5% |
Math Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 29.0 (#222), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 34.9 (#151)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1080 | 1364 |
Knowledge Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 28.2 (#239), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 36.4 (#159)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1055 | 1337 |
| MMLU | 62.6% | — |
Multilingual Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 28.6 (#266), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 47.8 (#143)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1058 | 1345 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1140 | 1356 |
| LMArena Russian | 1006 | 1367 |
| LMArena French | — | 1394 |
| LMArena German | — | 1324 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1309 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1307 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1360 |
Instruction Following Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 54.4 (#276), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 71.8 (#142)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1058 | 1356 |
Long Context Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 33.1 (#261), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 42.0 (#126)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1090 | 1379 |
Writing & Preference Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct leads
Qwen1.5-7B: 29.8 (#288), Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct: 55.5 (#142)
| Benchmark | Qwen1.5-7B | Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1084 | 1356 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1035 | 1333 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1061 | 1365 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen1.5-7B better than Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.7 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen1.5-7B or Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct better for coding?
Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.2 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen1.5-7B and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen1.5-7B has 13 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-Coder 480B-A35B Instruct has 25.