Model comparison
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
StepFunSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen2.5-Coder-32B scores higher in 0 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads 38.5 to 22.6.
- Qwen2.5-Coder-32B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 33.4 | 39.2 |
| Released | 2024-09-18 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 33K | — |
| Max output | 29K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.66 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $1 | — |
| Results tracked | 31 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 22.6 (#333), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1276 | 1316 |
| SWE-bench Verified (bash only) | 9% | — |
| Aider Polyglot | 16.4% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 49% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | 56.9% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 58% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 87.2% | — |
| MBPP+ | 77% | — |
Reasoning Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 21.2 (#225), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1251 | 1299 |
| LiveBench Reasoning | 42.1% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 49.9% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.49 | — |
| HellaSwag | 83% | — |
| LiveBench | 46.2% | — |
| WinoGrande | 80.8% | — |
Math Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 33.3 (#204), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1251 | 1304 |
| LiveBench Math | 46.6% | — |
| GSM8K | 93% | — |
Knowledge Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 33.4 (#203), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1221 | 1279 |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 70.5% | — |
| MMLU | 79.1% | — |
Multilingual Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 37.8 (#235), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1205 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1222 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1228 | 1324 |
Instruction Following Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 61.4 (#245), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1223 | 1287 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 58.7% | — |
Long Context Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 38.0 (#208), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1251 | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Qwen2.5-Coder-32B: 41.6 (#240), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Qwen2.5-Coder-32B | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1230 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1174 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1222 | 1292 |
| LiveBench Language | 23.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen2.5-Coder-32B better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.2 to 33.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is Qwen2.5-Coder-32B or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
Step 2 16k Exp 202412 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 22.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Qwen2.5-Coder-32B and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen2.5-Coder-32B has 31 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.