Model comparison
Qwen3-1.7B vs Qwen3 14B
Qwen3 14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.5 to 26.6 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3-1.7B scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 14B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3 14B leads 38.6 to 16.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 8.1% for Qwen3-1.7B and 66.4% for Qwen3 14B.
Side by side
| Qwen3-1.7B | Qwen3 14B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 26.6 | 35.5 |
| Released | 2025-04-29 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 131K |
| Max output | — | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.35 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1.40 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Qwen3-1.7B: —, Qwen3 14B: 37.3 (#195)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 31.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Qwen3 14B leads
Qwen3-1.7B: 24.7 (#115), Qwen3 14B: 29.6 (#83)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 28.4% | 41% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen3-1.7B: 19.2 (#267), Qwen3 14B: 18.5 (#280)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | 4% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 49.1% |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| DTBench | — | 64% |
| LMCA | — | 18.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 138.23 |
Math Qwen3 14B leads
Qwen3-1.7B: 16.3 (#294), Qwen3 14B: 38.6 (#133)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 8.1% | 66.4% |
Knowledge Qwen3 14B leads
Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#278), Qwen3 14B: 39.3 (#134)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 38% | 63.8% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 5.4% |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen3-1.7B: —, Qwen3 14B: 38.1 (#204)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Qwen3 14B |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 62.5% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3-1.7B better than Qwen3 14B?
Qwen3 14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.5 to 26.6 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3-1.7B and Qwen3 14B share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3-1.7B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 14B has 12.