# Claude 2.1 vs Qwen1.5-14B

> Qwen1.5-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-1-vs-qwen1-5-14b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen1.5-14B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen1.5-14B leads 29.9 to 9.6.
- Qwen1.5-14B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 24.9 | 32.1 |
| Rank | 340 | 250 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2.1: 25.8 (#322)
- Qwen1.5-14B: 32.5 (#259)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1138 |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2.1: 20.6 (#216)
- Qwen1.5-14B: 20.5 (#217)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1113 |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.22 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |

## Math

- Claude 2.1: 9.6 (#309)
- Qwen1.5-14B: 29.9 (#214)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1125 |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2.1: 15.5 (#287)
- Qwen1.5-14B: 29.3 (#230)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | 73.5% | 68.6% |
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1094 |

## Multilingual

- Claude 2.1: —
- Qwen1.5-14B: 30.8 (#257)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1095 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1147 |
| LMArena French | — | 1115 |
| LMArena German | — | 1043 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1019 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1046 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1085 |

## Instruction Following

- Claude 2.1: —
- Qwen1.5-14B: 57.1 (#266)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1102 |

## Long Context

- Claude 2.1: —
- Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#252)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1113 |

## Writing & Preference

- Claude 2.1: —
- Qwen1.5-14B: 33.7 (#270)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen1.5-14B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1128 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1091 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1110 |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2.1 better than Qwen1.5-14B?

Qwen1.5-14B is the stronger model overall, scoring 32.1 to 24.9 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Claude 2.1 or Qwen1.5-14B better for coding?

Qwen1.5-14B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 32.5 versus 25.8 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Qwen1.5-14B share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen1.5-14B has 17.