# Claude 2.1 vs Qwen3-1.7B

> Qwen3-1.7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.6 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-1-vs-qwen3-1-7b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 2

## Summary

- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2.1 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3-1.7B in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3-1.7B leads 16.3 to 10.2.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.9% for Claude 2.1 and 8.1% for Qwen3-1.7B.
- Qwen3-1.7B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 26.6 |
| Rank | 345 | 336 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327)
- Qwen3-1.7B: —

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Claude 2.1: —
- Qwen3-1.7B: 24.7 (#115)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 28.4% |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221)
- Qwen3-1.7B: 19.2 (#267)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |

## Math

- Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315)
- Qwen3-1.7B: 16.3 (#294)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | 8.1% |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292)
- Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#278)

| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Qwen3-1.7B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | 38% |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2.1 better than Qwen3-1.7B?

Qwen3-1.7B is the stronger model overall, scoring 26.6 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Qwen3-1.7B share?

2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3-1.7B has 4.