# Claude 2 vs Qwen2.5 32B Instruct

> Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 24.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/claude-2-vs-qwen2-5-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Claude 2 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct in 2 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen2.5 32B Instruct leads 24.9 to 17.0.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is MATH Level 5: 11.7% for Claude 2 and 56.1% for Qwen2.5 32B Instruct.
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Claude 2 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 24.7 | 29.7 |
| Rank | 342 | 291 |
| Context | — | 131K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.70 |
| Output $/M | — | $2.80 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Claude 2: —
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 38.1 (#165)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| BigCodeBench Instruct | — | 45% |
| BigCodeBench Complete | — | 52.3% |
| HumanEval+ | 61.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Claude 2: 20.8 (#213)
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 18.5 (#262)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 120.08 | 128.52 |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 0% |
| DTBench | 51.9% | — |

## Math

- Claude 2: 8.7 (#314)
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 15.3 (#289)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.5% | 7.4% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | 56.1% |

## Knowledge

- Claude 2: 17.0 (#282)
- Qwen2.5 32B Instruct: 24.9 (#259)

| Benchmark | Claude 2 | Qwen2.5 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34.7% | 46.1% |
| MMLU | 78.5% | — |
| TriviaQA | 87.5% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Claude 2 better than Qwen2.5 32B Instruct?

Qwen2.5 32B Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 29.7 to 24.7 on the Noometry Index.

### How many benchmarks do Claude 2 and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2 has 8 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 32B Instruct has 7.