# DBRX vs Qwen2.5 Plus 1127

> Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/dbrx-vs-qwen2-5-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 14

## Summary

- They share 14 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 leads 35.5 to 14.9.
- DBRX has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 38.8 |
| Rank | 311 | 181 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- DBRX: 32.9 (#266)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 38.5 (#175)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1314 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |

## Reasoning

- DBRX: 21.4 (#222)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 25.9 (#141)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1299 |

## Math

- DBRX: 24.3 (#269)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 36.1 (#174)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1298 |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |

## Knowledge

- DBRX: 14.9 (#294)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 35.5 (#183)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1289 |
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | — |

## Multilingual

- DBRX: 29.3 (#268)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 41.9 (#201)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1265 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1314 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1231 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1207 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1271 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DBRX: 57.5 (#270)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 67.2 (#199)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1275 |

## Long Context

- DBRX: 33.7 (#258)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 39.2 (#184)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1292 |

## Writing & Preference

- DBRX: 33.6 (#275)
- Qwen2.5 Plus 1127: 49.4 (#192)

| Benchmark | DBRX | Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1299 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1262 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1299 |

## FAQ

### Is DBRX better than Qwen2.5 Plus 1127?

Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DBRX or Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 better for coding?

Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.5 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DBRX and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 share?

14 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5 Plus 1127 has 14.