# Deepseek Coder v2 vs Olmo 7b Instruct

> Deepseek Coder v2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-coder-v2-vs-olmo-7b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 10

## Summary

- They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Deepseek Coder v2 scores higher in 6 categories and Olmo 7b Instruct in 0 categories; 6 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in instruction following, where Deepseek Coder v2 leads 61.7 to 49.0.

## Snapshot

| | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 35.9 | 30.3 |
| Rank | 220 | 295 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- Deepseek Coder v2: 38.1 (#183)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 29.6 (#303)

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1251 | 1016 |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.2% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 59.7% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 82.3% | — |
| MBPP+ | 75.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- Deepseek Coder v2: 23.6 (#176)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 18.8 (#274)

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1207 | 993 |
| WinoGrande | 83.7% | — |

## Math

- Deepseek Coder v2: 34.9 (#190)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 30.2 (#237)

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1241 | 1018 |
| GSM8K | 94.5% | — |

## Knowledge

- Deepseek Coder v2: 32.3 (#212)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1181 | — |
| ARC (AI2) Challenge | 64.3% | — |

## Multilingual

- Deepseek Coder v2: 36.3 (#240)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 24.0 (#291)

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1182 | 977 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1201 | 1014 |
| LMArena Russian | 1188 | 947 |
| LMArena French | 1185 | — |
| LMArena German | 1164 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1126 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1104 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1153 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Deepseek Coder v2: 61.7 (#242)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 49.0 (#301)

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1180 | 978 |

## Long Context

- Deepseek Coder v2: 37.0 (#224)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: —

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1219 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Deepseek Coder v2: 38.2 (#253)
- Olmo 7b Instruct: 25.8 (#303)

| Benchmark | Deepseek Coder v2 | Olmo 7b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1191 | 1032 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1120 | 990 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1177 | 1007 |

## FAQ

### Is Deepseek Coder v2 better than Olmo 7b Instruct?

Deepseek Coder v2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 35.9 to 30.3 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Deepseek Coder v2 or Olmo 7b Instruct better for coding?

Deepseek Coder v2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.1 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Deepseek Coder v2 and Olmo 7b Instruct share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Deepseek Coder v2 has 24 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 7b Instruct has 10.