# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct

> DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-olmo-2-0325-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 11

## Summary

- They share 11 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 7 categories and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) leads 34.2 to 19.2.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 32.2 |
| Rank | 197 | 248 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 34.6 (#222)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1210 |
| Aider Polyglot | 17.8% | — |
| BigCodeBench Instruct | 48.6% | — |
| BigCodeBench Complete | 53.2% | — |
| HumanEval+ | 83.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 74.1% | — |

## Reasoning

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 24.5 (#145)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 22.6 (#174)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1208 |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 24.8 (#255)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | 1208 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 16.1% |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 19.2 (#274)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU-Pro | — | 41.4% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 28.7% |
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | — |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 35.0 (#243)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1160 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1187 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | — |
| LMArena German | 1258 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 61.8 (#238)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1186 |
| IFEval | — | 78% |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 36.2 (#229)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1194 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182)
- Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct: 42.3 (#231)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1218 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1199 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1221 |
| WildBench | — | 73.4% |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct?

DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.0 to 32.2 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct better for coding?

Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 34.6 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct share?

11 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 2 0325 32b Instruct has 16.