# DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) vs Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct

> Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/deepseek-v2-5-vs-olmo-3-1-32b-instruct
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 16

## Summary

- They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) scores higher in 0 categories and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct in 8 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct leads 38.9 to 31.3.

## Snapshot

| | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 37.0 | 38.8 |
| Rank | 197 | 168 |
| Context | — | — |
| Input $/M | — | — |
| Output $/M | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Open |

## Coding

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 31.3 (#274)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 38.9 (#154)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1310 | 1346 |
| 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 3.1 32b Instruct: 25.4 (#131)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1289 | 1322 |

## Math

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 33.3 (#177)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 33.6 (#169)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1289 | 1305 |

## Knowledge

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 34.2 (#190)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 35.4 (#175)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1266 | 1307 |

## Multilingual

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 42.7 (#188)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.8 (#185)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1273 | 1275 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1317 | 1304 |
| LMArena French | 1288 | 1328 |
| LMArena German | 1258 | 1283 |
| LMArena Korean | 1209 | 1206 |
| LMArena Russian | 1289 | 1268 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1248 | 1337 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1228 | — |

## Instruction Following

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 67.7 (#189)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.8 (#182)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1280 | 1298 |

## Long Context

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 39.5 (#169)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#161)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1301 | 1312 |

## Writing & Preference

- DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024): 50.0 (#182)
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.4 (#179)

| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1294 | 1311 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1285 | 1264 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1297 | 1309 |

## FAQ

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) better than Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.8 to 37.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) or Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better for coding?

Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher on coding benchmarks: 38.9 versus 31.3 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) has 22 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16.